LATIN MUSIC USA
Airing on PBS In English: Mondays, October 12 & 19, 9-11 p.m. ET
Airing on PBS in Spanish: Tuesdays, October 13 & 20, 10 p.m.-12 a.m. ET
on V-me, the national Spanish TV network
(please check local listings)
Executive Producers: Elizabeth Dean/WGBH; Series Producer: Adriana Bosch
Genre: Documentary
4 Episode/60 Minutes
LATIN MUSIC USA is a four-part series documenting the rise of American music forged from powerful Latin roots and the influence of Latin music on jazz, hip hop, rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll — and on American culture. Jimmy Smits narrates.
Episode One: Traces the rise of Latin jazz and the explosion of the mambo and the cha cha chá as they sweep the US from East to West. Latin Music infiltrates r&b and rock and roll through the 1960s.
Episode Two: Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York reinvent the Cuban son and the Puerto Rican plena, adding elements from soul and jazz to create Salsa, which becomes a defining rhythm for Latinos the world over.
Episode Three: Mexican-Americans in CA, TX and across the Southwest create their own distinct musical voices during the second half of the 20th century. Their music would play an important role in the struggle for Chicano civil rights and ultimately propel them from the barrio to the national stage.
Episode Four: Focuses on the Latin pop explosion of the turn of the century, focusing on the success of artists like Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan and Shakira in the English-language market - in the context of an increasingly Latinized US. As studios focus on star-driven pop, Latino youth gravitate toward urban fusions - Spanish rap and reggaeton, as well as Rock en Español.
For more information, please visit: www.pbs.org/latinmusicusa. Leave COMMENTS on the LPB Website!
LATIN MUSIC USA premieres online October 13 (English) & October 14 (Spanish) on www.pbs.org/video.
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LATIN MUSIC USA
Airing on PBS In English: Mondays, October 12 & 19, 9-11 p.m. ET
Airing on PBS in Spanish: Tuesdays, October 13 & 20, 10 p.m.-12 a.m. ET
on V-me, the national Spanish TV network
(please check local listings)
Executive Producers: Elizabeth Dean/WGBH; Series Producer: Adriana Bosch
Genre: Documentary
4 Episode/60 Minutes
LATIN MUSIC USA is a four-part series documenting the rise of American music forged from powerful Latin roots and the influence of Latin music on jazz, hip hop, rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll — and on American culture. Jimmy Smits narrates.
Episode One: Traces the rise of Latin jazz and the explosion of the mambo and the cha cha chá as they sweep the US from East to West. Latin Music infiltrates r&b and rock and roll through the 1960s.
Episode Two: Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York reinvent the Cuban son and the Puerto Rican plena, adding elements from soul and jazz to create Salsa, which becomes a defining rhythm for Latinos the world over.
Episode Three: Mexican-Americans in CA, TX and across the Southwest create their own distinct musical voices during the second half of the 20th century. Their music would play an important role in the struggle for Chicano civil rights and ultimately propel them from the barrio to the national stage.
Episode Four: Focuses on the Latin pop explosion of the turn of the century, focusing on the success of artists like Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan and Shakira in the English-language market - in the context of an increasingly Latinized US. As studios focus on star-driven pop, Latino youth gravitate toward urban fusions - Spanish rap and reggaeton, as well as Rock en Español.
For more information, please visit: www.pbs.org/latinmusicusa. Leave COMMENTS on the LPB Website!
LATIN MUSIC USA premieres online October 13 (English) & October 14 (Spanish) on www.pbs.org/video.
GOING ON 13
Producers: Dawn Valadez / Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
Genre: Documentary
Length: 1 Episode/60 Minutes
Available on APT September 2009 (Please check local listings)
Four girls, four years, and the change of a lifetime. Meet Ariana, Isha, Rosie and Esme as they let go of childhood and fumbleor sprinttoward an uncertain future. Without flinching, GOING ON 13 chronicles four girls' of color coming of age and the precarious moments between being a little girl and becoming a young woman. As they grapple with issues of school, family, friends, and identity, GOING ON 13 allows us to see what real girls face during this pivotal time of puberty. From Tweety Bird to Bow Wow, double dutch to chat rooms, Daddy's girls to first deceptions, here are the voices of girls in all their complicated and human glory.
To watch the trailer and leave comments, go to: http://www.lpbp.org/GoingOn13.php
SCENES FROM A PARISH
Producer: James Rutenbeck
Genre: Documentary
1 Episode/ 60 Minutes
Saint Patricks Parish has become a kind of social laboratory as a traditionally Irish-American institution changes to reflect the city that surrounds it. SCENES FROM A PARISH raises questions about the nature of community how the ideals of a faith community come up against pressures that place this ideal at risk. In this film, nine Catholics face obstacles class, ethnicity and sexual orientation that threaten to break apart the fellowship they seek.
