Esmeralda Santiago is the author of three groundbreaking memoirs;When I was Puerto Rican and Almost A Woman, which she adapted into a Peabody Award-winning movie for PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre, and The Turkish Lover. Her novels include America’s Dream, the national best seller Conquistadora, and Las Madres. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Esmeralda lives with her husband, documentary filmmaker Frank Cantor, in Westchester County, New York.With Joie Davidow, she has edited two anthologies of Latino literature: Las Christmas: Favorite Latino Authors Share their Holiday Memories and Las Mamis: Favorite Latino Authors Remember their Mothers. Santiago is also an award-winning screenwriter and essayist. Her profiles and opinion pieces have been published in magazines like Sports Illustrated, Latina.
