I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter: Performance with Literature to Life

Join us at Port Richmond Library for a live performance of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, in partnership with Literature to Life. 

Experience a live adaptation of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, by Erika L. Sánchez , an award-winning bestseller about a young woman coming to terms with the death of her sister while struggling to find herself amid the pressures of growing up “perfect” in a Mexican family.

Literature to Life is a performance-based literacy program that presents professionally staged verbatim adaptations of American literary classics. Now, in partnership with NYPL, Literature to Life brings I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by  Erika L . Sanchez to the stage at Port Richmond Library. 

The Story

Julia Reyes is a South Side Chicago high school student who dreams of becoming a writer. She learns to navigate familial expectations and cultural standards while investigating the death of her sister, Olga —who might not have been quite as perfect as she seemed.

In Performance

Hispanic actor Elizabeth Raquel Ramirez vibrantly portrays Julia and other characters in her world—particularly her mother “Ama”—as their relationship breaks apart after the loss of her sister. This adaptation explores identity, trauma, and grief, allowing audiences to see both raw emotion and humor through the eyes of this budding young writer. 

Register now! This event will take place in person. 

ABOUT LITERATURE TO LIFE

Literature to Life (LTL) is a performance-based literacy program that presents professionally staged verbatim adaptations of American literary classics. Founded as the educational program of the American Place Theatre more than three decades ago, LTL carries forward the legacy of founder Wynn Handman, who championed American writers of diverse backgrounds as “voices worth hearing” - a pioneering notion in the 1960s. Now under the leadership of Literature to Life co-founding Artistic Director, Elise Thoron, this mighty collective of artists and educators brings the voices of diverse authors to thousands of students and audiences nationwide, giving them the tools to become the empowered “voices worth hearing” of our future.

BOOKS & MORE 

Discover more books and ideas tied to this program in The New York Public Library's collections. 

• Borrow: NYPL Catalog


• E-Book app: SimplyE, available on iOS and Android

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ACCESSIBILITY NOTES

In-Person

• Assistive listening devices and/or hearing loops are available at the venue. 


• You can request a free ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) captioning service by emailing your request at least two weeks in advance of the event: email accessibility@nypl.org.


• This venue is fully accessible to wheelchairs.

Livestream

• Live captioning will be provided.


• You can request a free ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation by emailing your request at least two weeks in advance of the event: email accessibility@nypl.org.

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