PBS’ ‘American Latinos’ is not just for Hispanics

By Associated Press/Arizona Daily Star

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – An ambitious PBS documentary on the 500-year history of Latinos in America is aimed at a broad audience, its producer said Wednesday.

“These stories are not that distant from anyone. I think in some ways we share similar experiences no matter where we come from,” and whether people are immigrants or not, “American Latinos” producer Adriana Bosch told a meeting of the Television Critics Association.

Featuring familiar faces such as those of Oscar-winning actress Rita Moreno and journalist Ray Suarez was part of enhancing the film’s appeal, Bosch said. Actor Benjamin Bratt is the narrator.

The three-part, six-hour documentary debuting in September includes interviews with Dolores Huerta, co-founder of a group that was the forerunner to the United Farm Workers of America; writer and commentator and Linda Chavez; and musician Gloria Estefan.

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