Producer: Jennifer Maytorena Taylor
Genre: Documentary
Length: 1 Episode/60 Minutes
Available on PBS Summer 2009
Hamza Pérez left life as a drug dealer and found Islam twelve years ago. Now, after a devastating break-up with his first wife, he moves to Pittsburgh's tough North Side.
In a rundown building surrounded by crack and crime, he helps start a new community for African American and Latino Muslims. Like Hamza, many are ex-gang members who are using hip-hop culture to take their religious message to the streets, slums, and jail cells of urban America.
Raising his two kids as a single dad and longing for companionship, Hamza finds love on a Muslim networking website and seizes the chance for happiness in a second marriage. But when the FBI raids their mosque, Hamza and his community come face to face with a whole new set of challenges, and have to choose how they respond.
While he continues his MySpace.com-fueled rise as part of the provocative rap group Mujahideen Team, Hamza starts reaching for a deeper understanding of his own faith --- leading him to some surprising new relationships with Christian and Jewish allies.
Setting Hamza's story in the context of young American Muslims' emergence among the deep dividing lines of the post-9/11 world, New Muslim Cool gives audiences an authentic, intimate, and fresh view of life in one of the world's most rapidly growing and least-understood communities.
ELLA ES EL MATADOR (SHE IS THE MATADOR)
Producers: Gemma Cubero/Celeste Carrasco
Genre: Documentary
Length: 1 Episode/60 Minutes
Ella es el Matador (She is the Matador) is a character driven documentary about two women who choose the profession of bullfighting. Eva Florencia is a novice originally from Italy and Maripaz Vega is the only active professional female matador in the world. Following these women over the span of seven years, the viewer gains rare insights into their world. While these women pursue the same dream as their male counterparts - the glory of dominating the beast - they are forced to fight not only against the bull but also against decades of legal prohibition and prejudice. The historical struggle, from the beginning of the 20th century to the present, is shown through archival footage and brief interviews with historians and background female matadors. Through primary interviews shot in DV and verité scenes, this character driven documentary illuminates the attraction of the two protagonists to the mystique of bullfighting and the contradictions of this ancestral tradition.
Producer: Rachel M. Perez
Genre: Interstitial
Length: 1 Episode/60 Seconds
In 2001, LPB offered a call for emerging producers to create a one minute interstitial that showcased or represented the Latino community for general audiences. Ten projects were selected ranging from animation to biographies. Many of these producers have moved forward in their careers and are NOW producing nationally for public and commercial television. In 2009, the interstitials are now offered online.
Woman With Earrings is a highlight of Latino choreographer, Francisco Martinez, through an adaptation of a 60-second solo from his 2000, Horton Award-winning piece, Miniatures.
To watch all the interstitials, go to the website: www.lpbp.org/latinos60.php
Producer: Felipe Galindo (Feggo)
Genre: Interstitial
Length: 1 Episode/60 Seconds
In 2001, LPB offered a call for emerging producers to create a one minute interstitial that showcased or represented the Latino community for general audiences. Ten projects were selected ranging from animation to biographies. Many of these producers have moved forward in their careers and are NOW producing nationally for public and commercial television. In 2009, the interstitials are now offered online.
Serenade is a playful look at the traditional “serenata”, where a man brings music to his beloved’s window to show his love and admiration. The viewer doesn’t realize that the serenade is happening in modern times, in a cosmopolitan city, where the lady of this man’s desires looks down from her window on a sky scraper.
To watch all the interstitials, go to: www.lpbp.org/latinos60.php
Producer: Rosemary Contreras
Genre: Interstitial
Length: 1 Episode/60 Seconds
In 2001, LPB offered a call for emerging producers to create a one minute interstitial that showcased or represented the Latino community for general audiences. Ten projects were selected ranging from animation to biographies. Many of these producers have moved forward in their careers and are NOW producing nationally for public and commercial television. In 2009, the interstitials are now offered online.
Latina Trailblazers is a short biography of Latina pioneer Ellen Ochoa. The piece deals with her voyage from a child growing up in La Meza California, to her current position as the first Latina astronaut.
To watch all the interstitials, please go to: www.lpbp.org/latinos60.php
Producer: Veronica J. Cavazos
Genre: Interstitial
Length: 1 Episode/60 Seconds
In 2001, LPB offered a call for emerging producers to create a one minute interstitial that showcased or represented the Latino community for general audiences. Ten projects were selected ranging from animation to biographies. Many of these producers have moved forward in their careers and are NOW producing nationally for public and commercial television. In 2009, the interstitials are now offered online.
La Tejana Parionaria is a character portrayal of Emma Tenayuca “La Pasionaria,” leader of the striking pecan-shellers in 1939 Texas. Voiceovers tell details about Emma’s story and her struggles to bring justice to the pecan-shellers.
