Adios Texas and On to Cali!

Adios, Texas and Cali, here we come!
On behalf of producer/director John J. Valadez, Independent Lens, PBS, WGBH, Latino Public Broadcasting and all the other producing entities, thank you to the various GI Forum chapters in Texas as well as the colleges and universities that have received The Longoria Affair with such enthusiasm. John was thrilled to join Cecilia Garcia Akers, daughter of American GI Forum founder Dr. Hector P. Garcia, for post-screening discussions at UT Pan American in Edinburg as well as South Texas College in McAllen.

Last Week in Texas
John Valadez closes his Texas tour this week with screenings:
Monday, Oct. 25 @ 7 PM
Texas A&M Univ. - CC
Performing Arts Center - 6300 Ocean Drive - Corpus Christi, TX

Tuesday, Oct. 26 @ 6 PM
Univ. of Texas @ Austin
Student Union Theatre - Guadalupe/24th St. - Austin, TX

Wednesday, Oct. 27 @ 6 PM
Univ. of Houston - Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
Theatre Lecture Hall - Room 150 - Houston, TX

The Longoria Affair Screenings continue on to Southern California:
Thursday, Oct. 28 @ 3 PM
Cal State LA - CSULA Student Union Theatre
5154 State University Drive - Los Angeles, CA

Thursday, Oct. 28 @ 6 PM
City of Commerce City Council Chambers
2535 Commerce Way - City of Commerce, CA

Friday, Oct. 29 @ 12:30 PM
East LA College - Lecture Hall H-107
1301 Ave. Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA

Saturday, Oct. 30 @ 2:00 PM
UC Riverside - INTS Bldg., Room 1128
900 University Avenue
Riverside, CA

Saturday, Nov. 6 @ 12 Noon
Cal State Fullerton - Titan State Student Union Theatre
Titan State Union Way & State College Blvd.
Fullerton, CA


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Thank you North Texas and Laredo!

After a whirlwind tour which included Mountain View College, Mountain View, Texas, West Texas A&M in Canyon, Univ. of No. Texas in Denton, Pleasanton College in Dallas, The Rose Marine Theater in Ft. Worth and UT Health & Science Center in Laredo, we would like to thank all those who not only attended but received the film with such great comments and feedback. We ask you to please long on to http://www.itvs.org/films/longoria-affair/comments.

Now, on to McAllen and Edinburg where I am very excited to be meeting up with Cecilia Garcia Akers, daughter of GI Forum founder, Dr. Hector P. Garcia. We will be conversing after we screen The Longoria Affair and hope to see all of you there:
Tuesday, Oct. 19 @ 6 PM - South Texas College - McAllen, TX
Wednesday Oct. 20 @ 7 PM - Univ. of TX Pan American - Edinburg, TX

We then go to San Antonio where the GI Forum Chapter presents The Longoria Affair
Friday, Oct. 22 @ 6 PM - Instituto Cultural Mexicano - San Antonio, TX

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Texas here we come!

After the first few successful screenings at Manhattan College, U. of AZ and NM State, director/producer John J. Valadez heads off to Texas, the state where it all began. The Texas dates are below and begin Monday Oct. 11 at Mountain View College in Mountain View, TX.

More than 60 years ago in the tiny town of Three Rivers, TX, the Longoria Affair drama would unfold and eventually envelop the state, our politics and a civil rights movement.

We are grateful to all the colleges, universities, professors and folks throughout Texas who have participated in the film as well as expressed their support for it. We are especially grateful to the various GI Forum chapters in Texas who are hosting screenings and mobilizing their membership to attend, spread the word and tune in on Nov. 9 to watch the film, which will air in Spanish simultaneously via the SAP channel.

We also want to encourage everyone to visit www.thelongoriaaffair.com to watch the entire film in Spanish, immediately after the air date.

Here's the Texas Schedule:
Oct. 11 - Mountain View College - Mountain View, TX
Oct. 12 - West Texas A&M - Canyon, TX
Oct. 13 - Univ. of No. Texas - Denton, TX
Oct. 14 - Eastfield College - Pleasant Grove Campus - Dallas, TX
Oct. 15 - Rose Marine Theater - Ft. Worth, TX
Oct. 17 - UT Health & Science Auditorium - Laredo, TX
Oct. 19 - South Texas College - McAllen, TX
Oct. 20 - UT Pan American - Edinburg, TX
Oct. 22 - Instituto Cultural Mexicano - San Antonio, TX
Oct. 25 - Texas A&M - CC - Corpus Christi, TX
Oct. 26 - Univ. of Texas at Austin, TX
Oct. 27 - Univ. of Houston - Houston, TX

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The Longoria Affair on PBS - Tue. Nov. 9

THE LONGORIA AFFAIR

El documental The Longoria Affair viene a PBS el martes 9 de noviembre a las 10:30 PM ET. No te pierdas la historia del soldado Felix Longoria y la lucha por la igualdad.