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Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month
TV Talk
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with KCET and PBS SoCal
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, PBS SoCal and KCET are airing a slate of special programs in September and October. Each film or show spotlights Hispanic and Latino narratives and legacies in the United States.
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Performance
Southland Sessions
Culture Clash Fights Back Through Satire and Political Comedy
“Totally Fake Latino News!,” a satirical show by Latinx performance trio Culture Clash is tailor-made for the unprecedented times we’re living in today.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Latino Vote: Dispatches From The Battleground
Latino Vote: Dispatches From The Battleground
Get an inside look at the high-stakes effort to get out the Latino vote in this year's election. Political candidates are focused on maximizing turnout and support from Latinos, poised to be the largest non-white voting bloc.
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2020, KCET and PBS SoCal are airing special programming in September and October, spotlighting Hispanic and Latino narratives and legacies in the United States. This captivating lineup features the life of acclaimed Buena Vista Social Club guitarist and singer Eliades Ochoa, the historic rise of the Latino vote in the aftermath of Proposition 187, the current push to ensure Latino voter turnout for the 2020 election, and more.
Explore more about Hispanic and Latino culture in the exclusive profiles, videos, and stories featured below.
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california's gold
California's Gold with Huell Howser
Huell Learns About the Life of Cesar Chavez at the Chavez Center
Post date:Huell travels to the Tehachapi Mountains to visit The Cesar Chavez Foundation.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
TV Talk
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with KCET and PBS SoCal
Post date:To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, PBS SoCal and KCET are airing a slate of special programs in September and October. Each film or show spotlights Hispanic and Latino narratives and legacies in the United States.
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Performance
Southland Sessions
Culture Clash Fights Back Through Satire and Political Comedy
Post date:“Totally Fake Latino News!,” a satirical show by Latinx performance trio Culture Clash is tailor-made for the unprecedented times we’re living in today.
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Performance
Lost LA
Broadsides Reveal L.A.’s Once-Booming Hispanic Vaudeville Scene
Post date:There was a time that Los Angeles powered a lively Hispanic vaudeville scene, and its legacy still lives on in many performers today.
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Dance
Lost LA
Pacifico Dance Company: Sharing the Love of Traditional Mexican Dance Around the World
Post date:Traditional Mexican dances (aka baile folklórico) are the forte of the Pacifico Dance Company, and they’ve helped train hundreds, performing in venues around the country and the world.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
POV
The Infiltrators
Post date:Meet two young immigrants who get purposefully arrested by Border Patrol and put in a shadowy for-profit detention center. Marco and Viri, members of a group of radical Dreamers, believe the best place to stop deportations is in detention.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
The Hispanic Heritage Awards
The 33rd Hispanic Heritage Awards
Post date:Celebrate the recipients of the annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. The evening includes performances and appearances by some of the country's most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Latino Vote: Dispatches From The Battleground
Latino Vote: Dispatches From The Battleground
Post date:Get an inside look at the high-stakes effort to get out the Latino vote in this year's election. Political candidates are focused on maximizing turnout and support from Latinos, poised to be the largest non-white voting bloc.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
187
187: The Rise of the Latino Vote
Post date:The fight against Prop 187 awakened Latino political power, dramatically changing California politics.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Eliades Ochoa: from Cuba to the World
Eliades Ochoa: from Cuba to the World
Post date:"Eliades Ochoa: from Cuba to the World" traces the life and career of acclaimed guitarist and singer Eliades Ochoa, who rose to worldwide fame in the late '90s as an original member of the legendary international Cuban band, The Buena Vista Social Club.
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Dance
Southland Sessions
Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles Performs 'Fandango de Media Noche' at Pico House
Post date:Watch this homage to the history of this city with a performance of "Fandango de Media Noche" by Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles.
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chicano moratorium
Lost LA
Truths Unsilenced: The Life, Death and Legacy of Rubén Salazar
Post date:The Chicano Moratorium and the death of Rubén Salazar continue to reverberate today as communities of color speak out against police brutality and discrimination, and as journalists are once again targeted, attacked and undermined by government officials.
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Southland Sessions Presents
Southland Sessions
A Flamenco Offering for Cesar Chavez in Highland Park
Post date:Dancer and choreographer Briseyda Zárate honors civil rights icon Cesar Chavez with a flamenco performance.
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Dance
Southland Sessions
For Danza Azteca Groups, Dancing is Prayer and Protest in Motion
Post date:With ancient Mexican roots, danza Azteca is a movement that inspired Chicanos to embrace their ethnic heritage and question the Eurocentric norms forced upon them.
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Southland Sessions Presents
Southland Sessions
The Humorous Illustrations of José Guadalupe Posada
Post date:In a bilingual presentation, Dr. Arjona reveals the rhymes and illustrations of the creator of iconic Dia de los Muertos imagery.
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Music
Southland Sessions
Quetzal on Why They Keep the Music Alive
Post date:Music is a way of keeping community memories alive, and a way of remembering one's rich history. Quetzal speaks about its importance to identity and community.
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Music
Southland Sessions
How L.A.’s Mariachis Are Keeping the Music Alive and How You Can Help
Post date:In a time when working as a mariachi is almost impossible, one would think that mariachis packed up their instruments and let L.A. go silent. But they didn’t.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Southland Sessions
E3: Mariachi - from Romance to Resistance
Episode 3
Post date:Hosted by Mariachi musician Julian Torres, this episode explores the tradition of Mariachi music and its transformation through time and circumstance.
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literature
Southland Sessions
Tongva to Zumba: New Book Celebrates Radical History of El Monte
Post date:A new collection of essays builds an archive of radical, transnational and multiracial people in greater El Monte.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
The Hispanic Heritage Awards
The 32nd Hispanic Heritage Awards
Post date:The Hispanic Heritage Awards honors five to seven individuals or organizations doing outstanding work in a variety of fields to benefit the Hispanic and Latinx community in the United States and abroad.