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Brincando el charco : portrait of a Puerto Rican / Women Make Movies ; a film by Frances Negrón-Muntaner ; produced, written, and directed by Frances Negrón-Muntaner ; Hipspic Productions ; a co-presentation of the National Latino Communications Center and Independent Television Service.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Puerto Rican women--Drama.
- Puerto Rican women.
- Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Puerto Ricans.
- Puerto Rican lesbians--Drama.
- Puerto Rican lesbians.
- Identity (Psychology)--Drama.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Lesbians--United States--Drama.
- Lesbians.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (58 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Other Title:
- Portrait of a Puerto Rican
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [1994]
- Language Note:
- In English, and Spanish with English subtitles.
- Summary:
- Brincando el charco contemplates the notion of "identity" through the experiences of a Puerto Rican woman living in New York. In a mix of fiction, archival footage, processed interviews and soap opera drama, this film tells the story of Claudia Marin, a middle-class, light-skinned Puerto Rican, lesbian, photographer/videographer who is attempting to construct a sense of community in the U.S.
- Participant:
- F. Negrón-Muntaner, Natalia Lazarus, Toni Cade Bambara, Zulma González.
- Credits:
- Directors of photography, Jim Denault, Chris Emmanouilides ; editor, Valerie Keller ; music, Loyda Camacho, Jay Fluellen.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 23, 2025).
- Publisher Number:
- wm-brinca Docuseek2
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