A young woman named Esmeralda and her family move to New York from a rural area of Puerto Rico. The transition is difficult due to the many challenges she and her family face.
Cast
Miriam Colon
Tata
Wanda De Jesus
Mami
Ana Maria Lagasca
Negi
Cliff DeYoung
Mr. Burnett
Francesco Quinn
Don Carlos
Ismael 'East' Carlo
Don Julio
Alexis Cruz
Nestor
George Wyner
Dr. Fishbeck
Christine Healy
Mrs. Parsons
Diane Salinger
Mrs. Moore
Anne DeSalvo
Miss Narayan
Sara Rivas
Laura
Jacob Hobbs
Harvey
Carmen Moreno
Yolanda
Robinne Lee
Miss Brown
Peter Jason
Mr. Fuller
Dawn Didawick
Field Social Worker
Pamela Jean Noble
Laura
Crew
Betty Kaplan
Director
Esmeralda Santiago
Teleplay, Novel
Luis Colina
Editor
Carlos González
Director of Photography
Roberto Gonzalez Rubio
Assistant Director
Marian Rees
Executive Producer
Anne Hopkins
Executive Producer
Stephen Kulczycki
Executive Producer
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Ronald Colby
Producer, Unit Production Manager
Helene Mulholland
Associate Producer
Tim Swan
Co-Producer
Franco-Giacomo Carbone
Production Design
Joaquin Sedillo
Camera Operator
Eduardo Castro
Costume Design
David Blair
Hairstylist
Martha Callender
Makeup Artist
Pete Elia
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Stensvold
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen Fitzmaurice
ADR Mixer
Lee Holdridge
Music
Joyce Anne Gilstrap
Set Decoration
Patrick Reinoso
Location Manager
Linda Berger
Art Direction