Another Bronx Latina voices that little Sonia: Summer Rose Castillo of Throgs Neck, 9, who says she identifies with Alma. Castillo says the series is “not just about Puerto Ricans, not just about Latinos; It’s about very different types of families.” For Manzano, this meant giving Alma not only African-American, South Asian, and white playmates, …

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