Hora 3: La Ola Chicana
En el tercer episodio, mexicoamericanos en California, Texas, y por todo el sur-occidente formar sus propios sonidos distintivos durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Su musica jugaria un papel importante en la lucha por los derechos civiles Chicanos, y en turno los lanzaria desde el barrio al escenario nacional.
Episodes
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Hour 4: Divas & Superstars
S1 E8 - 54m 21s
Focuses on the Latin Pop explosion of the turn of the century and the success of artists like Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan and Shakira in the English-language market. As studios concentrate on star-driven Pop, Latino youth gravitate toward urban fusions -- Spanish Rap and Reggaeton, as well as Rock en Espanol.
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Hour 2: The Salsa Revolution
S1 E6 - 54m 55s
Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York reinvent the Cuban Son and the Puerto Rican Plena, adding elements from Soul and Jazz to create Salsa, which becomes a defining rhythm for Latinos the world over.
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Hour 1: Bridges
S1 E5 - 54m 47s
Traces the rise of Latin Jazz and the explosion of the Mambo and the Cha Cha Cha as they sweep the US from East to West. Latin Music infiltrates R&B and Rock and Roll through the 1960s.
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Hora 4: Divas y Superestrellas
S1 E4 - 54m 21s
En el cuarto episodio, se enfoca en la explocion de la musica Pop Latino al final de los 90's que incluye los exitos de artistas como Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, y Shakira en el Mercado americano. Mientras los estudios se enfocaban en el Pop, los jovenes latinos giraban hacia fusiones urbanas - Rap en Espanol y Reggaeton, al igual como Rock en Espanol.
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Hora 3: La Ola Chicana
S1 E3 - 54m 55s
En el tercer episodio, mexicoamericanos en California, Texas, y por todo el sur-occidente formar sus propios sonidos distintivos durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Su musica jugaria un papel importante en la lucha por los derechos civiles Chicanos, y en turno los lanzaria desde el barrio al escenario nacional.
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Hora 2: La Revolución de la Salsa
S1 E2 - 54m 55s
En el segundo episodio, puertoriqueños y otros latinos en Nueva York reinventan el Son cubano y la Plena puertorriqueña, agregándoles elementos de Soul y Jazz, y crean Salsa, que se vuelve el rítmo que identifica a los latinos por todo el mundo.
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Hora 1: Puentes
S1 E1 - 54m 47s
El primer episodio investiga el nacimiento de Latin Jazz y la explosión del Mambo y Cha-Cha-Chá que recorren los Estados Unidos de costa a costa. La música Latina se infiltra dentro de R&B y Rock and Roll durante los años 1960s.
Extras + Features
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The Legends: Ricky Martin
S1 E8 - 3m 5s
“Livin’ La Vida Loca” debuted at number-one on the Billboard chart and broke Ricky Martin into American mainstream pop. Watch LATIN MUSIC USA Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings). Image credit: Retna, Ltd./Camera Press/Miguel Amador Larra
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The Legends: Shakira
S1 E8 - 4m 38s
Shakira Mebarak, a Colombian of Lebanese descent, brought a unique combination of rhythms from her native Barranquilla. With the help of producer Emilio Estefan, she became an international superstar. Watch LATIN MUSIC USA Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings). Image credit: Retna, Ltd./Larry Marano
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Miami's Cultural Mix
S1 E8 - 1m 49s
Miami is a hub for Latin music and cultural fusion, championed by artists like Pitbull. Watch LATIN MUSIC USA Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings).
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The Legends: Lin-Manuel Miranda
S1 E8 - 3m 15s
Composer Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about his first hit, "In The Heights". Watch LATIN MUSIC USA Friday April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings).
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The Legends: Juanes
S1 E8 - 2m 3s
In his native Medellín, Colombia, Juanes had played heavy metal, inspired by the music of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin. His fusion, known as rock en español, has brought rock music right into the heart of Latin culture. Watch LATIN MUSIC USA on Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings).
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The Legends: Jennifer Lopez
S1 E8 - 2m 16s
"She’s sort of our 21st century Marilyn Monroe... She is beyond singer. She is this icon." Watch LATIN MUSIC USA Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings). Image credit: New York Magazine
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The Legends: Tego and Daddy Yankee
S1 E8 - 4m 1s
Tego Calderón created new fusions for reggaetón and became a hero to young Latinos, but it was Daddy Yankee who took reggaetón into the clubs and onto the dance floors of America’s mainstream. Watch LATIN MUSIC USA Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings).
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The Legends: Gloria and Emilio Estefan
S1 E8 - 4m 30s
The unprecedented success of Gloria and Emilio Estefan through the Miami Sound Machine was an awakening for the American music industry. Watch LATIN MUSIC USA on Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings).
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The Legends: Los Lobos
S1 E7 - 2m 32s
Los Lobos--"The Wolves"--had been young rockers from East L.A.’s Garfield High in the 1970’s, when the Chicano movement inspired them to put their electric guitars on the shelf and explore their musical roots. Watch LATIN MUSIC USA Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings). Image credit: Los Lobos
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The Legends: Linda Ronstadt
S1 E7 - 3m 19s
Despite a successful career spanning multiple decades, Linda Ronstadt still encountered resistance from the music industry when she decided to make a Spanish language album. Watch LATIN MUSIC USA Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings).
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The Legends: Los Tigres del Norte
S1 E7 - 2m 44s
With half a dozen Grammys, and sales in the tens of millions, Los Tigres del Norte--The Tigers of the North--has become the most famous band mainstream America never heard of. Watch LATIN MUSIC USA Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings).
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The Legends: Ritchie Valens
S1 E7 - 4m 37s
Richard Valenzuela had been unknown beyond Pacoima until a young record producer heard him play at a local movie house and invited him to his Hollywood studio. Thus was born Ritchie Valens, the "great brown hope" of Latin music. Watch LATIN MUSIC USA, airing Friday, April 28 and Friday, May 5 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings). Image credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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