via press release:

(New York, NY / Bogota, Colombia)—March 24, 2010- (www.Afrolatinos.tv) Creador Pictures announces the official website launch for the groundbreaking television documentary, “Afro Latinos: The Untaught Story” (Afro-Latinos: La Historia Que Nunca Nos Contaron”). Created and Produced by award-winning television producer Renzo Devia and co-produced by celebrated journalist Alicia Anabel Santos. This seven part series is expected to leave viewers with a new perspective on the heritage of Latinos worldwide, in addition to a better understanding of the modern day adversities still facing Afro-Latinos today.

Who are Afro-Latinos?
Afro-Latinos are the descendents of the enslaved Africans who were forcibly taken from their land and dispersed throughout Latin America. There are an estimated 200 million Afro-descendants throughout Latin America; yet the majority, have no political or economic power.

More than two years in the making and independently produced and filmed throughout Spanish and Portuguese speaking nations across the Caribbean, Central and South America. This provocative documentary Afro-Latinos: The Untaught Story delves deep into the Afro-Latino experience as no one has ever seen before. Segments cover topics ranging from history, identity, language, religious taboos, beautiful traditions, art and social issues. This documentary gives a voice to these marginalized communities who have been excluded from history books for centuries. Creador Pictures, LLC hopes to unite all of the Americas with the fascinating knowledge they have gained.

The documentary features provocative scenes capturing intimate rituals, such as Santeria and Voodoo. The series offers revealing interviews from AfroLatino celebrities, political figures, scientists, educators and anthropologists. The most moving footage comes straight from the voices of the people—this is a story that directly affects these communities located in the outskirts of Latin America’s bustling metropolitans.

AFROLATINO.TV is the definitive on-line destination for the global Afro-Latino community. Visitors can watch video footage and see photos taken from the producer’s journeys to dozens of countries on their quest to decode the lineage of African blood in Latin America during the documentary filming.

Peep the trailer:

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Teachers across the nation have already used this valuable site as a resource to encourage the curious to further investigate the history Afro-Latinos. This site offers comprehensive information and links to philanthropic organizations for each country visited to inform those communities on where to go if they are discriminated against. In addition to moving and entertaining blog testimonials, the film crew shares information about the books, music and artwork they discovered along the way with via digital travel journals.

For more information on the film, check out afrolatino.tv!

Source: Janice I. Torres, SB@W PR