America (2011)
América, a 30-year-old mother who lives in a remote Caribbean village, suffers the hardest hit when her lover takes her daughter from her. Fury and fear push her to run away. In her new life as a nanny in New York City, with support from relatives and other latinas, América finds comfort and hope. When she dares to dream of a life without violence, reality hunts her down. Will she survive to tell her story?
Director: Sonia Fritz
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Lymari Nadal as America |
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Yancey Arias as Correa |
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Rachel Ticotin as Esther |
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Edward James Olmos as Mr. Irving |
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Yareli Arizmendi as Maria |
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Luis Gonzaga as Policia |
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Talia Rothenberg as Rosalinda |
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Monica Steuer as Karen Leverett |
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Isaac Santiago as NYC Cop #1 |
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Isel Rodriguez as |
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Eyra Agüero Joubert as Lourdes |
| Directing | Sonia Fritz | Director |
| Production | Frances Lausell | Producer |
| Writing | Sonia Fritz | Writer |
| Writing | Lymari Nadal | Writer |
| Sound | Daniel Hamuy | Music |
| Writing | Miguel Machalski | Writer |
| Camera | Willie Berrios | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Pedro Javier Muñiz | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Nadia Barbarossa | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Javier E. Pérez | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Eduardo Mariota | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Mariant Medina | Production Assistant |