With our rich Latino culture right here in western New England, you’ll find relevant programming on NEPM that explores Hispanic heritage all year round. And during the nation’s official Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, there’s even more!
WATCH
American Masters
Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined
Watch Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 at 9 p.m. on NEPM TV
Explore the life and career of Julia Alvarez, one of the most influential Latina writers of her generation. Since bursting onto the American literary scene in 1991 with her autobiographical novel, “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents,” followed by “In the Time of the Butterflies” (1994), Alvarez has blazed a trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream.
Voces: American Historia
Watch Fridays, Sept. 27 – Oct. 11, 2024 at 9 p.m. on NEPM TV
Acclaimed Broadway and film actor John Leguizamo takes viewers on a captivating journey, delving into both well-known and lesser-known stories of Latino history and contributions, spanning thousands of years from the Ancient Empires to the early 1970s. Through this exploration, he aims to shine a light on the rich and often overlooked history of Latinos while showcasing how Latino history is American history.
37th Hispanic Heritage Awards
Watch Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at 10 p.m. on NEPM TV
Celebrate the recipients of the 37th Hispanic Heritage Awards. The evening commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month includes performances and appearances by some of the country's most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries, including Designer Carolina Herrera, Beautyblender Creator Rea Ann Silva, and NBA Legend Carmelo Anthony.
Voces
Mambo Legends: The Music Never Ends
Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 at 10 p.m. on NEPM TV
The Mambo Legends Orchestra is committed to keeping the sounds of the great Afro-Cuban bandleaders Machito, Tito Puente, and Tito Rodriguez alive for future generations. Comprised of several former members of these legendary orchestras, The Mambo Legends provide a link to the golden era of music in New York in the early 1940s, when the Machito Orchestra fused the big-band sound of popular music with the rhythms of Africa, Cuba, and Puerto Rico to create an enduring musical genre beloved around the world.
Next At the Kennedy Center
Snarky Puppy: The Family We Make
Watch Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 at 10 p.m. on NEPM TV
Snarky Puppy brings their genre breaking sound to the Kennedy Center. When one of the main guest artists, Afro-Peruvian icon Susana Baca, falls ill the band quickly come up with a new plan to transform the concert into a loving tribute to her music and influence.
Voces: Latino Vote 2024
Watch Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 at 9 a.m. on NEPM TV
This one-hour documentary focuses on the key issues that will drive Latino voter turnout in some of the most hotly contested battleground states, including Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Florida, and Pennsylvania. The film also delves into the efforts both political parties are making to reach the Latino electorate in California, the state with the largest Hispanic/Latino population in the country.
Voces: Our Texas, Our Vote
Watch Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 at 10 p.m. on NEPM TV
On the eve of the upcoming presidential election, acclaimed filmmaker Hector Galán takes viewers inside the largest Latino voter registration mobilization in Texas history, led by a new generation on the frontlines of a growing swing state that neither political party can ignore.
STREAM
The Drought (Sequía)
Premieres Friday, September 6, 2024 with NEPM Passport
A tight-knit community on both sides of the Spanish-Portuguese border face more than water scarcity when an unprecedented drought reveals macabre evidence of a decades-old crime. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Pati’s Mexican Table (Season 13)
Premieres Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 with NEPM Passport
Chef Pati Jinich invites viewers to explore the northern state of Chihuahua in season 13 of Pati's Mexican Table. While there, she explores a variety of local attractions and delicacies while soaking in the region’s traditional flavors. Back home, Pati shows viewers how to combine all these ingredients and incorporate them into their own recipes.
Voces: Almost American
Meet a Salvadoran-American family who have legally lived and worked in the nation’s capital for 20 years. Their lives are upended when Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for those from El Salvador and five other countries is revoked.
Becoming Frida Kahlo
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This striking three-part series strips away the myths to reveal the real Frida — a passionate and brilliant artist living through extraordinary times. The series explores the major events of Kahlo's life, both personal and political, from her lifelong health problems to her complicated relationship with artist Diego Rivera.
American Experience: Roberto Clemente
Born in Puerto Rico, Clemente was an exceptional baseball player and humanitarian whose career sheds light on larger issues of immigration, civil rights and cultural change. He would die in a tragic plane crash in 1972.
POV: Bulls and Saints
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After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know; it will be the most difficult journey of their lives and reawaken an intense desire for a place to belong. Set between the rodeo arenas of North Carolina and the spellbinding Mexican town they yearn for, “Bulls and Saints” is a love story about reverse migration, rebellion, and redemption.
American Masters
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
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Discover how Rita Moreno defied her humble upbringing and racism to become one of a select group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winners. Explore her 70-year career with new interviews, clips of her iconic roles and scenes of the star on set today.
