Espinosa Productions

01/10/2025

I'm thrilled to announce that I've been invited to screen five of my films, including "Singing Our Way to Freedom", at the Filmoteca Española in Madrid, Spain, January 23-26, 2025. I'll be there for Q&A discussions after the films. Screenings at Cine Doré, Calle Santa Isabel, 3. Please help spread the word to your contacts in Spain!

11/04/2022

If you didn't get to watch "Singing Our Way To Freedom" on your local PBS station, you can still streaming it at PBS Passport. Go to https://video.kpbs.org/search/?q=singing+our+way+to+freedom to watch it now!

11/02/2022

Hey San Diego! Don't miss the chance to watch "Singing Our Way To Freedom" on KPBS-TV San Diego. Tomorrow, November 3rd at 9:00 PM. Spread the word!

10/30/2022

‘Singing Our Way to Freedom’ Reminds Us of Forgotten History (REVIEW)

The film follows Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez who left his agricultural destiny as a Mexican-American kid born in Blythe, California to attend San Diego State University. There he became part of César Chávez’s go-to musical act and was eventually named a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Filmmaker Paul Espinosa is worried the history of the Chicano Civil Rights movement is getting lost, which is partly what inspired him to make 'Singing Our Way to Freedom,' a new documentary airing on PBS for Latinx Heritage Month and available via their streaming platform, Passport.

10/28/2022

Singing Our Way to Freedom chronicles Chunky’s life from his humble beginnings as a farmworker in Blythe, California to the dramatic moment when he received one of his nation’s highest musical honors at the Library of Congress in Washington DC in 2013. Go to www.chunkyfilm.com to learn more about the film.

10/26/2022

Find out when Singing Our Way To Freedom is airing in your local PBS station.

10/24/2022

"Film shows how Sanchez's music inspired the Chicano community"

Thank you Arizona State University news.

Paul Espinosa says his documentary about activist and musician Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez was "a labor of love.” Here, the emeritus professor in the School of Transborder Studies talks about the documentary, which will be shown on Arizona PBS on Sept. 18.

10/20/2022

Don't miss your chance to watch the acclaimed documentary Singing Our Way To Freedom about the story and legacy of Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez. Check out our website to find the broadcast date for your local PBS station will be airing it: https://www.chunkyfilm.com

10/18/2022

Hispanic Heritage Month might be over, but we are still celebrating with Chunky! Be Brown and Proud!

10/16/2022

What is a Chicano? "A lot of people didn’t understand, what is Chicano? Well to me, Chicano is not necessarily someone that was born in a certain place but rather a state of mind and a state of heart " - Chunky

10/14/2022

"Singing Our Way to Freedom" is a vibrant, multilayered look at the life of Chicano musician, composer and community activist, Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez. An icon in the Chicano movement in the 1960s that many people don't know about. Learn more at www.chunkyfilm.com