Nuyorican Dream

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Directed by
Laurie Collyer

Runtime: 82 min
Released: 2008
Language: English and Spanish
Subtitles: English

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Plot Outline

Nuyorican Dream chronicles the struggles and aspirations of the Torres-Gutierrez clan, a Puerto Rican family trying to rise above and stick together in New York. But the effects of urban poverty run deep: eldest son Robert suffers alienation after becoming the first family member to graduate from college; siblings Beti and Tati deal with drug addiction; and mother Marta resorts to selling her homemade pasteles to support the extended family. Nuyorican Dream is not just about "making it" in America, but about making it with the family intact.

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Awards

Audience Award at LA OUTFEST
Audience Award at New York Latino Film Festival
Joris Ivens Award at Cinema du Reel Festival
Nominated for Best Documentary bythe International Documentary Association (IDA)

Reviews

"This astoundingly intimate film.The dual perspective Robert Torres offers, of someone who belongs to the family yet sees beyond its insular world, lends the film wrenching authenticity." - New York Times

"Their refusal to lose hope, and Robert's high-principled influence, make Nuyorican Dream inspiring as well as frequently devastating. An outstanding work of verite observation." - Variety

Screenings

2000 Sundance Film Festival

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