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User Rating:
6.1/10   89 votes
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Director:
Betty Kaplan
Writers (WGA):
Esmeralda Santiago (book)
Esmeralda Santiago (teleplay)
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Release Date:
26 May 2006 (Hungary) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A young woman named Esmeralda and her family move to New York from a rural area of Puerto Rico. The... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
Wonderful adaptation of Esmeralda Santiago's second memoir more (3 total)

Cast

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Wanda De Jesus ... Mami
Miriam Colon ... Tata

Cliff De Young ... Mr. Burnett
Francesco Quinn ... Don Carlos
Luis Garcia ... Francisco Cortez
Ismael 'East' Carlo ... Don Julio (as Ismael East Carlo)

Alexis Cruz ... Nestor

Angelo Pagan ... Papi

George Wyner ... Dr. Fishbeck

Christine Healy ... Mrs. Parsons
Diane Salinger ... Mrs. Moore

Anne De Salvo ... Miss Narayan

Ana Maria Lagasca ... Negi
Evangelina Martínez ... Delsa
Stacy Gallardo ... Norma Santiago
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Runtime:
USA:120 min | Philippines:90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Company:
Alt Films more

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Wonderful adaptation of Esmeralda Santiago's second memoir, 3 August 2002
Author: PeterMH from United States

The sequel to "When I Was Puerto Rican" has been adapted by the authoress herself and made into a charming coming-of-age story of a young Puerto Rican woman who learns to juggle multiple personas as she tries to survive the trials and tribulations of an immigrant in 1960s New York. The actress chosen to play "Negi", Ana Maria Lagasca, is a find and should do great things in her career. Wanda De Jesus, who plays the mother, is a consummate artist worth watching just for her beauty alone.

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