LOS LONELY BOYS COTTONFIELDS AND CROSSROADS, a film by Hector Galán, tells the emotional and moving story of Los Lonely Boys, the band of brothers from San Angelo Texas who against all odds rocked their way to the top of the music industry, determined to fulfill their father’s dream. Presented by Latino Public Broadcasting, this 90-minute film airs on PBS Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 at 9:30 pm ET.
Rosa Peña Left Her Seven “Golden Boys” a Legacy of Strength
and Pride – And Troubling Questions About the Family’s Past
Produced in association with American Documentary | P.O.V.;
A co-presentation With Latino Public Broadcasting
The seven sons of Rosa Peña, a migrant worker and single mother, were raised in the Texas border towns of Hidalgo County, the poorest county in the United States. She worked hard, had two husbands –she chased off the second one with a knife when he beat one of the boys – and instilled in her sons a strong sense of family and ethnic pride. With Rosa’s death her grown sons were left adrift. As recounted in the award-winning new documentary Calavera Highway by filmmakers Renee Tajima-Peña (“Who Killed Vincent Chin?” P.O.V., 1989) and Evangeline Griego, Rosa’s funeral and cremation brought the boys together – and tore them apart again.
Veteran Journalists Elizabeth Farnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco
Examine the Unusual Case of Judge Juan Guzmán, Who Struck
a Blow for Human Rights in Chile — And the World
A co-production of Independent Television Service (ITVS)
in Association with Latino Public Broadcasting
Many Chileans refer to “the other 9/11” — the Sept. 11, 1973 coup, led by General Augusto Pinochet, against the democratically elected government of Socialist Salvador Allende. The coup left, thousands of Chileans dead, tortured or “disappeared.” Allende died, apparently by suicide. The ensuing 17-year dictatorship was embraced then, and even now, by a large segment of Chilean society, as is made chillingly clear in the new documentary The Judge and the General. But many Chileans resisted Pinochet — at first covertly and then more openly — even as the regime was increasingly isolated abroad.
Sculptor John Houser’s Monumental Bronze of Juan de Oñate
Exposes Raw Feelings and Sharp Divisions in the Southwest —
And the Perils of Public Art in a Multicultural Society
A Co-production of Independent Television Service (ITVS);
A Co-presentation With Latino Public Broadcasting, Native
American Public Telecommunications and KERA Dallas/Fort Worth
John Houser is a man with monumental sculpture in his blood. He can remember his father working as an assistant carver on Mt. Rushmore. Enthralled with the power of art, he has dedicated himself to making history come alive in large-scale public sculptures. So when the El Paso City Council commissioned a larger-than-life statue of the Spanish Conquistador Juan de Oñate, Houser conceived his grandest project yet: the largest bronze equestrian statue in the world. He envisioned a magnificent and long-overdue tribute to the contributions of Hispanic culture and history to the United States. But as recounted in the new documentary The Last Conquistador, all was not well as the statue’s dedication approached.
Tommy Lee Jones Narrates Little-Known Tale of the Teenager Who Became First U.S. Citizen Slain by the Military on U.S. Soil Since 1970 A Co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting “Audiences who see this engrossing report will wonder why such an important event has been allowed to drift into obscurity…” — Robert Koehler, Variety In this heated election year, the U.S.-Mexico Border is a magnet for debate as Americans grapple with the complex issues of illegal immigration, national security and the War on Terror. In recent years many have called for a military solution that would include the deployment of armed troops to the border. But as eloquently demonstrated in the new documentary The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández, the southern border is not simply a line in the sand, nor is it a war zone. Places like the Rio Grande in Texas are home to hard-working communities and families that straddle both sides of the river, and many Americans there grow up with ties to both countries. As Presidio County Judge Jake Brisbin illustrates: “On a map it’s an international border, but in reality it’s something you walk across in everyday life.”
CPB Funds Work on “The Latino Americans”
WETA Washington, D.C. and Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) have formed a partnership to produce a multi-part documentary series for PBS chronicling the experience, influence and impact of Latinos on the American historical narrative. With the support of a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), research and development work has begun on The Latino Americans, slated to be broadcast in fall, 2011.
UNNATURAL CAUSES premieres nationally on PBS beginning Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 10PM
A groundbreaking new documentary series crisscrosses the country exploring how the social conditions in which Americans are born, live and work profoundly affect health and longevity, even more than medical care, behaviors and genes. This four-hour television and DVD series challenges fundamental beliefs about what makes Americans healthy – or sick – and offers new remedies for an ailing society.
Los Angeles, CA (November 15, 2007) — Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), a non-profit organization funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, announced its ninth annual Open Call newly funded programs. The funding initiative invites independent producers to submit proposals for funding on Latino-themed programs or series.
Los Angeles, CA (August 27, 2007) — Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), a non-profit organization funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, announced the appointment of Patricia Boero as LPB’s new Executive Director. Boero brings decades of high-level expertise in the intersecting fields of philanthropy, filmmaking and socially responsible business. She was Director of the Sundance Institute’s International Program, and Senior Program Officer at the MacArthur Foundation where she managed media programs, including funding for major public radio and television series.