Esmeralda Santiago

Esmeralda Santiago is a Puerto Rican author and former actress known for her novels and memoirs.

Santiago was born on May 17, 1948 in the San Juan district of Villa Palmeras, Santurce, Puerto Rico. During her early life her family moved from the city, to the countryside, and vice versa. During those times they dealt with poverty. In 1961, she moved to the United States when she was thirteen years old and the eldest in a family that included eleven children. Santiago attended a junior high school in Brooklyn, and went on to attend New York Citys Performing Arts High School. She graduated from Harvard University and Sarah Lawrence College. She eventually met Frank Cantor and married him. The couple founded CANTOMEDIA, a film and media production company, which has won numerous awards for excellence in documentaries. Santiago currently lives in Westchester County, New York with her husband.

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