PBS Collection
An exploration of Latinx culture through PBS's comprehensive and trustworthy film collection. These series and documentaries dive into the history of Latinx communities in America, their role in the political landscape of the country, the challenges to receive an equitative education, and much more... Celebrity chef Pati Jinich shares the richness of the food, music, and culture of the border, while renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the experience of being black in Latin America, and celebrated violinist Scott Yoo discovers the music of the region.
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The PBS Collection collection includes the following titles:
Art21: Borderlands
Documentary
United States
Five acclaimed artists create ambitious public artworks, photographs, sculptures and performances during one of the most divisive moments in the history of the U.S. and Mexico border.
Black in Latin America, Ep. 01 - Haiti & Dominican Republic: An Island Divided
Documentary, Series
United States
In the Dominican Republic, Professor Gates explores how race has been socially constructed, while In Haiti, hear the story of the birth of the first-ever black republic.
Black in Latin America, Ep. 02 - Cuba: The Next Revolution
Documentary, Series
United States
In Cuba, Gates finds out how the culture, religion, politics and music are linked to slave labor, and how race and racism have fared since Fidel Castro’s Communist revolution in 1959.
Black in Latin America, Ep. 03 Brazil: A Racial Paradise?
Documentary, Series
United States
In Brazil, Professor Gates goes behind the façade of Carnival to discover how this “rainbow nation” is waking up to its legacy as the world’s largest slave economy.
Black in Latin America, Ep. 04 - Mexico & Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet
Documentary, Series
United States
In Mexico and Peru, Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history of slavory and the worlds of culture that their descendants have created.
Día de Los Muertos
Documentary, Musical
United States
Latino rock greats Los Lobos, the salsa-rap-reggae-funk Ozomatli, and the all-female mariachi band Flor de Toloache lead this musical celebration of Dia de los Muertos.
Great Performances - Albéniz: Portraits of Spain
Documentary, Musical, Series
United States
Scott Yoo travels with guitarist Manuel Barrueco and pianist Juan Perez Floristan through the great Spanish cities of Andalusia, to see how Albeniz captured the culture through his music.
Great Performances - Piazzolla’s History with Tango
Documentary, Musical, Series
United States
Scott Yoo and his wife Alice Dade, a leading flutist, travel to Buenos Aires to discover the music of Astor Piazzolla
La Frontera: Season 1, Episode 1 - Miles from Nowhere
Documentary, Series
United States
Pati travels from El Paso and Ciudad Juarez to Big Bend National Park. She discovers the people, places, and food that make the culture and economy of the region distinct.
La Frontera: Season 1, Episode 2 - From Dos Laredos to Mars
Documentary, Series
United States
Pati travels from Laredo and Nuevo Laredo to Brownsville, Texas. She learns how tight family bonds are an underlying theme connecting everything in the Laredos, and throughout La Frontera.
La Frontera: Season 2, Episode 1 - Fronterizos of the Golden Coast
Documentary, Series
United States
Pati Jinich travels from San Diego and Tijuana to Mexicali. She meets the golden coast fronterizos to experience the melding of cultures, cross-border collaborations, and explosive growth.
La Frontera: Season 2, Episode 2 - Ancient Seeds & Desert Ghosts
Documentary, Series
United States
Pati Jinich travels along both sides of the Arizona-Sonora border through some of the most untouched places in North America.
La Frontera: Season 2, Episode 3 - Back to the Middle
Documentary, Series
United States
Pati Jinich travels from Nogales through the border region of New Mexico and Chihuahua, which offers some of the most unique and bio-diverse places in the world.
Latino Americans, Ep. 01 - Foreigners in Their Own Land
Documentary, Series
United States
Survey the period of 1565-1880, as the first Spanish explorers enter North America, the U.S. expands into the Southwest territories, and war strips Mexico of half its territories.
Latino Americans, Ep. 02 - Empire of Dreams
Documentary, Series
United States
See how the American population is reshaped by Latino immigration starting in 1880 and continuing into the 1940s.
Latino Americans, Ep. 03 - War and Peace
Documentary, Series
United States
Trace the World War II years and those that follow, as Latin Americans serve their new country by the hundreds of thousands — yet face discrimination and fight for civil rights in the U.S.
Latino Americans, Ep. 04 - The New Latinos
Documentary, Series
United States
Review the decades after World War II through the early 1960s, as swelling numbers of immigrants from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic seek economic opportunities.
Latino Americans, Ep. 05 - Prejudice and Pride
Documentary, Series
United States
Witness the creation of “Chicano” identity as labor leaders organize farm workers in California and activists push for better education opportunities for Latinos.
Latino Americans, Ep. 06 - Peril and Promise
Documentary, Series
United States
A new wave of Cubans and hundreds of thousands of Latinos flee to the U.S., sparking an immigration debate while the Latino influence booms in business, sports, media, politics, and entertainment.
Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground
Documentary
United States
Community organizers and leaders work to ensure Latino voter turnout in the battleground states of Nevada, Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania.
Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Documentary
United States
An examination of the U.S. immigration system through the lives of two unforgettable protagonists whose lives reveal the human cost of deportation.
Ornament of the World
Documentary
United States
An exploration of medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common identity that transcended religious differences. What made this collaboration possible and what tore it apart?
Roberto Clemente
Documentary
United States
Explore the life of Roberto Clemente, the man who broke racial barriers to become baseball’s first Latino superstar.
Roots of Latin Jazz
Documentary
United States
Celebrate Latin music with the Raices Jazz Orchestra, with originals and arrangements such as Herbie Hancock's “Eye of the Hurricane” and performances by artists including Richard Bona and Anaadi.
The Graduates, Part 1 - Girls
Documentary, Series
United States
Follow Stephanie, a budding activist on the South Side of Chicago; Chastity, a Bronx teen whose family is homeless; and Darlene, a Tulsa student who reenters school after having a baby.
The Graduates, Part 2 - Boys
Documentary, Series
United States
Follow Juan, a gay teen bullied until discovering dance; Eduardo, saved from a gang path by a college prep organization; and Gustavo, whose college dreams are blocked by his undocumented status.
Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice
Documentary
United States
Willie Vleasquez examines obstacles Latinos had to overcome to obtain representation and addresses issues facing Latinos today.
Zoot Suit Riots
Documentary
United States
In June 1943, the murder of José Diaz ignited a firestorm in Los Angeles. Revisit the violent events of the next summer, culminating in riots between servicemen and Latino youth.