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From September 15 to October 15, KLRN celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a lineup of featured programming that highlights the rich culture, diversity, and historical contributions of the Hispanic community in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and beyond.
Watch with us – on-air on channel 9.1 or stream online at klrn.org/live or via the PBS app.
Hispanic Heritage Month on KLRN is generously supported by Red McCombs Ford San Antonio and The Tobin Center for Performing Arts.
Thursdays, Sept. 5 - Oct. 10 | 7:30PM | ¡Salud!
¡Salud! highlights Hispanic women taking charge in San Antonio's business world.
Tuesdays, Sept. 10 - Oct. 12 | 4PM | La Frontera with Pati Jinich
Acclaimed chef and James Beard Award-winning host Pati Jinich, travels from El Paso and Juarez to Big Bend National Park. She discovers the people, places, and food -- from burritos to middle eastern cuisine, that make this region unique.
Sept. 12 | 3PM | Nature: The Batman of Mexico
An ecologist tracks the lesser long-nosed bat’s epic migration across Mexico, braving hurricanes, snakes and seas of cockroaches, in order to save the species and the tequila plants they pollinate.
Thursdays, Sept. 12 - Sept. 26| 4PM | Wonders of Mexico
Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, home to the Maya, is a forest rich in wildlife, including monkeys, jaguars and vibrant tropical birds. Here lies a secret underworld which holds the key to life.
Sept. 13 | 4PM | First Peoples: Americas
As early humans spread out across the world, their toughest challenge was colonizing the Americas because a huge ice sheet blocked the route. It has long been thought that the first Americans were Clovis people, who arrived 13,000 years ago. But an underwater discovery in Mexico suggests people arrived earlier — coming by boat, not on foot.
Sept. 13 | 8PM | American Masters: Rita Moreno - A Girl Who Just Decided To Go For It
Discover how Moreno defied her humble upbringing and racism to become one of a select group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winners. Explore her 70-year career with new interviews, clips of her iconic roles and scenes of the star on set today.
Sept. 16 | 10PM | Jesse Treviño. The Artist. The Man.
An intimate look at the life of renowned San Antonio artist Jesse Treviño. The film, created by journalist Randy Beamer, includes stories and memories shared by friends and Jesse himself, some of his personal collections, and never-before-seen footage. Jesse’s talent can be seen all around the city, such as the nine-story mural, The Spirit of Healing, at Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital.
Sept. 17 | 8PM | American Masters: Julia Alvarez - A Life Reimagined
Explore the story of Dominican-American poet and novelist Julia Alvarez, who burst onto the literary scene and blazed a trail for a generation of Latino author
Sept. 11 | 4PM | American Masters: Orozco Man of Fire
The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a life filled with drama, adversity and triumph, is one of the great stories of the modern era. Despite poverty, childhood rheumatic fever that damaged his heart and an explosion in his youth that cost him his left hand, Orozco persisted in his wish to become an artist.
Sept. 20 | 9PM | Singing Our Way to Freedom
Explore the life and music of Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez, from his humble beginnings as a farmworker in Blythe, California to the dramatic moment when he received one of our nation's highest musical honors at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Sept. 22 | 4PM | Voces on PBS: Letters to Eloisa
Based on correspondence with his sister in exile, "Letters to Eloisa" recounts the life of Cuban literary great José Lezama Lima, author of a homoerotic novel, "Paradiso," and tells the story of his silencing by the Cuban revolutionary government.
Sept. 27 - Oct. 4 | 8PM | American Historia
Join actor John Leguizamo on a quest to uncover Latino and Latina heroes and their contributions. In this new three-part series, Leguizamo takes viewers on a captivating journey, delving into both well-known and lesser-known stories of Latino history, spanning thousands of years, from the Ancient Empires to the present, and shining a light on the rich and often overlooked history of Latinos.
Sept. 27 | 9PM | 37th Hispanic Heritage Awards
This evening commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month includes performances and appearances by some of the country’s most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries, including designer Carolina Herrera, Beautyblender creator Rea Ann Silva and NBA legend Carmelo Anthony.
Oct. 1 - Oct. 15| 10PM | Becoming Frida: The Making and Breaking
Explore the early life of Frida Kahlo as she discovers her genius for painting following a tragic, life-changing accident, leading her to encounter world-famous muralist Diego Rivera who she later marries, twice.
Oct. 3 | 3PM & 4PM| Colombia - Wild and Free
Explore the magnificent eastern region of Colombia, a land defined by two powerful rivers: the Orinoco and the Amazon. Along the way, meet amazing wildlife, including jaguars, capybaras, anacondas, and pygmy marmosets, the world's smallest monkeys.
Oct. 11 | 9PM | The Snarky Puppy - The Family We Make
Snarky Puppy, the acclaimed Grammy Award-winning band, brings their genre breaking sound to a sold-out show at the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall.
In Minnesota, the Latine community burgeons amidst a vast opportunity gap. Two charter schools, rooted in decades of struggle, champion equity through decolonized, bilingual education. PROFE delves into this educational revolution, blending history and contemporary narratives to illuminate its profound impact.
