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La Plaza; Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Arabella

Acquisition Program LP 1808 Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Arabella


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Series
La Plaza
Program
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Arabella
Program Number

1808

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

Director Les Blanc and producer Tom Luddy present a portrait of Francisco Aguabella in his role as a sacred drummer and a figure of historical influence in Latin Jazz.

Duration

00:28:45

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Creators
Ortiz, Raquel (Series Producer)
Citation
Chicago: “La Plaza; Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Arabella,” GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B827F9FCBEEA40D68F5F22196770EB9D.
MLA: “La Plaza; Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Arabella.” GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B827F9FCBEEA40D68F5F22196770EB9D>.
APA: La Plaza; Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Arabella. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B827F9FCBEEA40D68F5F22196770EB9D
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