In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week. The observance was expanded in 1988 to a month-long celebration from Sept. 15 – to Oct. 15. (more)
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In addition to our year-round features, check out Hispanic Heritage Month related programming on ThinkTV and CET.
Latin Music USA ThinkTV16 & ThinkTV16HD
CET & CETHD
October 12 & 19, 8pm
Latin Music USA is a fresh take on American musical history, reaching across fivedecades to portray the rich mix of sounds created by Latinos and embraced by all. (visit pbs program site)
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On ThinkTV14
September 18 at 10:00pm THE BIG SQUEEZE
Follow 16-year old Johnny Ramirez as he competes with other young musicians at the statewide accordion thrown down.
September 18 at 10:30pm LOS BANDITS- MORE THAN A TEX MEX BAND Michigan band is the allaboration of Rene Meave and Guillermo Martinez. Their music mixes rock, reggae and blues. Equally unique are their heroes -- Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, George Washington and Cesar Chavez.
September 20 at 9:00pm CLASS APART: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Little known story of Mexican-American lawyers who took a case to the Supreme Court where they challenged Jim Crow- like segregation.
September 22 at 9:00pm AMERICAN MASTERS “Orozco: Man of Fire”
Portrait of the “other” great Mexican muralist, Jose Clemente Orozco.
September at 22 at 10:00pm AMERICAN MASTERS “Rivera in America”
Portrait of the better known Mexican muralist and husband to artist Frida Kahlo.
September 30 at 10:00pm GLOBAL VOICES “Archeology of Memory”
Chilean musician Quique Cruz contructs a multimedia exhibit about his imprisonment
under the Pinochet regime.
October 12 - 9-11:00 p.m. (part 1)
October 19 - 9-11:00 p.m. (part 2)
ThinkTV16 & ThinkTV16HD LATIN MUSIC USA
From salsa and mambo to Linda Ronstadt, Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana, this series
shows the music that was influenced by Latin American cultures over the past 60 years.
On CET
October 12 - 9-11:00 p.m. (part 1)
October 19 - 9-11:00 p.m. (part 2)
CET & CETHD LATIN MUSIC USA
From salsa and mambo to Linda Ronstadt, Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana, this series
shows the music that was influenced by Latin American cultures over the past 60 years.
Latin Music USA
