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Title:

Nuyorican dream [videorecording] / Big Mouth Productions in association with John Leguizamo and Jellybean Benitez ; a documentary by Laurie Collyer.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

California Newsreel :

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Puerto Ricans--New York--New York--Social conditions.
Puerto Rican women--New York.--New York.
Puerto Rican families--New York.--New York.
Poor--New York.--New York.
Slums--New York.--New York.
Inner cities--New York.--New York.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.

Other Authors:

Collyer, Laurie.
Pimsleur Levine, Julia.
Chevigny, Katy.
Leguizamo, John.
Jellybean (Musician)
Big Mouth Productions.
California Newsreel (Firm)

Summary:

Follows five years in the life of a New York Puerto Rican family struggling against poverty, drug addiction and incarceration, capturing the emotional immediacy of a family in a free-fall without a social safety net. It also celebrates elements of community life -- solidarity, sharing of resources, cultural citizenship -- which make day-to-day survival possible giving testimony to the central role played by Puerto Rican women in maintaining family and cultural ties.

ISBN:

9780976689188
0976689189

OCLC:

(OCoLC)76891841

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)