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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 December 16, 2018, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_95BD705AE0D64071BE229AFC5207B175.
- MLA: “La Plaza; Elena Poniatowska: Chronicle of a Writer.” 05/12/1989. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. December 16, 2018. <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