Programs, Correspondence, 1968, August-December (1968)

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ETS LETTERHEAD Twelfth Report on Programming for the Disadvantaged GrQni /iasland "I am I, and my circumstances." Ortega y Gassett CANCION DE LA RAZA (Song of People) - KCET, Los Angeles is giust that: a lament for all the fights, bitterness, and hate of the barrio in East Los Angeles, and barrios all over the world. But it is also a hymn of life and hope for better things to come. The series is about as hard hitting as most soap operas are insipid. Portia never had to face this kind of life. —*. xa > ArTAAUZn This sort of drama does not occur over overnight. It takes months of hard work, particularly in rounding up the actors and writers. To live up to the high standards of realism demanded by the format, KCET established an emergency Actors Workshop, hired three pro- iXc fessional actors well acquainted with both acting and barrio^to guide the group, and plugged into the Mexican-American grapevine. Quickly word got out and the workshop membership grew to 65. From this momentum KCET has acquired the services of many fine actors and the community has a new theatrical company. Another crash project was the selection of writers for the series. As with the actors, KCET circulated word through the community, as well as the Writers Guild. Twenty-five writers were interviewed, nine were asked to submit scripts, and four were selected; all on the basis that they could portray the reality of the barrio on television.