Women of Hope: Latinas Abriendo Camino
The film, Women of Hope: Latinas Abriendo Camino narrates the tale of Latina women of U.S.A as represented by twelve extraordinary women who have brought a radical change in their lives and accomplishment. They describe their hopes, aspirations and the ways and means they followed to reach their goals.The film, Women of Hope: Latinas Abriendo Camino was directed by Robert Rosenburg. It tells the story of the astonishing lives, using interviews, news, archival film, music and literature, of twelve outstanding Hispanic American women (Latinas) who established themselves going out of the way .The Film delves into the lives of the women drawing a biography of each woman and helps in the building of the community. Twelve prominent Latina women, including actress Miriam Colon, founder of the Puerto Rican Travelling Theatre, Nydia Velazquez, first Puerto Rican Congresswomen; Antonia Pantoja, activist, educator, and founder of ASPIRA, Dominican poet and novelist Julia Alvarez, Chincana poet and novelist Sandra Cisneros, speak of their fights and victory in the context of the customs and hopes, and of their dreams for Latina women. The film is a store of historical library wealth as well as rich collection of Latin music tracks since 1940. The true stories and details depicted in the film inspire the rest of the community.
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