Esmeralda Santiago
author profile
born
January 01, 1948
gender
female
place of birth
Puerto Rico
genre
Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction
about this author
Esmeralda Santiago (born 1948 in San Juan, Puerto Rico). Is a renowned Puerto Rican author In 1961, she came to the United States when she was thirteen years old, the eldest in a family that would eventually include eleven children. Ms. Santiago attended New York City's Performing Arts High School, where she majored in drama and dance. After eight years of part-time study at community colleges, she transferred to Harvard University with a full scholarship. She studied film production and graduated in 1976 magna cum laude. Shortly after graduation, she and her husband, Frank Cantor, founded CANTOMEDIA, a film and media production company, which has won numerous awards for excellence in documentary filmmaking.
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When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago avg rating 3.88 — 1,067 ratings — published 1994 9 editions |
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Almost a Woman by Esmeralda Santiago avg rating 3.93 — 368 ratings — published 1998 9 editions |
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The Turkish Lover by Esmeralda Santiago avg rating 3.83 — 167 ratings — published 2004 4 editions |
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America's Dream by Esmeralda Santiago avg rating 3.75 — 106 ratings — published 1996 6 editions |
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Las Christmas: escritores latinos recuerdan las tradiciones navideñas by Esmeralda Santiago, Joie Davidow avg rating 3.60 — 5 ratings — published 1998 3 editions |
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A Doll For Navidades by Esmeralda Santiago avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 2005 2 editions |
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Las Mamis: Escritores Latinos Recuerdan a Sus Madres by Esmeralda Santiago, Joie Davidow , Nina Torres-Vidal avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2006 |
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El Amante Turco by Esmeralda Santiago avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2006 |
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El amante turco by Esmeralda Santiago avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2006 |
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ALMOST A WOMAN 10COPY+FREE FREIGHT by Esmeralda Santiago avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1999 |
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"We came to Macun when I was four, to a rectangle of rippled metal sheets on stilts hovering in the middle of a circle of red dirt."
— Esmeralda Santiago (When I Was Puerto Rican)
— Esmeralda Santiago (When I Was Puerto Rican)
