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Rubén Blades Discovers He’s Related to This Iconic Poet on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:23:02 +0000

Rubén Blades has just discovered who his paternal grandfather is—thanks to PBS’s Finding Your Roots. And just as the renowned singer, activist and actor predicted in the show, the news is a bomb in his home country of Panama. It’s, after all, not often that the PBS show can trace one of the country’s most

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Filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz Underscores Latino Voters’ Strength, Diversity in Timely Documentary

Kiko Martinez — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:16:47 +0000

PBS documentary Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground explores how both political parties are communicating with Latinos—a minority group who can ultimately decide the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Directed by two-time Emmy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz (Reportero), Latino Vote is a compelling look at the differences between Latine voters—from members of the

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‘Joyride’ Creator Discusses the Emotional Journey at the Center of His Award-Winning Short Film

Julyssa Lopez — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:00:50 +0000

In the first few seconds of the short film Joyride, sisters Karina (Stacey Patino) and Marina (Jenny Trevino) prepare for somewhat of an atypical road trip. They’re about to break their grandmother Juana (Blanca Araceli) out of her nursing home and drive her across state lines to the Grand Canyon. The three of them laugh

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‘Build Solidarity’: These Two Documentaries Capture the Uncertainty & Significance of This Moment

Ecleen Luzmila Caraballo — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:15:22 +0000

Come fall, the September evening chill will require a new batch of mind-stimulating content to cuddle up to and keep us focused on the main thing. Namely, voting for the future we want and unifying to demand the changes we need. In come the teams behind PBS’ upcoming documentaries Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

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Watch Openly Queer Texas State Rep. Jessica González Visit Latinx Art Space Mercado369 in PBS’s ‘Prideland’

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 18:30:59 +0000

To celebrate Pride month, PBS is premiering Prideland. a new one-hour special and short-form digital series following host and actor Dyllón Burnside (Pose) on a journey across the South seeing how the United States is changing for LGBTQ people from within. During his stop in Dallas, Burnside meets up with out Texas State Representative Jessica González who

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12 Latino & Latin American Docs We Can’t Wait to See on PBS

Kristen Lopez — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:13:52 +0000

The world of public broadcasting has given us a steady stream of excellent Latino content. Just two weeks ago, PBS announced its collaboration with Latino Public Broadcasting that saw two new short films debut on the PBS streaming app, and last year, the network debuted the Raul Julia documentary, The World’s A Stage. Whether it’s

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You Should Stream: This ‘Frontline’ Doc Explains How El Paso Became a Testing Ground for New Immigration Policies

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 20:34:23 +0000

There is a crisis at the border. Draconian decisions like the zero tolerance policy (which led to the separation of migrant families and horrifying accounts of kids in cages) have made Border Patrol agents key players in a national debate about U.S. immigration. A new documentary produced by PBS’s Frontline series focuses on El Paso,

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You Can Stream These Two Latino Short Films for Free on PBS

Kristen Lopez — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 18:44:03 +0000

PBS has become a haven for all manner of Latino content over the last few years. Last year they premiered the heartfelt and affecting documentary on Raúl Julia, The World’s a Stage, and have all manner of amazing short-form content available to stream on their app. Most recently they debuted two new short films on

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From Activist Maria Moreno to Raúl Juliá: Films You Should Stream on PBS for Hispanic Heritage Month

Kristen Lopez — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:53:28 +0000

Hispanic Heritage Month is a controversial topic. As we’ve previously discussed, many Latinxs criticize it because it feels more like a marketing ploy. But that’s not to say we can’t learn from it and appreciate some of the genuine attempts to highlight our culture. PBS is leading the charge with a slate of programming aimed

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In the 1970s, Aida Barrera’s Groundbreaking TV Show ‘Carrascolendas’ Represented Bicultural Latino Kids

Cat Cardenas — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 17:39:10 +0000

In 1970, kids across the country were introduced to the tiny town of Carrascolendas. In this fictional city, Señorita Barrera, Agapito the lion, Berta the doll, and a whole cast of colorful characters performed skits and taught bilingual lessons, but more importantly, they created a space where Latino kids felt like they belonged. The revolutionary

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