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Sep 15, 2002 · Almost a Woman: Directed by Betty Kaplan. With Wanda De Jesus, Miriam Colon, Cliff De Young, Francesco Quinn. Esmeralda Santiago (Ana Maria Lagasca) and her family move to New York from rural Puerto Rico and face a difficult transition because of many challenges.
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- Betty Kaplan
- 2002-09-15
Almost a Woman is a 2001 made-for-television film, directed by Betty Kaplan and based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Puerto Rican writer Esmeralda Santiago. The film is about a young woman named Esmeralda and her family who move to New York from a rural area of Puerto Rico.
Jul 29, 2002 · A film based on the life of writer Esmeralda Santiago, who moved from Puerto Rico to New York as a child. The film follows her struggles with language, culture and identity, but suffers from slow pacing and awkward accents.
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Synopsis. Esmeralda Santiago and her family move to New York from rural Puerto Rico and face a difficult transition because of many challenges. Esmeralda enrolls in school and becomes the translator for her family, excelling at everything, but struggles in the pursuit of her dreams.
Based on the 1999 memoir by Esmerelda Santiago (the sequel to her earlier When I Was Puerto Rican), Almost a Woman begins in 1961, when the Santiago family -- single mom, six children, and ...
