Leslie Grace has a very personal reason for deciding to become what she calls an “ambassador” for “Translators,” a new documentary short about bilingual Latino children in the U.S.
who become translators for their Spanish-speaking parents.“I’m first generation Dominican American,” the “In the Heights” star tells me.
“My grandmother relied on her kids — my mom and her siblings — and then her grandkids.
It’s a very common thing when I see my grandmother that my sister or I or my cousins, we take turns sharing the mail and translating for her.”The doc, directed by Emmy winner Rudy Valdez, highlights several families in which the children help navigate their parents’ lives, from explaining bills that need to be paid to the tremendous worry of having to translate proper medical care for their siblings.
“I’m really excited for people that haven’t had this experience to be…
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