Amy Serrano (born November 8, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a
Cuban-American filmmaker, author and human rights activist. She is
most well known for her critically acclaimed documentary, The Sugar
Babies: The Plight of the Children of Agricultural Workers on the
Sugar Industry of the Dominican Republic. She has also produced and
directed several documentaries for PBS. She is a women and children's
rights activist.Born in a post-revolutionary Cuba, and into a life of
poverty and oppression, after being forced to separate from her family
and home, Serrano was relocated to Miami as a political
refugee.Serrano attended Florida International University and
graduated with a degree in Sociology and Anthropology and a minor in
International Relations with a focus on International Organizations
and Human Rights. She also has certificates in Leadership Studies from
Harvard University - the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the
Universidad Menendez Pelayo in Spain, Gallup University in D.C, the
Center for Creative Leadership in North Carolina, and the National
Hispana Leadership Institute in Washington D.C.In 2007, Serrano
relocated from her hometown of Miami, Florida to New Orleans,
Louisiana to focus more on her writing. She continues to reside and
write in the Greater New Orleans Area.
Cuban-American filmmaker, author and human rights activist. She is
most well known for her critically acclaimed documentary, The Sugar
Babies: The Plight of the Children of Agricultural Workers on the
Sugar Industry of the Dominican Republic. She has also produced and
directed several documentaries for PBS. She is a women and children's
rights activist.Born in a post-revolutionary Cuba, and into a life of
poverty and oppression, after being forced to separate from her family
and home, Serrano was relocated to Miami as a political
refugee.Serrano attended Florida International University and
graduated with a degree in Sociology and Anthropology and a minor in
International Relations with a focus on International Organizations
and Human Rights. She also has certificates in Leadership Studies from
Harvard University - the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the
Universidad Menendez Pelayo in Spain, Gallup University in D.C, the
Center for Creative Leadership in North Carolina, and the National
Hispana Leadership Institute in Washington D.C.In 2007, Serrano
relocated from her hometown of Miami, Florida to New Orleans,
Louisiana to focus more on her writing. She continues to reside and
write in the Greater New Orleans Area.
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