May 2012 Blog Posts (7)

Each year dozens of men suit up in the uniforms of Texian rebels and Mexican soldados, pitch tents and recreate the Tejas of 175 years ago in the name of remembering and celebrating the legendary uprising against Mexico. Produced by Michelle García, AGAINST MEXICO: THE MAKING OF HEROES AND ENEMIES is a short…

In a part of America that rarely makes headlines, there is a small town with a group of teenagers who will captivate your ears and warm your heart. Produced by Ilana Trachtman and Kim Connell, MARIACHI HIGH spends a year in the life of the champion mariachi ensemble at Zapata High School. As they compete and perform with astonishing musical virtuosity, these teens, and the music they make, will…

PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE

Broadcast Premiere: Starting May 17, 2012 (PBS)…

Deadline: Monday, June 4, 2012 5 PM 

All applications must be submitted online HERE

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ITVS-Funded Programs Enhance American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, a Public

Media Initiative to Address the National Dropout Crisis  

--Acclaimed filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz to produce, direct--

Nationwide, Latino students face an…

On behalf of filmmaker Phillip Rodriguez, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) filed legal action against Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca who has refused access to the files on the 40 year old case of Journalist Ruben Salazar. Salazar, whose life will be documented in the LPB funded film…

PBS SERIES “LATINO AMERICANS” WILL CHRONICLE THE LATINO EXPERIENCE

IN THE U. S. OVER THE LAST 200 YEARS



PBS Partners with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) to Present the Landmark Project

with Funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS

Arlington, VA (May 2, 2012) — LATINO AMERICANS, a…