Latino USA

Series produced by Latino USA

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Latino USA chronicles how Latinos are living, shaping and changing America, with in-depth reporting and candid conversations. Hosted by Maria Hinojosa.

Celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2018, Latino USA is the longest running Latino-focused program on U.S. public media, and embodies Futuro Media's mission to elevate the voices of historically marginalized communities through authentic storytelling.


Additional Files

193 Pieces

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The first of a two-part investigation from Latino USA: The Moving Border, The North. A mother and daughter caught in a web of bureaucracy hold out ...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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Steven Canals of Pose and Linda Yvette Chavez of Gentefied walk us through how they developed some of their show’s most notable characters and stor...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
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This week Latino USA looks back at a pioneering Latina who took on the federal government to stop border wall construction on her campus.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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We look into the dark side of little-known visas for diplomatic domestic workers.

  • Added: Aug 05, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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We speak with immigrants who could soon be heading to the polls in New York City.

  • Added: Jul 29, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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On the campaign trail, Joe Biden made several promises related to immigration, he even said he’d get rid of some Trump-era policies. After more tha...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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A former child death investigator examines Joseph Chacón and Draco Ford’s autopsy reports. The expert raises several questions about their deaths a...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
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Leah Garcia calls the police after a domestic violence incident, triggering the involvement of LA’s Department of Children and Family Services. Her...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
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An eccentric group of cryptocurrency investors arrives in Puerto Rico with plans to change “everything” on the island — and meets resistance from l...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
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We dive into the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos controversy and speak to the man at the center of it all, Richard Montañez.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
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We talk to Jon M. Chu, director of “Crazy Rich Asians” and “In the Heights,” about his upbringing as a child of immigrants, and the role that TV an...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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Two Afrolatino cousins discuss the impact of George Floyd’s death, their experiences with the Black Lives Matter protests, and their reaction to De...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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Yesica Balderrama, a young DACA-recipient, tells an intimate story about how she feels her undocumented family has gotten stuck in life.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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When the pioneering translatina activist Lorena Borjas first arrived in the U.S. in the early 80’s, she found both community and crisis. Lorena’s o...

  • Added: May 27, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
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New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opens up about the trauma of the January 6th Capitol riot, and elected officials’ accountability in...

  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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A conversation with California’s first Latino senator Alex Padilla. Maria Hinojosa asks the senator about Prop 187, the controversial 1994 ballot m...

  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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Joseph Webster’s petition to the conviction review unit to re-investigate his case is denied. We explore how Joseph’s wrongful conviction has deepl...

  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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The story of Joseph Webster, a black man from Nashville sentenced to life in prison for a murder he didn’t commit.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa talks to Mexican rock icon Alejandra Guzmán about her rise to stardom.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
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A conversation with Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo and Dr. Amelie Ramirez about the effectiveness and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2021
  • Length: 54:01