Espinosa Productions

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) - Latino Rebels

‘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

ASU professor's documentary about Ramon 'Chunky' Sanchez a labor of love

"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

10/12/2022

Who is Paul Espinosa? Paul is an award-winning Filmmaker and Producer and the President/CEO of Espinosa Productions, a film and video company specializing in documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border region.

10/09/2022

Los Alacranes, the band Chunky founded with his younger brother Ricardo, was a fixture in San Diego’s Chicano social and political community since the 1970s. They played many festivals, fundraisers, rallies, school assemblies, weddings, baptisms, and many other events. www.chunkyfilm.com

10/07/2022

"My mission was to work in the barrios, in the fields, in the prisons, in the schools, anywhere that there was people that needed to hear something inspirational." - Chunky

Watch Singing Our Way To Freedom, now broadcasting in PBS statins across the country. Go to www.chunkyfilm.com for more information.

10/06/2022

Don't miss your chance to watch the acclaimed documentary "Singing Our Way To Freedom" about the life of Chicano icon, 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

10/05/2022

'Singing Our Way To Freedom' celebrates life and music of Chicano musician Ramon 'Chunky' Sanchez

WBUR 90.9 FM Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with writer and director Paul Espinosa about "Singing Our Way To Freedom", which follows the life and music of Ramon 'Chunky' Sanchez.

Liste to the full interview:

Sanchez famously rose to prominence in the 1960s and '70s as part of the Chicano civil rights movement.

10/05/2022

“The most dangerous Chicano was not a gangster. It was to be an educated Chicano.”

The plan was to educate our youth so they could go back to their respective communities to build community and end discrimination.

10/03/2022

"Chunky" Sanchez cofounded the musical group Los Alacranes.The band’s “Chicano Park Samba” expressed “the struggles and self-determination of the Chicano community in taking over and creating Chicano Park.”

10/01/2022

Educate not incarcerate!

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09/29/2022

What is it like being a "pocho"?

To absorb the strengths of two cultures and lifestyles... will it be tacos or hamburgers? Pedro Infante or the Rolling Stones?

Watch "Singing Our Way To Freedom" on your local PBS station. Go to www.chunkyfilm.com to check on broadcasting dates.

09/29/2022

Whenever there was a demonstration or rally for the farmer workers, Cesar Chavez would call Chunky to perform, knowing he would inspire and excite the crowd. Soon becoming an icon in the Chicano Movement!

09/28/2022

His student activism began at San Diego State University. "I wanted to be part of it, it wasn't a movement at the time, but whatever it was, I wanted to be part of it," - Chunky.

09/27/2022

Taco Shop Poets

We continue celebrating with another one of our documentaries: Taco Shop Poets. The Taco Shop Poets are a group of spoken word artists devoted to creating community empowerment through the arts. View a clip here:

This is "Taco Shop Poets" by Espinosa Productions on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

09/26/2022

As Mexican-American, we need to create our own space! Chunky helped do that!

09/23/2022

"Singing Our Way To Freedom" is available for educational institutions, public libraries, and community centers via Good Docs: https://www.chunkyfilm.com/educational

09/22/2022

Starting September 15, "Signing Our Way To Freedom" has been airing in selected PBS stations across the country. Here is list of upcoming broadcast dates. To view more and check if your local station will be airing it, please go to www.chunkyfilm.com and view the full list.

09/21/2022

Interesting fact: Chunky played an important role in establishing the importance of music for the farmworkers and the Chicano movement. www.chunkyfilm.com

09/18/2022

"Singing Our Way to Freedom" tells the story 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

09/16/2022

"Singing Our Way To Freedom" has been selected by some of the best film festivals, and now is coming directly to you to enjoy. Go to www.chunkyfilm.com to check out the broadcast date for your local PBS station.

09/15/2022

Today we celebrate the start of Hispanic Heritage Month celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of our Latino and Hispanic community.

09/13/2022

Did you know that Chunky performed on Joan Baez’s first Spanish language record?

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09/12/2022

A lot of people have been asking where they can watch "Singing Our Way To Freedom". Starting September 15, it will be broadcasted in many PBS stations across the country. Here is list of some of them. To view more and check if your local station will be airing it, please go to www.chunkyfilm.com and view the full list.

Note: The list will continue to be updated so check back if your city doesn't appear on the list.

09/11/2022

"Singing Our Way to Freedom" chronicles the life of Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez 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.

www.chunkyfilm.com

09/10/2022

Here is 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 during Hispanic Heritage Month: https://www.chunkyfilm.com

09/08/2022

Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez was not only an artist and a musician, he was an activist who was dedicated to building community in many ways.

09/08/2022

"Singing Our Way To Freedom" is the story of Mexican-American folk singer Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez. A leader in the Chicano movement during the civil rights era. Check out our website to find the broadcast date for your local PBS station will be airing it: https://www.chunkyfilm.com

09/06/2022

As a young man in the 1960s, Chunky joined the picket lines in the California fields with Cesar Chavez, eventually becoming Chavez’s favorite musician. Both of his parents were farm laborers, and he himself worked in the fields, so Sánchez learned early on in life about the struggles in the farm labor movement. Learn more about Chunky at www.chunkyfilm.com

09/04/2022

"Singing Our Way To Freedom" takes you back to the 1960s when the Chicano movement was fighting for equal rights.

Chunky's music reflected the struggles of social justice and energized the Chicano Civil Rights Movement.

09/01/2022

Who was Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez?

Chunky was a musician, songwriter, educator, and activist, who became a cultural leader and icon of the Chicano community.

"Singing Our Way to Freedom" chronicles the life of Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez 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. Learn more about the documentary at: www.chunkyfilm.com

04/27/2021

Screening tomorrow with San Jose State Univ at 6pm & talkback Q&A at 7:30 pm

04/24/2021

Que Viva Chunky Sanchez on Chicano Park Day, performing “Volver, Volver”