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Catalina Sandino Moreno, Star of 'Maria Full of Grace'

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July 9, 2004

NPR's Michele Norris talks with 23-year-old Catalina Sandino Moreno, star of the new independent film Maria Full of Grace. It's Sandino Moreno's first film, and she's won four awards for her performance so far. She explains how she came to embody the character of 17-year-old Maria.

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