THREE SNEAK PEEK PRESENTATIONS OF THE UPCOMING PBS DOCUMENTARY “THE LONGORIA AFFAIR” IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK
Featuring a Q&A with Director/Producer John J. Valadez
Private Felix Longoria was killed in battle fighting the Japanese during World War II. But when his body was sent home to Three Rivers, Texas, the town’s only funeral parlor refused to allow his family to use their chapel because “the whites wouldn’t like it.” The incident sparked national outrage and brought together two savvy political leaders, Senator Lyndon Johnson and Dr. Hector Garcia. THE LONGORIA AFFAIR will air on the PBS series INDEPENDENT LENS, hosted by America Ferrera, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 (check local listings.). The film will air simultaneously in Spanish via SAP and will be available for viewing in full at www.thelongoriaaffair.com in English and Spanish the day after premiere.
FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF SCREENINGS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Thursday, Oct. 28 at 3:00 PM in Cal State Los AngelesMartin Luther King Hall
5151 University Drive
CSULA Student Union Theatre
5154 State University Drive.
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Phone: 323-343-3000.
Presented by Cal State LA & City of Commerce GI Forum
Thursday, October 28 at 6:00 PM in the City of Commerce
City Council Chambers
2535 Commerce Way
City of Commerce, CA 90040
323-722-4805
Presented by City of Commerce City Council & GI Forum
Friday, October 29, Time TBD in East LA College
1310 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA 91754
323-265-8650
Presented by East LA College & City of Commerce GI Forum
Screenings are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Howard Hernandez at 213-305-0009 Email: Howard.Hernandez@attn.net.
BE SURE TO POST YOUR COMMENTS TO: www.itvs.org/films/longoria-affair/comments
WATCH THE TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=62XKjOFG3W0
EN ESPAÑOL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=euF2E03H05M&feature=related
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