To watch all the interstitials, go to: www.lpbp.org/latinos60.php
Producer: Manuel Ray Garcia
Genre: Interstitial
Length: 1 Episode/60 Seconds
In 2001, LPB offered a call for emerging producers to create a one minute interstitial that showcased or represented the Latino community for general audiences. Ten projects were selected ranging from animation to biographies. Many of these producers have moved forward in their careers and are NOW producing nationally for public and commercial television. In 2009, the interstitials are now offered online.
This interstitial is an introduction to “Las Carpas” – Mexican Tent Shows including a brief history and its influence on present day theater. The exhibit of Las Carpas at the Hertzberg Circus Museum in San Antonio, Texas, serves as the backdrop.
To watch all the interstitials, go to: www.lpbp.org/latinos60.php.
Producer: Jorge A. Aguirre
Genre: Interstitial
Length: 1 Episode/60 Seconds
In 2001, LPB offered a call for emerging producers to create a one minute interstitial that showcased or represented the Latino community for general audiences. Ten projects were selected ranging from animation to biographies. Many of these producers have moved forward in their careers and are NOW producing nationally for public and commercial television. In 2009, the interstitials are now offered online.
Is My Neighbor Latino? Is a light humorous view at what a Latino neighbor may look like. A person wonders if their new neighbor may be Latino, as this neighbor does not fit the common stereotype of a Latino. He asks a popular newscaster, and she goes out to investigate what signs demonstrate the “Latinness” of this person.
Producer: Cristina Ibarra
Genre: Interstitial
Length: 1 Episode/60 Seconds
In 2001, LPB offered a call for emerging producers to create a one minute interstitial that showcased or represented the Latino community for general audiences. Ten projects were selected ranging from animation to biographies. Many of these producers have moved forward in their careers and are NOW producing nationally for public and commercial television. In 2009, the interstitials are now offered online.
This 60-second spot is a character driven story about a grandmother who is losing her hearing, but as she cooks salsa, she begins to imagine the sounds around her become a song. Grandma builds a youthful energetic melody with each click of the fork or sizzle from her grill building up to a climactic clang.
To watch all the interstitials, go to: http://www.lpbp.org/latinos60.php
Producer: Bernardo Ruiz
Genre: Interstitial
Length: 1 Episode/60 Seconds
In 2001, LPB offered a call for emerging producers to create a one minute interstitial that showcased or represented the Latino community for general audiences. Ten projects were selected ranging from animation to biographies. Many of these producers have moved forward in their careers and are NOW producing nationally for public and commercial television. In 2009, the interstitials are now offered online.
In Fear of a Latin Planet, two monologists (Latina and Latino) deliver a searing critique of Latino media imagery by reciting a litany of Latino stereotypes in spoken-word poetry.
To see all the interstitials, go to: http://www.lpbp.org/latinos60.php.
Producer: Dora Peña
Genre: Interstitial
Length: 1 Episode/60 Seconds
In 2001, LPB offered a call for emerging producers to create a one minute interstitial that showcased or represented the Latino community for general audiences. Ten projects were selected ranging from animation to biographies. Many of these producers have moved forward in their careers and are NOW producing nationally for public and commercial television. In 2009, the interstitials are now offered online.
The Director tells success stories of four women who were once teen mothers, including the producer/director’s story as she was also a young mother. It provides a more optimistic view to the future of a teenage mother and to encourage these women to not give up on their dreams.
To watch all the interstitials, please visit: http://www.lpbp.org/latinos60.php
Producer: Alex Rivera
Genre: Interstitial
Length: 1 Episode/60 Seconds
In 2001, LPB offered a call for emerging producers to create a one minute interstitial that showcased or represented the Latino community for general audiences. Ten projects were selected ranging from animation to biographies. Many of these producers have moved forward in their careers and are NOW producing nationally for public and commercial television. In 2009, the interstitials are now offered online.
America’s Inca Root presents a humorous history of America’s favorite tuber- the potato. This 60 second piece uses animation, live action video, archival footage, and computer animation to tell the wild history of the potato.
To see all the interstitials, go to: http://www.lpbp.org/latinos60.php
A CLASS APART
Available on PBS (American Experience)
February 23rd, 2009 (Please check local listings)
Producer/Director: Carlos Sandoval
Co-Producer: Peter Miller
Genre: Documentary
Length: 1 Episode/60 Minutes
A CLASS APART tells the little known story of how a band of underdog Mexican-American lawyers take their case, Hernandez v. Texas, all the way to the Supreme Court and win the first decision to begin dismantling Jim Crow – issued two weeks before Brown v. Board of Education. This one-hour historical documentary is more than the story of a case – it's the story of a people. It uses the Hernandez case as a through-line to shed light on the under-reported history of systematic discrimination faced by Mexican-Americans in the Southwest, their early civil rights struggle, and to explore cutting-edge issues of racial politics and identity among Latinos.
