 | Miriam Colon als Tata |
 | Wanda De Jesus als Mami |
 | Ana Maria Lagasca als Negi |
 | Cliff DeYoung als Mr. Burnett |
 | Francesco Quinn als Don Carlos |
 | Ismael 'East' Carlo als Don Julio |
 | Alexis Cruz als Nestor |
 | George Wyner als Dr. Fishbeck |
| Christine Healy als Mrs. Parsons |
 | Diane Salinger als Mrs. Moore |
 | Anne DeSalvo als Miss Narayan |
 | Sara Rivas als Laura |
| Jacob Hobbs als Harvey |
| Carmen Moreno als Yolanda |
 | Robinne Lee als Miss Brown |
 | Peter Jason als Mr. Fuller |
 | Dawn Didawick als Field Social Worker |
| Betty Kaplan | Director |
| Esmeralda Santiago | Novel |
| Ronald Colby | Producer |
| Luis Colina | Editor |
| Lee Holdridge | Music |
| Roberto Gonzalez Rubio | Assistant Director |
| Helene Mulholland | Associate Producer |
| Linda Berger | Art Direction |
| Franco-Giacomo Carbone | Production Design |
| Joaquin Sedillo | Camera Operator |
| Ronald Colby | Unit Production Manager |
| Martha Callender | Makeup Artist |
| Patrick Reinoso | Location Manager |
| Tim Swan | Co-Producer |
| Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Anne Hopkins | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Kulczycki | Executive Producer |
| Marian Rees | Executive Producer |
| Carlos González | Director of Photography |
| Eduardo Castro | Costume Design |
| Joyce Anne Gilstrap | Set Decoration |
| David Blair | Hairstylist |
| Pete Elia | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Larry Stensvold | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Stephen Fitzmaurice | ADR Mixer |