actor
actor
actuar
to act
amor
love
antipatico
mean
apodo - Negy para Esmeralda
nickname
el baile
dance
colegio
school
comprender
to understand
desempleo
unemployment
el consejero
counselor
el papel
role in a play
enamorado
to be in love
enfadada
upset/angered
estar de luto
to be mourning
estricta
strict
fabrica
factory
inmigrante
immigrant
joven
young
la obra de teatro
play
padrastro
step father
enga�ar
to trick/deceive
un trabajo
a job
maquillaje
makeup
mensaje
message
molestar
annoy
morir
to die
mudarse
to move
muerto
dead
pandillas
gangs
pobre
poor
puertorriquena
puertorican
Esmerelda
Negi, main character, actress, puertorican
Yolanda
Negis best friend
Ramona
mother of Negi, doesn't speak english, has 11 kids
la abuela
sweet and caring, helps family
Juan Pablo
father of Negi, cheated on mother, lives in Puerto Rico
Don Julio
partner of Negis grandma-returns to Puerto Rico
Nestor
love interest of Negi, goes to serve in army
Don Carlos
love interest of the mother, wears sunglasses
Francisco
stepfather of Negi - dies after son is born