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A review by hellalibrary
Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx by Sonia Manzano
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
Did you grow up watching Sesame Street? 🙋🏽♀️ Then you absolutely know who Sonia Manzano is - she was Maria! And one of the first Latina actresses on network television! She’s also Puertorriqueña 🇵🇷.
Narrated by Manzano, herself, she describes her adolescence growing up in the South Bronx, the household violence, the poverty, the politics of the time, but all with a hopefulness that there would be a way out for her, and a celebration of the culture of Puerto Rico.
Narrated by Manzano, herself, she describes her adolescence growing up in the South Bronx, the household violence, the poverty, the politics of the time, but all with a hopefulness that there would be a way out for her, and a celebration of the culture of Puerto Rico.