ˈɔːlmoʊst ɐ wˈʊmən ɪz ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn mˌeɪdfɔːɹtˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən fˈɪlm, dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ bˈɛɾi kˈæplən ænd bˈeɪst ɔnðɪ ˌɔːɾoʊbˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl bˈʊk ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm baɪ pwˈɛɹɾoʊ ɹˈɪkən ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ˈɛsmɚɹˌældə sˌæntɪˈɑːɡoʊ.
Almost a Woman is a 2001 made-for-television film, directed by Betty Kaplan and based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Puerto Rican writer Esmeralda Santiago.