Tonight on Independent Lens: The Longoria Affair

Posted on November 9, 2010
When a Texas funeral home refused to provide a wake for a Mexican American soldier's body in WWII, it sparked a civil rights movement. Watch The Longoria Affair by filmmaker John J. Valadez tonight at 10 PM on Independent Lens (check local listings). Independent Lens is excited to offer The Longoria Affair for free in its entirety online in English from November 10 through November 16. The Spanish version of the film will be available to stream from November 10 until January 10, 2011. Visit our video portal on PBS.org to view the film.

Plus, read this interview with John J. Valadez, director of The Longoria Affair, on the Independent Lens blog. Keep on top of broadcasts, online exclusives, updates, and special contests by joining Independent Lens on Facebook.

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