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Esmeralda Santiago

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in Puerto Rico

January 01, 1948

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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.

Her writing career evolved from h ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 24,074 ratings · 2,063 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	When I Was Puerto Rican 4.07 avg rating — 13,142 ratings — published 1993 — 38 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 — 3,388 ratings — published 1998 — 24 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 3.61 avg rating — 3,525 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
	The Turkish Lover: A Memoir (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) 4.12 avg rating — 1,411 ratings — published 2004 — 25 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 3.98 avg rating — 1,161 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 Madres 4.05 avg rating — 1,132 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Las Mamis by Esmeralda Santiago (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joie Davidow (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2000 — 14 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) 4.13 avg rating — 72 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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Quotes by Esmeralda Santiago (?)

“I learned you pay for your happiness. That's why I don't expect to be happy all the time. I'd rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later.”
― Esmeralda Santiago, Conquistadora

tags: happiness, life-lessons

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“How can you know what you're capable of if you don't embrace the unknown?”
― Esmeralda Santiago, Conquistadora

tags: unknown

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“For me, the person I was becoming when we left was erased, and another one was created.”
― Esmeralda Santiago, When I Was Puerto Rican

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Readings from Puerto Rico. Choose a title listed or write in a different one. The photographer is William B. Folsom (NOAA NMFS).

Eduardo Lalo, Simone: A Novel

4 votes, 36.4%

Vanessa Pérez Rosario, Becoming Julia de Burgos: The Making of a Puerto Rican Icon

2 votes, 18.2%

Marisel Vera, The Taste of Sugar

2 votes, 18.2%

Rosario Ferré, Eccentric Neighborhoods

2 votes, 18.2%

Esmeralda Santiago, Conquistadora

1 vote, 9.1%

11 total votes

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