(Ofelia had forgotten about the Brando event until her memory was jostled by Fornieles’s recollection. When I told her about it, she said that she and Martín had failed to see Brando that night, but they had heard that the star had come to Tropicana dressed in a flowered shirt and casual slacks. “We had a closet full of men’s jackets and ties for that purpose. But I don’t think anyone went up to Marlon Brando and told him to improve his outfit.”)
