Frances Negrón Muntaner
Frances Negrón-Muntaner (born 1966 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an award-winning Puerto Rican filmmaker, writer, and scholar. Her work is focused on a comparative exploration of coloniality, primarily in Puerto Rico and the United States, with special attention given to the intersections between race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and politics. She is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature and Director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University in New York City.
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as SelfRita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select...
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Brincando el Charco: Portrait of a Puerto Rican
as ClaudiaContemplates the notion of "identity" through the experiences of a Puerto Rican woman living in...
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Habla y vota
as HerselfA one-hour, non-partisan program in English and Spanish encouraging Latinos to vote. It features...
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