Rosie Perez first caught our attention with her fierce dance in the title sequence of Do the Right Thing and has since defined herself as a funny and talented actress who broke boundaries for Latinas in the film industry. What most people would be surprised to learn is that the woman with the big, effervescent personality has a secret straight out of a Dickens novel. At the age of three, Rosie s life was turned upside down when her mentally ill mother tore her away from the only family she knew and placed her in a Catholic children s home in New York s Westchester County. Thus began her crazily discombobulated childhood of being shuttled between the Home, where she and other kids suffered all manners of cruelty from nuns, and various relatives apartments in Brooklyn. any in her circumstances would have been defined by these harrowing experiences, but with the intense determination that became her trademark, Rosie overcame the odds and made an incredible life for herself. She brings her journey vividly to life on each page of this memoir from the vibrant streets of Brooklyn to her turbulent years in the Catholic home, and finally to film and TV sets and the LA and New
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
ISBN-13
9780307952394
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183039906
Product Key Features
Book Title
Handbook for an Unpredictable Life
Author
Rosie Perez
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Television
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
241mm
Item Width
162mm
Item Weight
560g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Rosie Perez
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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