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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0841887000185
Format: NTSC
Label: Pbs (Direct)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageSpanishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Pbs (Direct)
Publisher: Pbs (Direct)
Release Date: September 17, 2002
Studio: Pbs (Direct)
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In EXXONMOBIL MASTERPIECE THEATRE'S AMERICAN COLLECTION "Almost a Woman," 13-year-old Esmeralda Santiago, called "Negi" (Ana Maria Lagasca), arrives in New York City from rural Puerto Rico with her mother and siblings. Quick to learn English and urban ways, she becomes her family's liaison to the challenges of a new life and discovers opportunities she never dreamed possible.
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Great movie that follows closely Esmeralda Santiago's book. If you like her books this movie is a must.
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Weather you're an Esmeralda Santiago fan or not, you've read her biography or not, and you're Puerto Rican or not- This movie will capture your heart and touch your inner most feelings. It is brilliantly made- with carefully chosen actors to play the parts, and with beautiful and well chosen images of rural Puerto Rico, including a captivating rhythmic soundtrack of some of our most talented musicians. Although the movie is based on Puerto Rican Author, Esmeralda Santiago's biography part 2, "Almost ... Read More
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i write this because till this day i have yet to receive the movie.
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Ana Maria Lagasca is mesmerizing and compelling, as "Negi," the eldest of ten children, who emigrate from Puerto Rico to New York with their mother. This TV-film version of Esmeralda Santiago's "Almost A Woman," the sequel to "When I Was Puerto Rican," beautifully encapsulates the essence of the novel. For starters, Santiago had a first hand part in the production and orchestration of the film version. She wrote the screenplay, which extracts the most dramatically compelling and engaging scenes from ... Read More
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I first read the book Almost A Woman by Esmeralda Santiago over three years ago and loved it. So when I received a notice from a friend that Lehman College in the Bronx, NY was showing a viewing of the movie I traveled from Philadelphia to New York to see this film. I was not disappointed! Almost a Woman was a wonderful representation of the book. I recommend that all Latinas between the ages of 10 - 45 see this film. It's a wonderful story of coming of age, of transcultural life, of the struggles ... Read More
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