PBS correspondent Suarez to present screening of 'Latino Americans' and sign books Sept. 11

Ray Suarez, PBS Newshour correspondent, will present segments of a forthcoming PBS series on Latino Americans and sign a companion book Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m.

The event, co-sponsored by the Events and and Book and Author Committees, opens Hispanic Heritage Month. A reception and book signing of "Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped A Nation" will follow the screening. National Press Club member, Rudy Arredondo will perform Mexican-American and Latino music during the reception.

The three-part, six-hour documentary is narrated by Benjamin Bratt and premieres on PBS on three consecutive Tuesdays, beginning September 17, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The series will be nationally broadcast in Spanish on VmeTV, for six consecutive Fridays, beginning September 20.

General admission is $5, free for members. Click here to jump to the ticket form.

Books are $18 and must be purchased at the National Press Club on September 11. No outside books are permitted. Book sale proceeds support the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s training programs.

Latino Americans is a production of WETA Washington, DC, Bosch and Co., Inc. and Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) in association with Independent Television Service (ITVS).

For details on the PBS series, and previews, see www.pbs.org/latino-americans. For Spanish see Vmetv.com.

Contacts:
Aileen Roberta Schlef, [email protected]
Josue Lopez Calderon, [email protected]