It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors

It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors

Victor Landa October 3, 2017

In 2006, the city of El Paso financed the construction of a 36-foot statue of the infamous Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate riding his horse into battle. For some […]

New PBS Documentary Spotlights Latino Voting Rights Advocate

NewsTaco October 3, 2016

*Be sure to stream the documentary on PBS.org. PBS will be monitoring the number of streams for 7 days after the premiere in order to gauge interest in Latin-themed programming. […]

Documentary Captures LAPD’s Violent Crackdown on Historic 1970 Chicano Protest

NewsTaco August 22, 2016

*The 46th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium is a week from Friday, on August 29. VL By Andrew S. Vargas, Remezcla (2 minute read) Of all of the massive marches that characterized […]

Film Hopes to Change Latino Stereotypes in Media

Mary Mata March 14, 2013

By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Miguel Picker was tired of working in the media and film industry for more than two decades and continually seeing Latinos being depicted negatively, and not enough in […]

Immigration Documentary Searching For Funding To Finish Film

Mary Mata March 27, 2012

For several years filmmaker Christian Rodriguez has studied the issue of immigration from Mexico to the U.S., in hopes of creating one of the most “comprehensive investigative documentaries about immigration […]

Documentary Sees The LA Riots Through Raw Footage, Interviews

Mary Mata March 19, 2012

Austin, Texas — “Uprising: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots”  is a documentary directed by Mark Ford that premiered at South by Southwest and will be shown on VH1 on May 1. […]

“Jeff” Tries, Fails To Humanize Jeffrey Dahmer

Mary Mata

Austin, Texas — “Jeff” premiered at South by Southwest this past week; it is a documentary film that concentrates less on the horrendous actions of Jeffrey Dahmer himself, and more on […]

Documentary Shows How Wonder Woman Catalyzed American Feminism

Mary Mata March 14, 2012

“Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines” is a documentary directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. The film was screened during South by Southwest in Austin this week. The movie deals […]

“Marley” Wants To Be The Definitive Bob Marley Documentary

Mary Mata March 13, 2012

“Marley” was one of the highlighted feature documentaries here at South by Southwest this week. “Marley” was directed by Kevin McDonald, director of the widely acclaimed “Last King of Scotland.” […]

María Hinojosa Film Sparks Immigrant Sexual Abuse Inquiry

Mary Mata January 17, 2012

Democratic Congressman Jared Polis co-authored a letter this week asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an investigation into sexual violence against immigrants in the custody of the Department […]