By Monica Medina When John Valadez was in Colorado in 2012, he wasn’t expecting to meet Manuel and Valente Valenzuela. He was there to screen his then latest film, The Longoria Affair, a documentary about Mexican-American GIs in World War…

Every year, from September 15-October 15, the United States commemorates the wide contributions of the American Latino community during Hispanic Heritage Month. Latino Public Broadcasting is proud to begin the month with the premiere of our VOCES special ‘Building the…

Women’s History Month may be over, but at LPB it’s always a perfect time to highlight women filmmakers behind a camera. A January 2020 study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative looked at the top 1,300 films from 2007 to…

We know the names of labor activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, but do you know the legacy of Maria Moreno? Moreno was the first woman farmworker to be hired in America as a union organizer. Her momentous accomplishments were…

Awards Go to Fifteen Film and Digital Media Projects Every year LPB invites independent filmmakers to submit proposals for production, post-production and digital support. With the help of public media professionals, we selected a record fifteen new projects! The awarded…

  Dear Friend, Representation matters and, now more than ever, we at Latino Public Broadcasting are committed to providing a much-needed voice for the over 58 million Latinos in the U.S. Television is our most important cultural medium and yet…

“Despite Hollywood’s attempt to be more inclusive in recent years, Latinos remain woefully underrepresented both in front of and behind the camera, a new study finds” – The New York Times, August 26, 2019 Dear Friend, It’s hard to believe…