Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Hispanics to Help Burns on WWII Documentary

PBS has come under intense scrutiny by Hispanic and Native American activists for not including the groups in the upcoming 14 hour documentary entitled - The War.

The film, under the helm of famed director Ken Burns, tells the story of American from four towns during WWII. The documentary does not mention any of the half million Latinos who fought in War World II.

Today PBS announced Hispanic filmmaker Hector Galan would assist Burns and add Hispanics to the series before the September release. Galan is a television producer from Texas