YO SOY LATINA!: Includes both Original Off-Broadway Version and College Version

by Linda Nieves-Powell (Goodreads author!)

published	February 28th 2005 by iUniverse, Inc.
binding	Paperback
isbn	0595341454 (isbn13: 9780595341450)
pages	112
description	Advance praise for YO SOY LATINA! Genius. YO SOY LATINA! is a work of art and a pioneering journey to voice the different Lati...more [close] Advance praise for YO SOY LATINA! Genius. YO SOY LATINA! is a work of art and a pioneering journey to voice the different Latino races and cultures. Raul Gonzales, Mas Ruido YO SOY LATINA! indeed. Nieves-Powell skillfully and honestly renders the varying experiences faced by all women of color. Jimmie Briggs, The New York Amsterdam News In this critically acclaimed play by author Linda Nieves-Powell, six women from varying Latino sub-cultures arrive at a What is a Latina? seminar in hopes of understanding their cultures impact on their lives. It doesnt take long for each woman to offer her unique perspective on men, jobs, family, and Latino society. Their dialogue offers an honest view of the challenges and struggles that Latino women face. As they seek a solution to the question, What is a Latina? they discover the answer must come from within. This soul-searching provides the strength they need to express themselvesand their culturein a positive light. Also included is a narrative version of YO SOY LATINA! In this version, Nieves-Powell reveals candid thoughts on her motivation in writing the play and delves deeply into the world of Latino women. [close]
date added	11-09-07 edit book

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Linda rated it:

02/10/08

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I wrote the damn play and I think it's brilliant. LOL
I spent many hours reviewing video interviews of Latinas from all walks of life. I wanted to know what this word Latina meant to everyone. And on this journey I found out more than I expected. Which is why I was inspired to write the play.

YO SOY LATINA ! is a funny and very moving ensemble play that challenges a group of diverse Latina women to examine their identity and their connections in the contemporary American landscape. The pl...more I wrote the damn play and I think it's brilliant. LOL
I spent many hours reviewing video interviews of Latinas from all walks of life. I wanted to know what this word Latina meant to everyone. And on this journey I found out more than I expected. Which is why I was inspired to write the play.

YO SOY LATINA ! is a funny and very moving ensemble play that challenges a group of diverse Latina women to examine their identity and their connections in the contemporary American landscape. The play’s premise unites these women who come to share their individual anecdotes of living Latina in contemporary America . There’s Migdalia, a Nuyorican, who experiences prejudice from her own family because of her interracial marriage; Jennifer, a young Mexican-American college student who’s discovered her Chicana rights; Alicia, a Colombian actress who struggles with what keeps her from landing Latino roles because of the “lightness” of her skin; Maria Elena, a Panamanian, who faces inequity from other Latinos because of the darkness of her skin; Soledad, a Dominican mother who finds the courage to leave her machista husband in pursuit of her own dream; and Louisa, a Cuban-Irish who defends her right to be Latina.

Playwright Linda Nieves-Powell, having recently been honored in Los Angeles with the prestigious 2005 Imagen Award for YO SOY LATINA!, has become an important national voice for Latin women in America and has created the perfect fictional setting to address the many real issues that are prevalent in the lives of many Latinas. YO SOY LATINA ! is expected by many to be as ground breaking in its voicing of Latina issues as For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf was for African-American women.

YO SOY LATINA ! was an overwhelming success at the Crossroads Theatre Company’s Genesis Festival of New Voices in 2005. As many Crossroads audience members attending its preview at Genesis last year have pointed out, “This play is very funny, honest, illuminating and evocative. It has a unique power and universal appeal that transcends all ages and ethnic backgrounds.” It is no mystery why such a gifted Latina writer and her play, Yo Soy Latina!, have been given voice on the famous Crossroads stage and are playing such an important role in the theatre company’s new culturally-expanded mission and rapidly growing audience.

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Milly rated it:

02/24/08

Read in January, 2005

Absolutely, hands-down a must read for Latinas of all ages. I gave a copy to a co-worker who has a 10 year daughter that was going thru an identity crisis being Boriqua and attending a predominently white school and he said she feel in love with it. That's all I needed to hear to know Linda touched yet another person through her words.

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