Latino Americans
6-hour series (2013)
Latino Americans is a major documentary series and social impact campaign to chronicle the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape North America over the last 500-plus years and have become, with more than 50 million people, the largest minority group in the U.S. The changing and yet repeating context of American history provides a backdrop for the drama of individual lives. It is a story of immigration and redemption, of anguish and celebration, of the gradual construction of a new American identity that connects and empowers millions of people today.
Awards
Winner, 2013 George Foster Peabody Award
Latino Americans is a groundbreaking documentary series…Through its thorough compilation of unwritten histories and interviews, the series provides perspectives that are often overlooked or discarded in this nation’s standard history.