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Monthly Archives: April 2015

‘Beautiful Sin’ Q&A with Producer Gabriela Quiros

Posted on April 30, 2015 by LPB

What if you desperately wanted a baby, but your country and religion prohibited you from trying the one medical treatment that could help you conceive? Beautiful Sin tells the decade-long story of three couples struggling with infertility who take the Costa Rican…

Tagged with: Costa Rica, embryo, human rights, in vitro fertilization, infertility, IVF, religion, science, women's rights
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‘El Poeta’ – Q&A with Producers Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega

Posted on April 29, 2015 by LPB

VOCES on PBS concludes with the premiere of El Poeta, a remarkable and compelling film that tells the story of renowned Mexican poet Javier Sicilia, who ignited mass protests and an ongoing international movement for peace after the brutal killing of…

Tagged with: drug war, el poeta, Felipe Calderon, immigration, Javier Sicilia, latino stories, Loteria Films, LPB, Mexico, PBS, peace caravan, peace movement, protests, voces
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‘Now en Español’ – Q&A with Producer Andrea Meller

Posted on April 23, 2015 by LPB

VOCES on PBS continues with Now En Español, airing this Friday, April 24 at 10 PM (please check all local listings). A fascinating look at a rarely seen side of Hollywood, Now En Español follows the trials and travails of five hard-working…

Tagged with: ABC, actresses, Desperate Housewives, diversity, dubbing, Hollywood, Indies, Latina, Latino representation, latinos, LPB, Oscars, PBS, PBS SoCaL, pubmedia, voces, Wisteria Lane
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‘Children of Giant’ Q&A with Producer Hector Galan

Posted on April 15, 2015 by LPB

Premiering on PBS as part of the new season of VOCES on PBS, Hector Galan’s new documentary explores how the making of a classic Hollywood movie transformed the lives of the residents of a small Texas town. In 1955, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock…