My latest for NBCL
Is there really a ‘shared Latino history?’
This week, the six-hour “Latino Americans” documentary made its national debut. I was one of the few who actually received the whole series in advance and was excited about the prospect.
Yet when I saw it, I was disinterested until the series moved into more modern times with first-person accounts.
Like one friend said to me, “This series feels like going to a really cool history class with a very bad professor.” One reviewer said it best: “The documentary, narrated by Benjamin Bratt (son of a Peruvian mother), is rather dry in spite of the rich subject matter. It’s particularly slow-going at the start (the pre-Alamo section is a slog), but it picks up steam as the chronology moves toward the modern age with notables contributing first-person accounts.”
Don’t get me wrong, the early content needed to be examined and yes, a large…
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Anti-immigrants or anti-law breakers? And sure, let’s go ahead and lie to the little girl. That would be the more ethical approach. Don’t ask a question you already know the answer to. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to learn the whole thing was a setup. Dirty politics is played everywhere. Especially here in Puerto Rico. And I can tell you first hand that illegal immigrants aren’t exactly welcomed here. You are a hypocrite Julito.
I have no idea what you are referring to in this comment. But thanks for commenting.
My comment was posted under this topic although I no longer see it on your website Julito.
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