New Documentary Highlights the Accomplishments of Kansas City's Latinx Community: We Are Latinos II Premieres in October
KANSAS CITY, MO — Kansas City PBS is proud to present We Are Latinos II, a series of three documentary shorts that will premiere weekly at flatlandkc.org on Oct. 6, 13 and 20 and air as a 30-minute broadcast on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at 7 p.m. on Channel 19.1.
Latinx trailblazers have long molded Kansas City into the bustling metro it is today. We Are Latinos II, from local filmmaker Victor Antillanca, captures that powerful legacy through the lens of four Kansas Citians currently making a significant impact in the community.
“We Are Latinos II is a powerful compilation of cinematic vignettes that speak to Kansas City’s vibrant Latinx community,” said Kliff Kuehl, President and CEO of Kansas City PBS. “We are excited to bring the latest installment of this documentary series from filmmaker Victor Antillanca to our audiences during National Hispanic Heritage Month.”
The film will feature Dulcinea Herrera, co-founder of Café Corazón and former Miss Kansas City Latina, rising interdisciplinary artist Cesar Velez, who infuses his experiences as a first-generation American into his art and muralists Isaac Tapia and Rodrigo Alvarez, known as IT-RA Icons, who have created over 45 murals throughout the metro.
“(Our community) is a very colorful community that for a long time has not had the platform to fully express ourselves,” said Antillanca. “It’s important to highlight and show different types of Latinos, from all generations, talk about things that used to be taboo and hopefully create more unity within the Latino community.”
Health Forward Foundation and The Kemper Family Foundations, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee provided support for this program.
About Kansas City PBS
Located in the heart of Kansas City, MO, Kansas City PBS is a non-profit multimedia organization that has been serving the community since 1961. The PBS member station airs diverse content focused on civic affairs, science, food, drink, arts and culture on four television channels, including Channel 19.1, 19.2, 19.3 (Create) and 19.4, the 24-hour PBS kids channel. Channels 19.1 and 19.4 are also available to live stream online, with programming available on-demand in the PBS Video App and Kansas City PBS Passport, a member-benefit streaming service. Kansas City PBS serves students, caregivers and the local education community through free online resources, workshops for parents and teachers, and annual conferences and events. It also owns and operates the local NPR music station, 90.9 The Bridge, providing nonprofit radio in a AAA format to listeners over the air and online streaming. Kansas City PBS’ nonprofit source for local journalism, Flatland (flatlandkc.org), produces multimedia reporting focused on civic affairs, arts and culture, food and drink, and education. For more information on Kansas City PBS or its wide variety of local and national content, visit kansascitypbs.org.
About Flatland
Founded in November 2013 through a gift from the Hale Family Foundation, the Hale Center for Journalism at Kansas City PBS serves as a center for local multimedia nonprofit journalism. A digital news umbrella that encourages collaboration among NPR, PBS and regional news outlets to produce stories on local issues and ensure the continued creation of quality local journalism in an ever-changing media landscape.