HISTORY EN ESPANOL(TM) Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With a Week-Long Schedule...

HISTORY EN ESPANOL(TM) Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With a Week-Long
Schedule of Diverse Programming Reflecting Latino Heritage
Remarkable lineup includes: A Place Called Chiapas, The Disappeared, Mexican
Migration to the U.S., and Historia Secreta: Bogota

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Poignant tales of revolution, historical
secrets, and the global influence of the Hispanic culture will take center
stage during Hispanic Heritage Month on History en Espanol. Beginning
September 15, the Spanish-language network will take viewers on a cultural
journey to celebrate the rich ancestry of Latinos with a week-long series of
engrossing and informative documentaries. From the drama of the Mexican
Revolution, to the brutal military dictatorship that gripped Argentina from
1976 to 1983, and tales of treasures hidden beneath Mexico's modern
structures, the special lineup reaches into the past to present the
astonishing facts and revealing moments that have helped define one of the
world's most dominant cultures.
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The acclaimed documentary films that will air during the week of September
15 - 21st at 8-10pm ET, include: "The Mexican Revolution (Sept. 15), Mexican
Migration to the U.S. (Sept. 16), The Disappeared (Sept. 17), Assassination of
Trotsky (Sept. 18), A Place Called Chiapas, (Sept. 19), Historia Secreta:
Mexico City (Hrs 1 & 2, Sept. 20), Historia Secreta: Bogota, Colombia (Sept.
21 at 8pm ET), and Historia Secreta: Monterrey, Mexico (Sept. 21 at 9pm ET).
Additionally, as part of the commemorative schedule, History en Espanol
will air topical daily programming throughout the week, offering intelligent,
thought-provoking series from the U.S. and Latin America spotlighting Latino
roots and culture.
The programming lineup:
The Mexican Revolution explores the pivotal and long-running events that
began in 1910 and unleashed the bloodiest battles in the country's history as
well as political, social, cultural and economic convulsions whose effects can
still be seen in the Mexico of today. Airs on History en Espanol on Monday,
Sept. 15 at 8pm ET.
Mexican Migration to the U.S. In 2006. President George W. Bush signed
Resolution 6061, authorizing exploration of a wall to be constructed along the
border between Mexico and the U.S. This special explores the key historical
events leading up to that act, from the Mexican-American War in 1846 to
today's efforts to deny entry to Mexican immigrants attempting to cross
illegally into "the land of opportunity." Airs on History en Espanol on
Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 8pm ET.
The Disappeared. Horacio Pietragalla was an infant when his mother was
killed by soldiers storming her home. His father died an equally violent
death. Both parents were student activists who fell afoul of Argentina's
brutal military dictatorship in 1976-1983 that forced the disappearance of
some 30,000 people. Many of their children were kidnapped and raised by
surrogate parents. Horacio was one of them. This is the remarkable story of
how, as an adult, he pieces together clues about his true origin and is
reunited with his biological family. Airs on History en Espanol on Wednesday,
Sept. 17 at 8pm ET.
The Assassination of Trotsky. After Leon Trotsky, one of the great
architects of the Russian Revolution of 1917, was sent into foreign exile by
Stalin, he eventually ended up in Coyoacan, Mexico. There, in 1940, a man
named Ramon Mercader gained entry to the study of Trotsky's heavily guarded
house and killed him. This special takes an in-depth look into Trotsky's
political beliefs and the last year of his life. Airs on History en Espanol on
Thursday, Sept. 18 at 8pm ET.
A Place Called Chiapas. A firsthand account of the lives of the
Zapatistas, led by the charismatic Subcomandante Marcos. It takes viewers deep
into rebel territory in Mexico'sChiapas region, where the Zapatista rebels
live and die challenging the Mexican government. Airs on History en Espanol on
Friday, Sept. 19 at 8pm ET.
Historia Secreta. Mexico City, Parts 1 and 2. Each episode of the series
investigates an unknown facet of the past of some of Latin America's most
important cities. Mexico City has as many secret stories as it has
inhabitants, as local celebrity Bruno Bichir explains, from the sinking
cathedral in downtown Mexico City where the only round-shaped pyramid on earth
was discovered, to the uncovering of the Templo Mayor in the city's "Centro
Historico," and a sinking cathedral in downtown Mexico City. All the stages
of its existence are revealed. Airs on History en Espanol on Saturday, Sept.
20 at 8pm ET.
Historia Secreta. Bogota, Colombia. Bogota has historically been the home
of treasures that drew all kinds of hopes and ambitions - from Spanish
conquerors in search of a mystical city in gold, silver, and precious gems, to
guerrilla rebels who stole the sword of Simon Bolivar. Today, people continue
to ask for miracles at the feet of a very special grave; and Bogota hides
conspiracy reunions in an observatory, the attempt on Bolivar's life, and a
murder that changed Colombia's history forever. Airs on History en Espanol on
Sunday, Sept. 21 at 8pm ET.
Historia Secreta. Monterrey, Mexico. One of the country's most important
industrial and business centers, this city hides legends and historic facts
beneath its modern structures. A gold vault in an old still mill called the
Fundidora; Pancho Villa riding his horse into a lobby of an elegant hotel; and
Carranza's troops losing a battle because the soldiers were drunk, are some of
the scenes that add up to the legendary stories of the Mexican Revolution.
Airs on History en Espanol on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 9pm ET.
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29 million subs in key Hispanic markets across the United States. The
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