Nueva York

We visit Saint Peter’s Church in Manhattan, where we talk with Father Fabián Arias about his work supporting immigrants facing serious challenges to their legal status. The visit reaffirmed New York’s role as a sanctuary city and reminded us that there is always hope in the fight for the rights of the most vulnerable.

We then go to Macaulay Honors College, where writer Carmen Boullosa interviews renowned Mexican architect Felipe Leal. Leal, known for transforming major public spaces in Mexico, comes to New York to sign an agreement between the Seminario de Cultura Mexicana and the Institute of Mexican Studies at CUNY. His vision of cities designed to improve people’s well-being and happiness invites reflection on how we inhabit urban spaces.

We finish at the Brooklyn studio of Guatemalan artist Juan Carlos Pinto, who for over twenty years has transformed MetroCards into portraits celebrating New York’s visual identity. With the cards’ disappearance, his work takes on an unexpected documentary value.

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Guest List:
Padre Fabian Arias, Pastor
Felipe Leal, Arquitecto
Juan Carlos Pinto, Artist

First Air Date: 01-08-26

Nueva York is an Emmy award winning series about Latino culture in New York. The 30-minute show explores the rich textures of Latino society in the city, focusing on politics, art, culture, and the traditions of Spanish-speaking populations across the metropolitan area.

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Our December episode embraces the true spirit of Christmas with uplifting stories from the heart of our Latino community. We meet Doris Benítez, a behavioral therapist whose immigrant journey inspired her mission to guide others through the emotional challenges of beginning a new life in this country.

In Midtown, we visit La Charcuterie, the vibrant bar-café founded by Colombian entrepreneurs Luisa Ramírez and Sara Rojas, who are redefining NYC’s event-planning scene with creativity, courage, and the drive instilled by their immigrant families.

In Brooklyn, we speak with photographer Stephanie Keith, whose striking images documenting the human impact of ICE operations at Federal Plaza have resonated globally—even appearing on the cover of New York Magazine.

And from Hostos Community College, we feature Alexis Mendoza, director of the Latin American Art Triennial, which this year showcases more than 800 artists from Latin America and the diaspora, with distinguished participation from CUNY.

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Guest List:
Mary Frances ,Attías Antún Artista NYLAAT
Doris Benitez, Therapist
Stephanie Kleith, Photo-Journalist
Elisa Lutteral, Artista Multidisciplinaria
Alexis Mendoza, Curador NYLAAT
Luisa Ramirez, Co-Owner, La CharCUTErie
Sara Rojas, Co-Owner , La Char-CUTE-rie

First Air Date: 12-11-25

Nueva York is an Emmy award winning series about Latino culture in New York. The 30-minute show explores the rich textures of Latino society in the city, focusing on politics, art, culture, and the traditions of Spanish-speaking populations across the metropolitan area.

Watch more Nueva York at https://www.tv.cuny.edu/show/nuevayork

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In the Graduate Center, Tinabeth Piña interviews the new CUNY Chancellor, the Puerto Rican Félix Matos Rodríguez, whose history with CUNY goes back two decades, when he was the director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, since then many projects have tied him to this university. For the 20th anniversary of the New York Flamenco Festival, Catalonian Miguel Poveda, one of the most popular and innovative Flamenco artists of our time, talks about music, being gay and his obsession with the great poet Federico Garcia Lorca. For Women's History Month, we talked to Mexican filmmaker Olivia Luengas about the New York release of her feature film, Away From Meaning. The creator of an independent intimist cinema, she reflects on her role as director of photography and the importance of this stories written by women and family stories.
Taped: 03-04-20

Nueva York is an Emmy award winning series about Latino culture in New York. The 30-minute show explores the rich textures of Latino society in the city, focusing on politics, art, culture, and the traditions of Spanish-speaking populations across the metropolitan area. Each episode features prominent leaders from the tri-state area's cultural and public spheres sharing their thoughts and accomplishments with viewers. Interviews are hosted by Mexican novelist and critic Carmen Boullosa and Chilean journalist and writer Patricio Lerzundi. The general producer is Professor Jerry Carlson, specialist in Latin American cinema. They are all members of the academic staff at CUNY. The series is produced by bilingual professionals from Colombia, Guatemala, Massachusetts, Mexico, and Texas. In addition, the series offers documentary segments about events, exhibits, concerts, and institutions.
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We kick off this episode in Bushwick, were we visit actress and dancer Emma Pfaeffle, who tells us about her Latino roots' artistic influence and her role in the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" musical in Broadway.

Next, in City Hall, Patricio Lerzundi interviews Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, the first Latino woman to be Secretary of State of New York, who tells us about the importance of public education, Latinos in the history of this country, and the future of Puerto Rico, the land of her ancestors.

Later, we travel the city hearing the testimonies of Puerto Ricans and Nuyoricans after the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma and the close connection between the Puerto Rican diaspora and their "island of enchantment."

In Midtown, we interview the popular Venezuelan alternative rock band La Vida Bohème, winner of two Latin Grammy Awards.

Then, we go to the Cervantes Institute, where Carmen Boullosa interviews the famous Cuban author and scriptwriter Senel Paz, who came to the city invited by the Havana Film Festival, New York.

And we finish in Queens, with a visit to Terraza 7, the legendary bar that's managed to defy the gentrification phenomenon with musicians and artists that bring their music to the Jackson Heights community.

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Iniciamos este episodio en Bushwick para visitar a la actriz y bailarina Emma Pfaeffle, quien nos cuenta acerca de las influencias artísticas de su herencia latina y de su papel en el musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory en Broadway.

Despues, en City Hall, Patricio Lerzundi entrevista a Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez, la primera latina en llegar a ser Secretaria de Estado de Nueva York y quien habla de la importancia de la educacion pública, de los latinos en la historia de este pais y el futuro de Puerto Rico, tierra de sus ancestros.

Mas tarde, recorremos la ciudad para escuchar testimonios de puertorriqueños y nuyoricans, luego de la devastación que dejó el huracán Irma, y la estrecha relación de la diáspora boricua con su Isla del Encanto.

Luego en Midtown entrevistamos a la reconocida banda de Rock alternativo de Venezuela La Vida Bohème, ganadora de dos premios Grammy Latinos.

Y llegamos al Instituto Cervantes donde Carmen Boullosa entrevista al reconocido escritor y guionista Cubano Senel Paz quien llegó a la ciudad invitado por el Havana Film Festival NY.

Terminamos en Queens, visitando Terraza 7, el legendario bar tertulia que ha logrado sobrevivir al fenómeno de la gentrificación, con músicos y artistas que llevan sus ritmos a la comunidad de Jackson Heights.

Taped: 07-10-18

Nueva York is an Emmy award winning series about Latino culture in New York. The 30-minute show explores the rich textures of Latino society in the city, focusing on politics, art, culture, and the traditions of Spanish-speaking populations across the metropolitan area. Each episode features prominent leaders from the tri-state area's cultural and public spheres sharing their thoughts and accomplishments with viewers. Interviews are hosted by Mexican novelist and critic Carmen Boullosa and Chilean journalist and writer Patricio Lerzundi. The general producer is Professor Jerry Carlson, specialist in Latin American cinema. They are all members of the academic staff at CUNY. The series is produced by bilingual professionals from Colombia, Guatemala, Massachusetts, Mexico, and Texas. In addition, the series offers documentary segments about events, exhibits, concerts, and institutions.
Watch more Nueva York at https://www.tv.cuny.edu/show/nuevayork

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