Brincando el Charco: Portrait of a Puerto Rican

Overview

Contemplates the notion of "identity" through the experiences of a Puerto Rican woman living in the US. In a wonderful mix of fiction, archival footage, processed interviews and soap opera drama, the film tells the story of Claudia Marin, a middle-class, light-skinned, lesbian Puerto Rican photographer / videographer who is attempting to construct a sense of community in the US. Confronting the simultaneity of both her privilege and her oppression, this experimental narrative becomes a meditation on class, race, and sexuality as shifting differences.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1994

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America, Puerto Rico

Production

Hipsic Productions

Cast

Toni Cade Bambara,Natalia Lazarus,Frances Negrón Muntaner,Zulma González

Director

Frances Negrón Muntaner

Writer

Frances Negrón Muntaner

Producer

Frances Negrón Muntaner

Cinematography

Chris Emmanouilides,Jim Denault

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt13766690