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La Plaza; Fortaleza
02/25/1989

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- Series
- La Plaza
- Program
- Fortaleza
- Program Number
1112
- Series Description
Premiered January 10, 1979- Officially La Plaza as a separate series title ended after season 28 (2006). It was replaced by the interview series: Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One which premiered in 2007.
Producer Raquel Ortiz anticipates that the bilingual series will serve as a plaza for the entire local Latino community. Ortiz also served as the host during the first season along with guest hosts. The program format varied from week to week, between musical specials, documentaries, in-studio debates, both locally produced and acquired. Spanish language programs were subtitled in English and English language programs were captioned in Spanish.
See January 1979 Prime Time Program Guide for cover story. Series release date: 1/10/1979
- Program Description
Autochthonous instruments, colorful costumes and Andean rhythms characterize Fortaleza: a group of young Bolivian musicians who bring South American music to New England.
- Duration
00:31:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Creators
- Ortiz, Raquel (Series Producer)
- Citation
- Chicago: “La Plaza; Fortaleza,” 02/25/1989, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed December 12, 2019, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_90BBA1D4246E4ED18334176835DEA4C5.
- MLA: “La Plaza; Fortaleza.” 02/25/1989. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. December 12, 2019. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_90BBA1D4246E4ED18334176835DEA4C5>.
- APA: La Plaza; Fortaleza. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_90BBA1D4246E4ED18334176835DEA4C5