| Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
PBS pictures |
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ExxonMobil masterpiece theatre's american collection
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PBS pictures.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Ana Maria Lagasca, Wanda De Jesus, Miriam Colón. |
| Credits |
Music, Lee Holdridge. |
| Note |
Adapted by Esmeralda Santiago from her novel of the same title. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
At age thirteen, Esmeralda, is the oldest child of six. She shoulders the responsibility of learning English as her mother's interpreter and guide through the challenges of their new life in America. Mami is the passionate and beautiful mother who moves the family to the U.S. seeking medical care for her son's chronically infected foot. Tata, Esmeralda's stoical grandmother, is the matriarch of the American ranch of the family. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama.
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers -- Drama.
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Mothers and daughters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Melodrama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Lagasca, Ana Maria.
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De Jesús, Wanda.
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Colon, Miriam.
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Holdridge, Lee, 1944-
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Kaplan, Betty. Director.
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Santiago, Esmeralda.
Almost a woman.
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PBS Home Video.
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ALT Films.
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| Added Title |
Exxon Mobil Masterpiece Theatre's American collection.
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| ISBN |
0793691494 |
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9780793691494 |
| Standard No. |
841887006507 |
| Music No. |
EMAC606 PBS Home Video |
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