Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app
PBS SoCal and Latino Public Broadcasting present VOCES: LATINO VOTE 2024, a multiplatform initiative and set of six digital shorts examining the priorities of a politically diverse Latino electorate in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. The core component of the project is a one-hour documentary focusing on the key issues that will drive Latino voter turnout in some of the most hotly contested battleground states, including Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Florida, and Pennsylvania.
Directed/produced by Bernardo Ruiz and produced by Andres Cediel along with Marcia Robiou, the film also delves into the efforts both political parties are making to reach the Latino electorate in California, the state with the largest Hispanic/Latino population in the country. In addition to the one-hour documentary film, six digital shorts will focus on the experiences of young, first-time Latino voters.
Key interviews featured in the documentary include the following (in alphabetical order):
- Tamoa Calzadilla, U.S. editor of Factchequeado.com
- Daniel Garza, President of the LIBRE Initiative
- Maria Teresa Kumar, Co-Founder and President, Voto Latino
- Mike Madrid, Co-founder of The Lincoln Project
- Clarissa Martinez De Castro, Vice President of the Latino Vote Initiative at UnidosUS
- Chuck Rocha, President of Solidarity Strategies LLC
- Pastor Samuel Rodriguez, Pastor of New Season
- Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero, Pastor of The Gathering Place
Watch On Your Schedule: VOCES “LATINO VOTE 2024” will be available to stream on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS app, available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Chromecast and VIZIO.
Credits: Funded by PBS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Ford Foundation. A Quiet Pictures co-production with Latino Public Broadcasting and ITVS in association with PBS SoCal.
