Ilana Trachtman

“Black in Latin America” Brazil: A Racial Paradise?

Brazil: A Racial Paradise? A visit to Brazil explores how the "rainbow nation" is grappling with its legacy of slavery, which wasn't abolished until...

“Black in Latin America” Mexico & Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet

Mexico & Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet The series concludes with visits to Mexico and Peru, which collectively received more slaves than...

“Black in Latin America” Cuba: The Next Revolution 12

12 Cuba: The Next Revolution A tour of Cuba explores its culture, religion, politics and music and how they are linked to slave labor imported...

“Black in Latin America”

Latin America's African roots are explored in visits to Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico and Peru. Included: how Latin Americans of...

“Black in Latin America” Haiti & the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided 11

11 Haiti & the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores Latin America's African roots in visits to six countries, beginning with...

“Mariachi High”

A year in the life of Mariachi Halcon, a top-ranked high-school mariachi ensemble from Zapata High School in Zapata, Texas. The documentary tracks...

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