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PBS Announces Lineup for Hispanic Heritage
Month September 15-October 15, 2008
ARLINGTON, Va., August 2008
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hispanic Heritage
Month 2008 (September 15-October 15) is
coming up, and PBS is celebrating with a
great lineup of programs that entertain
while examining the history, heritage and
cultural contributions of Hispanic and
Latino Americans.
All month, PBS explores the
rich and varied styles of Latin music. From
Texican (LOS LONELY BOYS COTTONFIELDS AND
CROSSROADS) to Afro-Cuban pop (INDEPENDENT
LENS "La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul") to an
all-female mariachi band (INDEPENDENT LENS "Companeras")
to traditional Mexican corrido (INDEPENDENT
LENS "Al Otro Lado [To The Other Side]"),
the creative talents of diverse musicians
are on display.
PBS will also re-broadcast
several of its recent nominees for Imagen
Awards, created to honor excellence in
Latino entertainment, including BROWN IS THE
NEW GREEN, AMERICAN MASTERS "Orozco: Man of
Fire" and P.O.V. "Made in L.A."
And, a special presentation
in October, LATINOS '08, examines the
election through the prism of ethnic
politics.
PBS' children's content
continues to serve a diverse audience with
series that encourage healthy exploration of
cultural differences while providing
opportunities to learn and grow as
individuals.
On the new season of SESAME
STREET, kids can follow Murray, the street's
newest friendly resident monster, as he
deciphers clues from his little lamb friend,
Ovejita. Murray faces a challenge, however:
all of Ovejita's clues are in Spanish!
Murray uses visual hints to stay hot on
Ovejita's trail.
On the PBS KIDS preschool
destination, Miss Rosa invites children to
discover new cultures and build language
skills through Spanish language content,
while PBS KIDS series BETWEEN THE LIONS,
DRAGON TALES and JAY JAY THE JET PLANE
insert Spanish words into their curricula to
help English speakers learn beginning
Spanish. On PBS KIDS GO!, MAYA & MIGUEL
(also a nominee for the Imagen Awards),
continues to promote the value of cultural
diversity while supporting school-age
English language learners by combining
English and Spanish language in stories
about Maya, Miguel, their family members and
their friends.
New Programming
-- LOS LONELY BOYS COTTONFIELDS AND CROSSROADS
-- LATINOS '08
-- P.O.V. "Calavera Highway"
Encore Programming
-- BROWN IS THE NEW GREEN: GEORGE LOPEZ AND THE AMERICAN DREAM
-- JUSTICE FOR MY PEOPLE: THE DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA STORY
-- AMERICAN MASTERS "Orozco: Man of Fire"
-- AMERICAN MASTERS "Rivera in America"
-- INDEPENDENT LENS "La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul"
-- INDEPENDENT LENS "Companeras"
-- INDEPENDENT LENS "Writ Writer"
-- P.O.V. "Made in L.A."
-- P.O.V. "Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side)"
About PBS
More information about PBS is
available at
www.pbs.org , one of the leading dot-org
Web sites on the Internet. More information
about PBS KIDS is available at
www.pbskids.org .
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