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Three years in the making, this documentary takes an intimate and emotional look into the lives of three Latinas who work as nannies and housekeepers in Los Angeles, three of the nearly 100,000 domestic workers living in that city today. These women's stories vividly reveal how immigrants are...

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Corporate Authors: Independent lens (Television program), Impacto Films (Firm), New Day Films
Other Authors: Leadingham, Kevin (Producer, Cinematographer), Prado, Anayansi (Producer, Director)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English and Spanish with English and Spanish subtitles.
Published: Harriman, NY : New Day Films, [2009]
Edition:5th anniversary DVD ed.
Subjects:
Women household employees > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
Nannies > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
Women immigrants > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
Women foreign workers > California > Los Angeles.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
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Summary:Three years in the making, this documentary takes an intimate and emotional look into the lives of three Latinas who work as nannies and housekeepers in Los Angeles, three of the nearly 100,000 domestic workers living in that city today. These women's stories vividly reveal how immigrants are redefining their roles, and underscores the vital role they play in many American households cleaning other people's homes and caring for other people's children.
Item Description:Originally broadcast on television on PBS' Independent Lens in 2004.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Music, Robert F. Trucios ; editing, Alejandro Valdés-Rochin ; cinematography, Kevin Leadingham.