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Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined

Season 38 Episode 5 | 1hr 23m 57s

Explore the story of Dominican-American poet and novelist Julia Alvarez, who burst onto the literary scene and blazed a trail for a generation of Latino authors.

Aired: 09/16/24 | Expires: 10/16/24
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Lillian Goldman Programming Endowment, Seton J. Melvin, Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Anita and Jay Kaufman, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Ellen and James S. Marcus, The Charina Endowment Fund, The Marc Haas Foundation and public television viewers.
Extras
Explore the story of writer Julia Alvarez, who blazed a trail for a generation of Latino authors.
Julia Alvarez wrote about the interior lives of working class women.
Julia Alvarez recounts the day she had to escape from the Dominican Republic with her family.
Julia Alvarez brought the story of the assassination of the Mirabel sisters to life in her novel.
"Afterlife" was Julia Alvarez's way of "[giving] voice to that landscape of aging."
Julia Alvarez wanted to write about dictatorship from a female perspective for her second novel.
Preview the story of filmmaker Blake Edwards, known for his comedies like the "Pink Panther" series.
Preview the story of filmmaker Blake Edwards, known for his comedies like the "Pink Panther" series.
Explore the story of filmmaker Blake Edwards, known for his comedies like the "Pink Panther" series.
Blake Edwards cast Bo Derek as the “perfect woman” in his film “10.”