Afrolatinos - The Untaught Story

We often regard the Latino community as one being divided by nationality, but racial politics within the community can divide as well.While many Latin communities have embraced the Afro-roots of specific cultural forms such as art, music, dance and food, few have openly connected that heritage to its deeper history. Likewise, Black citizens within many Latin communities feel a similar disconnection. Enter Renzo Devia, an award-winning U.S.-born television producer and director of Colombian heritage, whose documentary, AFROLATINOS, seeks to bring focus to the complex and varied experiences of Black communities throughout South and Central America.

This is the official trailer of the Documentary series AFROLATINOS. This documentary is scheduled to air in late 2011. It will educate on the African Diaspora in Latin America and celebrate the AfroLatino culture. Please check out AfroLatino.tv for more info. The production company is CreadorPictures.tv

English Trailer for AfroLatinos The Documentary from Renzo Devia / Creador Pictures on Vimeo.

Afrolatinos “The Untaught Story” is a documentary television series independently produced by Creador Pictures, LLC. The program will illustrate history and celebrate the rich culture of people in Latin America of African descent. From the story of how and when slaves came to Central and South America to identity issues that still exist in the Hispanic community today. There are an estimated 200 million Afro-descendants in Latin America but the majority of them do not have political or economic power. This documentary takes you on a journey to meet Afrolatinos throughout Spanish and Portuguese speaking nations and an exploration and appreciation of their culture.
The documentary follows the African Latin experience from the slave trade in the early 1500’s and touches on the Cimarron (Palenque) communities, as well as the controversial theory of the African presence in ancient America.
It also looks at contemporary Afro-Latin communities and explores the notions of African identity and the various ways embracing African identity is beginning to impact politics, economics and culture in Latin America. According to Creador, “Of all the issues that are affecting their way of life the main issue is the exclusion of a community of people based on the color of their skin. We interview people from the U.S to Argentina about issues such as image (this idea of good hair, bad hair), interracial marriages, racism, oppression, exploitation and Afrolatinos consciousness plus much more.”
Creador strives to project positive, dynamic images of Latinos on television and has made it his mission to educate people on the Afro-Latino culture toward a goal of unification and empowerment.
View more about the AfroLatinos documentary
Listen to the Roots of AfroLatin music
This information is pulled from Ebony Magazine
(http://ebonyjet.com/culture/film/index.aspx?id=16636)

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