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Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Unsung Heroes explores an important aspect of America's military past. They have served in conflicts dating back to the 19th century, and they are an increasingly important and growing part of the U.S. military. But the role of Hispanics in the armed services is largely overlooked, despite the fact that many Hispanic soldiers have won the highest military award the nation bestows, the Medal of Honor.
3) The journey
Publisher
Vanguard Cinema
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When his girlfriend goes to study in Mexico, slacker Steve realizes he is about to lose her, so he goes after her discovering his Latino soul along the way.
Publisher
ITN Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A small family finds hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a 'little guitar,' Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.
6) Selena
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Multiple
Description
The story of the Grammy Award-winning South Texas singer whose life tragically ended just as she was taking Tejano music where it had never gone -- into mainstream America.
Series
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The Bronze screen honors the past, illuminates the present, and opens a window to the future of Latinos in motion pictures. From silent movies to urban gang films, stereotypes of the Greaser, the Lazy Mexican, the Latin Lover and the Dark Lady are examined. Rare and extensive footage traces the progression of this distorted screen image to the increased prominence of today's Latino actors, writers and directors.
8) Manito
Series
Film Movement volume 1, film 6
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Winner of the Special Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival, portrays 48 tense hours in the lives of a Latino family in the Washington Heights section of New York City, especially the relationship between two second-generation Dominican brothers.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Latino Americans chronicles the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have for the past 500-plus years helped shape what is today the United States. It is a story of people, politics, and culture, intersecting with much that is central to the history of the United States while also going to places where standard U.S. histories do not tend to tread.
10) Selena
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of the Grammy Award-winning South Texas singer whose life tragically ended just as she was taking Tejano music where it had never gone -- into mainstream America.
13) In the Heights
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The likeable, magnetic, bodega owner Usnavi saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines, and sings about a better life. Meanwhile, his tight-knit community faces the challenge of gentrification, losing their homes while trying to better themselves and hold on to their cultures.
14) Empire
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The tough, gritty streets of the South Bronx meets the white-collar world of Wall Street, as a charismatic Latino gangster tries to escape from his criminal past. He tries to make a legitimate life for himself, only to discover that the price he must pay for his new lifestyle will end up costing him more than he ever imagined.
15) G-dog
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
From Oscar-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock. Father Greg Boyle, a white Jesuit priest, has spent some 25 years in the toughest part of East LA, offering jobs not jail, to tough, street-smart, and amazingly sweet young people, all former gang members. Father Boyle is a charismatic visionary, but he's made the dream real: his Homeboy Industries has become the largest, most successful gang intervention and rehab program in the U.S. and an inspiration...
16) Hell to eternity
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Raised by a Japanese-American family, Marine Guy Gabaldon uses his language and combat skills to cause hundreds of enemy troops to surrender.