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This week, celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the 38th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards and a special VOCES documentary about beloved Cuban singer Omara Portuondo. Plus, see the second episode of NOVA's five-part Human series.
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NOVA | Human: Journeys
From the time humans arose in Africa, they have been on the move – but one species, Homo sapiens, has journeyed farther than any other.
Follow in our ancestors’ footsteps as they travel the globe, and meet the mysterious hobbit-like humans they may have encountered along the way. How did Homo sapiens manage to thrive across the planet? And how did our drive to explore shape us and the world as we know it today?
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Tune in Wednesday, September 24, at 8pm.
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Stream on the PBS app and online. (U.S. only)
38th Hispanic Heritage Awards
Celebrate the recipients of the 38th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. The evening includes performances and appearances by some of the country's most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries.
This historic program, created by the White House to commemorate the establishment of Hispanic Heritage Month in America, is among the highest honors by Latinos for Latinos and supported by 40 national Hispanic-serving institutions.
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Tune in Friday, September 26, at 8pm.
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VOCES | Omara
This portrait of the beloved Cuban singer Omara Portuondo explores her extraordinary life, from the stages of Havana’s famed nightclubs to her worldwide fame as part of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club.
Following her as she performs for passionate fans from Cuba to New York to Tokyo, the film is a heartfelt celebration of an indomitable woman who has been a driving force in Afro-Cuban music for over half a century and, now in her nineties, shows no signs of slowing down.
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Tune in Friday, September 26, at 9pm.