ABSTRACT
Heterosexual and non-heterosexual desire is linked to Ana Clavel's particular interest in her, notwithstanding ambivalent, representation of popular culture. Homophobia is so rife in public life in Mexico that gays have been forced to hide their sexuality out of fear of reprisal, an apprehension which Samuel and Luis indirectly may share. Sexual multiplicity also reinforces but similarly queers traditional heteronormative romance as encapsulated in various popular cultural forms such as the novela rosa, fairy tales, and cinema. The popular plays a particularly important role in the lives of a number of the characters in Clavel's short fiction as it functions to express their fantasies of ideal love, as well as of unfulfilled desire. Though Samuel Hendrix's album partially represents an ode to the singer's female fans and lovers, thus underlining a distinct heterosexual thrust, in Clavel's story the music becomes a medium to express homosexual desires.
