América
(DVD)
Contributors
Nadal, Lymari, 1978- actor,
Arias, Yancey. actor.
Olmos, Edward James. actor.
Ticotin, Rachel. actor.
Plana, Tony, 1953- actor.
Arias, Yancey. actor.
Olmos, Edward James. actor.
Ticotin, Rachel. actor.
Plana, Tony, 1953- actor.
Published
San Juan, P.R. : Isla Films, [2014].
Edition
Spanish language version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
Status
Incline Village Library - DVD / Blu-rays
DVD VIDEO SPANISH AMERIC WIDE
1 available
DVD VIDEO SPANISH AMERIC WIDE
1 available
Sierra View Library - DVD / Blu-rays
DVD VIDEO SPANISH AMERIC WIDE
1 available
DVD VIDEO SPANISH AMERIC WIDE
1 available
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Incline Village Library - DVD / Blu-rays | DVD VIDEO SPANISH AMERIC WIDE | On Shelf |
Sierra View Library - DVD / Blu-rays | DVD VIDEO SPANISH AMERIC WIDE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
DVD-Video discs
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Materiales en español.
Mothers and daughters -- Puerto Rico -- Drama.
Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- Westchester County -- Drama.
Spanish language materials.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Vieques Island (P.R.) -- Drama
Women -- Puerto Rico -- Drama.
Women household employees -- New York (State) -- Westchester County -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Materiales en español.
Mothers and daughters -- Puerto Rico -- Drama.
Puerto Rican women -- New York (State) -- Westchester County -- Drama.
Spanish language materials.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Vieques Island (P.R.) -- Drama
Women -- Puerto Rico -- Drama.
Women household employees -- New York (State) -- Westchester County -- Drama.
More Details
Published
San Juan, P.R. : Isla Films, [2014].
Format
DVD
Edition
Spanish language version.
Language
Spanish
UPC
889290064677
Notes
General Note
Number of discs, special features, and language options may vary by copy.
General Note
Originally produced in Puerto Rico as a motion picture in 2011.
General Note
Based on the novel El sueño de América by Esmeralda Santiago.
Creation/Production Credits
Adaptation, Sonia Fritz, Nina Torres Vidal ; script, Lymari Nadal, Miguel Machalski, Sonia Fritz ; costumes, Angie Olmedo ; music, Daniel Hamuy ; editor, Raúl Marchand Sánchez ; director of photography, Willie Berrios ; production design, Mailara Santana.
Participants/Performers
Lymari Nadal, Yancey Arias, Edward James Olmos, Rachel Ticotin, James Callis, Tony Plana, Yareli Arizmendi, Teresa Hernández.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Filmed on location,Vieques and San Juan, Puerto Rico and New York.
Description
America as seen through the eyes of a Puerto Rican maid. She is America Gonzalez, brought over by a Westchester, New York, couple who met her in a hotel in Puerto Rico where she was a cleaner.
Description
Based on the acclaimed novel, this harrowing drama centers on a young woman's quest to escape her troubled past and start a new life in America. While the setting of her remote Caribbean village seems picture-perfect, America Gonzalezs life is far from peaceful. When her abusive boyfriend takes away her daughter, she runs away from her island home to build a life in New York City.
System Details
DVD; Widescreen.
Language
In Spanish; optional English subtitles.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nadal, L., Arias, Y., Olmos, E. J., Ticotin, R., Plana, T., Callis, J., Arizmendi, Y., Hernández, T., Fritz, S., & Machalski, M. (2014). América (Spanish language version.). Isla Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lymari Nadal et al.. 2014. América. Isla Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lymari Nadal et al.. América Isla Films, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nadal, Lymari, et al. América Spanish language version., Isla Films, 2014.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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