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Esmeralda Santiago

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Born

in Puerto Rico

January 01, 1948

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Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction

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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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Average rating: 4.01 · 25,276 ratings · 2,191 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	When I Was Puerto Rican 4.07 avg rating — 13,651 ratings — published 1993 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Almost a Woman 4.13 avg rating — 3,472 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conquistadora 3.62 avg rating — 3,590 ratings — published 2011 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Las Madres 3.99 avg rating — 1,572 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Turkish Lover: A Memoir (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) 4.13 avg rating — 1,457 ratings — published 2004 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America's Dream 3.99 avg rating — 1,203 ratings — published 1975 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Las Mamis by Esmeralda Santiago (Goodreads Author) (editor), Joie Davidow (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Las Christmas: escritores latinos recuerdan las tradiciones navideñas by Esmeralda Santiago (Goodreads Author), Joie Davidow (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Doll For Navidades by Esmeralda Santiago (Goodreads Author), Enrique O. Sánchez (Illustrator) 3.66 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Photographs of Jack Delano: The Library of Congress (Fields of Vision, 2) 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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