CHICANO ROCK! The Sounds Of East Los Angeles
Available on PBS December 14, 2008 at 9:00 PM EST (Please check local listings)
Producer/Writer/Director/Editor: Jon Wilkman
Genre: Documentary
Length: 1 Episode/60 Minutes
Narrated by Edward James Olmos, this landmark film chronicles more than 60 years of America’s largest Mexican-American community as generations of artists and audiences defined themselves with music. It began in the 1940s, with the Father of Chicano Music, Lalo Guerrero and continued with the brilliant but tragic career of Ritchie Valens in the 1950s. During the 1960s, bands such as El Chicano and Tierra produced national hits and reflected a new militancy. Also included is the amazing and inspiring story of Cannibal and the Headhunters, kids from local housing projects whose best-selling recording of “Land of a Thousand Dances” led to a tour with the Beatles in 1965, and Thee Midniters, whose song “Whittier Blvd.” captured the spirit of Chicano car culture and an East L.A. cultural renaissance. During the 70s and 80s, Chicano punk bands such as “The Brat” gave a voice to women and it all came together in the 80s and 90s with perhaps the greatest East L.A. band, Los Lobos , and continues today with the multicultural music of Ozomatli and Quetzal.. Others who appear include Don Tosti, The Premiers, Art Laboe, Casey Kasem, Bob Keane, Billy Cardenas, Max Uballez, Steve Loza, Tom Waldman, David Reyes and Ruben Molina.
For more information, please visit: http://www.lpbp.org/aChicanoRock.php.
LATINOS 08 - Airing TODAY on PBS at 9:00 PM
(Please Check Local Listings)
Producer: Phillip Rodriguez
Genre: Documentary
Length: 1 Episode/60 Minutes
Latinos are less cohesive than other voting blocs, and they do not fit the black/white racial binary that has long shaped American politics. This documentary examines how today’s candidates and advocacy groups are trying to mobilize and attract this unpredictable group of voters. Will McCain manage to win back Latino defectors, in light of his party’s harsh rhetoric on immigration? Will Obama succeed in securing the votes of the many Latinos who supported Hillary Clinton during the primaries? Another subject of inquiry will be the effectiveness — or lack thereof — of Latino politicians in advancing Latino interests and promoting Latino unity. As these politicians enter the upper echelons of American politics, they face inevitable pressure to abandon their ethnic identity and constituencies. Will the Latino electorate coalesce nonetheless, united around the immigration issue and hemispheric foreign policy considerations? Or will ethnic considerations be trumped by class, education and other factors? In investigating such questions, Latinos ’08 sheds light on an important part of America’s future.
For more information, please visit the website at: http://www.pbs.org/latinos08.
To watch a preview of the documentary and leave comments, go to: http://www.lpbp.org/aLatinos08.php
LOS LONELY BOYS: COTTONFIELDS AND CROSSROADS
Available on PBS, September 17th, 2008 at 9:30 pm EST
(Please check local listings)
Director/Producer: Hector Galan, Galan Productions, Inc.
Genre: Documentary
Length: 1 Episode/90 Minutes
After a childhood of playing cantinas and honky tonks, Los Lonely Boys blazed onto the music scene with a 2004 self-titled debut release that went multi-platinum and a 2005 Grammy win for their hit single, "Heaven". The Garza brothers- Henry, Jojo, and Ringo- have a unique signature sound they call "Texican". "Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads" brings their amazing story to the screen.
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Hector Galan, himself a San Angelo native, fuses exciting live performances, vivid imagery of West Texas, intimate personal stories told by the band and their family, weaving a historical and cultural perspective on Los Lonely Boys, their Mexican-American roots and musical influences.
For more information about "Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads," please visit www.galaninc.com.
Producer: Susanne Mason
Genre: Documentary
1 Episode/60 Minutes
Available on PBS (Independent Lens)
June 3, 2008 at 10:00 pm
(Please check local listings)
In Texas, a cadre of prisoners composed of Latino, Black and White men collaborated on a lawsuit against the prison system that produced the most comprehensive state prison reform in U.S. history. Writ Writer reveals how Fred Cruz, a Latino American prisoner from San Antonio, cut the path for these prisoners' litigation, and empowered the movement for reform. With less than an eighth grade education, he taught himself law and led an extraordinary battle to expose in court the officially-sanctioned brutality that led to inmate deaths, and the unconstitutional rules that blocked Texas prisoners from legal representation in the 1950s and 60s. Drawing from the recollections of former prison officials and wardens, longtime inmates, and parolees, the film reveals the turbulent history of the prisoners' rights movement and the fight for prison reform in Texas.
Co-presentation with ITVS
For more information about Writ Writer, please visit the website at: www.pbs.org/independentlens/writwriter/
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