American Masters: A Song for Cesar
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This documentary presents a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and the farm worker movement. The film tells a previously untold story about the musicians and artists — including Joan Baez, Maya Angelou, and Carlos Santana, among others — who dedicated their time, creativity and even reputations to peacefully advance Cesar Chavez’s movement to gain equality and justice for America’s suffering farm workers.
American Masters
José Clemente Orozco: Man of Fire
The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a life filled with drama, adversity and triumph, is one of the great stories of the modern era. Despite poverty, childhood rheumatic fever that damaged his heart and an explosion in his youth that cost him his left hand, Orozco persisted in his wish to become an artist.
Independent Lens: El Equipo
Legendary U.S. anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow sets out to train a new group of Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology. Their goal: to investigate disappearances in Argentina during the “dirty war.” The group expands its horizons, traveling to El Salvador, Bolivia and Mexico, doggedly working behind the scenes to establish the facts for the families of the victims.
POV
Uýra: The Rising Forest
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While traveling through the Amazon, Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth to promote the significance of identity and place, threatened by Brazil's oppressive political regime. Through dance, poetry, and stunning characterization, Uýra boldly confronts historical racism, transphobia, and environmental destruction, while emphasizing the interdependence of humans and the environment.
LISTEN
The Victory Players: Puerto Abierto (Open Port)
Listen Sunday, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. on Classical NEPM
The latest concert in Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts’ Victory Players annual chamber music residency, Puerto Abierto (Open Port) celebrates the musical wealth that Puerto Rico and the Caribbean have shared with the world. The four compositions commissioned by MIFA examine identity, flowers, the vitality of ports and the idea of home.
The Victory Players: El Puerto Rico (The Rich Port)
Listen Sunday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. on Classical NEPM
Starting in 2018, MIFA has commissioned new works inspired by Puerto Rico for the Victory Players, its chamber music ensemble of young musicians from around the country under the direction of Tianhui Ng. This concert features compositions by Gabriel Bouche Caro, Carlos Carrillo, Johanny Navaro, Christian Quinoñes,Iván Rodriguez, and Omar Surillo.
The Victory Players: Si Se Puede (Yes We Can)
Listen Sunday, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. on Classical NEPM
Sí Se Puede features works that reflect on the Mexican and Mexican-American experience performed by The Victory Players. The six compositions commissioned by MIFA explore everything from personal recollections to ancient myths.
Fiesta
Sundays at 4 p.m. on Classical NEPM
Fiesta is devoted to Latino concert music, and brings artistically significant compositions from Latin America, Spain and Portugal to your listeners. The acclaimed composer, musician, performer, and professor Elbio Barilari is the host and creative force behind this series. He invites listeners to enjoy and learn about the lively and compelling sounds of Latin American classical music — “the hottest Latin-American music from the 16th to the 21st centuries.”
Alt. Latino
Sundays at 7 p.m. on 88.5 NEPM
NPR Music's program dedicated to Latin Alternative music and rock in Spanish is hosted by Felix Contreras.
Tertulia
Sundays at 8 p.m. on 88.5 NEPM
On Tertulia a music lover will find Latin Jazz, Boleros, Salsa, Merengue, Nueva Trova, Tango and Folk music from Puerto Rico, Central America, Colombia, the Andean Region and Spain. News pieces in English and Spanish, discussion of topics of importance to the Latino community, and the weekly calendar of events are also heard on Tertulia. Hosted by Raquel Obregon.
Latino USA
Sundays at 10 p.m. on 88.5 NEPM
Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only nationally distributed English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective. Host Maria Hinojosa combines high-quality news, cultural and public affairs journalism with compelling sound to bring a rich understanding to a wide spectrum of listeners.
EVENT
The Springfield Puerto Rican Parade
Sunday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m.
Once again, NEPM will march in the Springfield Puerto Rican Parade to honor the rich cultural heritage of Puerto Rico. With this year’s parade theme, "Magia Boricua”, the parade will celebrate the magic that Puerto Rican culture brings to western Massachusetts.
PBS KIDS
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Sonia Manzano”
Premieres Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. on NEPM TV
This series follows the adventures of Xavier Riddle, his sister Yadina, and their friend Brad. In each episode, the three face a problem and must turn to the Secret Museum to help them solve it. This special episode features Sonia Manzano, beloved by generations as “Maria” on Sesame Street, who broke new ground as one of the first Latino characters on national TV.
Alma’s Way
New episodes premiere Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. on NEPM TV
Created by Sonia Manzano, Alma’s Way follows 6-year-old Alma Rivera, a proud, confident Puerto Rican girl who lives in the Bronx with her family, friends, and community. It showcases Latino cultures through music, food, and language.