‘Maquilapolis’ kicks off month of Latino shows

September is a great month to to set your TiVo or VCR to catch television programs about Latino topics and issues.

For gritty insight into how Mexican women workers fill the world’s malls with goods, but earn barely enough to live on, watch Maquilapolis (City of Factories), Sept. 26 at 10 p.m. on PBS’s P.O.V. series. For info, visit www.pbs.org/pov.

KAET Channel 8 celebrates Hispanic heritage with six programs that salute Latino arts, entertainment and culture. A partial line-up:

Sept. 17, 5 p.m.: "The Republic of Baseball: The Dominican Giants of the American Game." No baseball fan can forget Felipe Alou or Manny Mota.

Sept. 22, 11 p.m.: "Los Lonely Boys: Live at the Fillmore". These west Texas musicians (Heaven) sizzle through Grammy winning songs.

Sept. 26 & 27, 10:30 p.m.: "The Bronze Screen". A look at the untold contributions of Latinos to the Hollywood film industry.

For more, visit www.kaet.asu.edu.



This article appears in the September 2006 issue of Latino Perspectives Magazine.

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