Hugo Perez’s Documentary OMARA on Afro-Cuban Singer and cultural icon, Omara Portuondo is now playing in the 39th Miami Film Festival. The documentary will be streaming nationwide with in-person Miami screenings through March 13, 2022.Toward

Episode 134 | Adriana Bosch, director, Letters to Eloisa

Oct 15th, 2021 42m 28s

Adriana Bosch is fantastic—humble, open, present, giving, loving, sincere, and elegant. Really. She came in as an equal and a woman artist sharing her journey. Her latest documentary, Letters to Eloisa, is a lyrical must-watch profile dedicat

Episode 133 | Carlos Gutierrez, 20 years of Cinema Tropical

Apr 18th, 2021 27m 32s

Episode 132 | Oriana E. Gonzales, Cultural Worker

Jan 17th, 2021 16m 38s

She’s been a part of some cool stuff, like serving as a Curatorial Assistant for Latinx Studies at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. She has worked with El Museo Del Barrio, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Loisaida

NFAND Episode 131 | Mino Lora, People's Theater Project +

Jan 3rd, 2021 34m 53s

NFAND Episode 130 | Bernardo Ruiz, documentary filmmaker, Latino Vote

Oct 3rd, 2020 23m 23s

Bernardo Ruiz, is a two-time Emmy® Award-nominated documentary filmmaker and a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

NFAND Episode 129 | Nansi Guevara, Border Artist, Activist, Freelance Design

Sep 6th, 2020 29m 53s

NFAND Episode 128 | Nico Rodríguez Melo, MICA Center for Student Engagement

Aug 16th, 2020 49m 23s

NFAND Episode 127 | Allina Migoni, reference librarian at the Library of Congress, American Folklife Center

Aug 2nd, 2020 42m 6s

NFAND EPSIODE 126 | Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, Creative Justice Initiative

Jul 26th, 2020 33m 14s

NFAND Episode 125 | Cecilia Aldarondo, filmmaker LANDFALL

Jul 18th, 2020 47m 3s

NFAND Episode 124 | Frances Negrón Muntaner, Valor y Cambio, Lessons Learned

Jun 20th, 2020 49m 4s

The 45-minute talk that covers a gamut of topics from how Puerto Rican society is based on enslavement to how ultimately, “people value a joyful life and they know that joy doesn't come necessarily, and not that it's unimportant, but it doesn't

CODA XXVI | Edgardo Miranda-Rodríguez (Take Two) The Ethics of Work

Jun 7th, 2020 44m 49s

What black and brown people go through to strive for a better life is for the books of champions. Which brings me to Edgardo Miranda-Rodríguez, another champion from The Bronx. His story is moving and filled with a type of God sent blessing is

NFAND Episode 122 | Gisela Rosario Ramos, artist, performer, editor, filmmaker

Oct 13th, 2019 46m 14s

Gisela is one of Puerto Rico’s most recognized filmmakers and performers. She blends in with themes universal as in humanity first and particulars of Puerto Rico as in Jayá. An unveiling of sorts, a daring artistic proposal because it is absent

NFAND Episode 121 | Ben DeJesus, award-winning documentary filmmaker, director, producer

Sep 28th, 2019 21m 22s

NFAND Episode 120 | Carmen Cruz, founder and organizer Silent Procession

Sep 15th, 2019 20m 5s

NFAND Episode 119 | Alex Rodríguez, producer and emcee

Feb 9th, 2019 29m 35s

This conversation was recorded between Howard Jordan (professor, activist, journalist, and lawyer) and Alex Rodríguez a couple of years ago. Jordan was and continues to be the Chair of the Behavioral & Social Sciences Department at Hostos Commu

NFAND Episode 118 | Oscar Rivera, photographer, artistic director EnFoco

Nov 25th, 2018 21m 32s

NFAND Episode 117 | Bernardo Ruiz, documentary director and producer

Nov 4th, 2018 23m 50s

NFAND Episode 116 | Minerva Román Urrutia, clinical psychologist, artist, activist, mentor

Oct 28th, 2018 26m 49s

NFAND Episode 115 | Carmen Matos, Bx Queen and caregiver

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NFAND Episode 114| Julio Pabón, on amend The Jones Act

Sep 30th, 2018 41m 33s

Words and reasonings flow out of Julio Pabón with rhythm and feeling. He’s a natural storyteller. Here he delves into the history and particulars of The Jones Act. The long-standing maritime law creates a lockdown in the ports that has and cont