Segment #1 'IMMIGRANT STREET THEATER' (4:26) Lakshmi Singh (LACK-sh-mee SING) reports on a theater group in Washington D.C. that takes to the streets to educate Spanish-speaking Latino immigrants about their rights. // Segment #2 'GRIM FANDANGO VIDEO GAME' (3:36) Yvette Benavides reports on a new computer game based on the Latin American celebration known as the Day of the Dead. The release raises questions about Latino children and their future in high technology. // Segment #3 'CHILEAN EXILES ON GENERAL AUGUSTO PINOCHET' (4:28) Reporter Ancel Martinez speaks with Chileans living in the United States who experienced firsthand human rights abuses committed under General Augusto Pinochet's rule. // Segment #4 'CHILEAN MUSICAL ENSEMBLE INTI-ILLIMANI' (6:31) Latino USA's Maria Martin speaks with Jorge Coulon, founding member of the Chilean music ensemble Inti-Illimani. This legendary group is celebrating 30 years of making music of freedom and the indigenous heritage of Latin America.
Creator/Contributor:
Hinojosa, Maria, 1961- (host), Avalos, Deria (reporter), Benavides, Yvette D. (reporter), Coulon, Jorge, 1947- (commentator), Singh, Lakshmi (reporter), Martin, M. E. (María Emilia) (reporter), Brady, Marni (interviewee), Meyer, Desea (interviewee), Alvarez, David (reporter), Garza, Daniel (reporter), Avila, Alex (reporter), Salinas, Carlos (interviewee), Kay, Matt (reporter), Blanco, Artie (interviewee), Gonzalez, Antonio (commentator), Avilés, Quique (interviewee), Schafer, Tim (interviewee), Torres, Fernando (interviewee), and Duran, Claudia (interviewee)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1998-11-8
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin