Radio QGLLU - Unidad PBS Documentary featuring Dir. Gregorio Davila and Exec. Pro. Roland Palencia

Send a textRadio QGLLU - Unidad PBS Documentary featuring Dir. Gregorio Davila and Exec. Pro. Roland PalenciaUnidadUNIDAD on PBS"In today's episode, we're talking about UNIDAD: GAY & LESBIAN LATINOS UNIDOS a DOCUMENTARY FILM that debuts on PBS starting June 1, 2023. Unidad is a powerful and inspiring film that tells the story of the Los Angeles organization Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU). Founded in 1981, GLLU is one of the first major queer Latino organizations in the country. The film follows the group's history and activism, from its early days fighting for AIDS awareness and LGBTQ rights to its more recent work on issues such as immigration and police brutality.Filmmaker Bios: Roland Palencia is the Founder & President of Palencia Productions, and the former Community Benefits Director and corporate trainer at L.A. Care Health Plan, the former Executive Director at Clinica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero. He is also the Executive Producer of “TransVisible: Bamby Salcedo’s Story,” and “UNIDAD: Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos,” chronicling the community activism of LGBTQ Latines in the early 1980s. His greatest pride and passion is being a mentor to future generations of community leaders.Gregorio Davila: Under his production company, L.A. A QUEER HISTORY, INC., has written, produced, edited, and directed two short films and one feature-length: NANCY FROM EAST SIDE CLOVER, which played in twelve festivals around the world and won five awards, including the AUDIENCE AWARD at the SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL, and JEANNE CORDOVA: BUTCHES, LIES & FEMINISM which made its festival debut at Outfest Los Angeles in July 2017, winning the JURY AWARD for BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY and several other awards globally. His newly completed feature-length Documentary, L.A. A QUEER HISTORY, a film showcasing the rich LGBT+ history of the Los Angeles area, has already won 3 awards. The film is distributed by The History Channel/A+E Networks in Germany, and in the U.S. on your local PBS station.Show Hosts and Producers include:Rita GonzalesLydia OteroEduardo ArchuletaAnd Mario J. Novoa, Film Bliss StudiosSupport the showWelcome to the RADIO QGLLU podcast, the show that TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT THE QUEER, GAY, AND LESBIAN LATINE COMMUNITY IS TALKING ABOUT. Radio GLLU began in 1986, and now in its continued iteration, features dynamic stories from California and beyond. https://www.glluarchive.com/multimedia/radio-qgllu-podcast