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La Plaza; Elena Poniatowska: Chronicle of a Writer

05/12/1989


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Series
La Plaza
Program
Elena Poniatowska: Chronicle of a Writer
Program Number

1114

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

In an insightful and witty interview, eminent Mexican author Elena Poniatowska shares her experiences and tells us about some of her journalistic and literary works.

Duration

00:28:05

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Creators
Ortiz, Raquel (Series Producer)
Citation
Chicago: “La Plaza; Elena Poniatowska: Chronicle of a Writer,” 05/12/1989, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed June 26, 2019, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_95BD705AE0D64071BE229AFC5207B175.
MLA: “La Plaza; Elena Poniatowska: Chronicle of a Writer.” 05/12/1989. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. June 26, 2019. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_95BD705AE0D64071BE229AFC5207B175>.
APA: La Plaza; Elena Poniatowska: Chronicle of a Writer. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_95BD705AE0D64071BE229AFC5207B175
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