Almost a Woman

{{Short description|2001 television film directed by Betty Kaplan}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_upright = | image_alt = | caption = | genre = | creator = | based_on = | writer = Esmeralda Santiago | screenplay = | story = | director = Betty Kaplan | starring = Ana Maria Lagasca Wanda De Jesus Míriam Colón Cliff DeYoung Francesco Quinn | narrator = | music = Lee Holdridge | country = United States | language = English Spanish | num_episodes = | producer = Ronald Colby Rebecca Eaton | editor = Luis Colina | cinematography = Carlos González | runtime = | company = ALT Films, in association with Paramount Pictures for WGBH | budget = | network = PBS | released = {{Start date|2001}} }} '''''Almost a Woman''''' is a 2001 made-for-television film, directed by Betty Kaplan and based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Puerto Rican writer Esmeralda Santiago. The film is about a young woman named Esmeralda and her family who 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawkins |first=Walter |date=2002-07-29 |title=Almost a Woman |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/almost-a-woman-1200547096/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> It was aired on PBS as part of ''Masterpiece Theatre'''s American Collection.

== Plot == The movie start out in Puerto Rico, where the young woman named Esmeralda "Negi" Santiago is living with her family. Her mom decides to bring her and her brother, along with other siblings to America, without her father, because her brother's foot injury. In America, Esmeralda has trouble fitting in because of cultural and language difficulties. However, she finds support in her teachers, and one of her classmates, who later becomes her best friend. She overcomes obstacles and is able to graduate from the high school.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection: Almost A Woman |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/almost-a-woman/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US |archive-date=March 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322221030/https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/almost-a-woman/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0250951|title=Almost a Woman}}

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Category:Films set in 1961 Category:American television films Category:2001 television films Category:2001 films Category:Peabody Award–winning broadcasts Category:Films directed by Betty Kaplan Category:Films scored by Lee Holdridge Category:American drama television films