Real America with Jorge Ramos
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Real America with Jorge Ramos is Univision’s award-winning bilingual news program. Led by Jorge Ramos, one of the most respected journalists in American news, it tells the immigrant stories that make America real. It has been recognized with two Edward R. Murrow Awards and three News Emmy nominations.
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Episodes
For the love of Hot Sauce
November 26, 2021 03:08 - 8 minutes - 7.52 MBUnivision Noticias correspondent Yarel Ramos was invited behind the scenes to see how three generations of one immigrant family are the not-so-secret ingredient behind one of the country’s most popular hot sauces.
Gentefied: Roots & Familia
November 12, 2021 02:53 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBUnivision's Yarel Ramos interviews the show’s cast about why it’s important to talk about topics such as family separation and the U.S. immigration system on a platform that reaches viewers of all backgrounds.
Canelo: Love and Legacy
November 05, 2021 01:15 - 15 minutes - 14 MBHe's the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. As he prepares to potentially become Mexico’s first undisputed middleweight champ, Canelo Álvarez talks love and legacy with Jorge Ramos.
Abortion battle bridges the border
October 22, 2021 01:38 - 10 minutes - 9.17 MBFeminists from both countries will meet on the Mexican border next January to develop an action plan.
Pati Jinich on La Frontera
October 15, 2021 03:12 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBPati Jinich es muchas cosas: Chef, fue analista política, tiene una maestría en Estudios Latinoamericanos y sobre todo, tiene una sensibilidad muy especial para entender lo que une a la gente de distintas culturas. En una conversación spanglish ella nos habla de su nuevo proyecto explorando la cultura y la comida de la frontera.
Mexico's war on guns
October 08, 2021 01:54 - 10 minutes - 9.65 MBAs U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Mexico for high-level security talks on Friday, the Mexican government is setting its sights on the U.S. gun industry. Mexico has filed a lawsuit against 6 leading U.S. gun manufacturers they accuse of “actively facilitating the unlawful trafficking of their guns to drug cartels in Mexico.”
Sonia Manzano: From the Bronx to Sesame Street
October 01, 2021 01:07 - 7 minutes - 6.99 MBFor many “Maria” on Sesame Street was the first Latina they remember seeing on television. Sonia Manzano, who played the iconic character for 44 years, joins us to reflect on her role on one of the most successful children’s series of all time and explain what inspired her to return to the small screen with her new kids show “Alma’s Way.”
Haiti on the Edge
September 24, 2021 03:20 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBWeeks before mounted border patrol agents were pictured aggressively charging Haitian immigrants in Del Rio, Texas, we went to Haiti to document the political and environmental catastrophes that have created one of the world's most urgent refugee crises.
"Language Lessons" with Natalie Morales
September 17, 2021 15:45 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBThe story follows an American man (Mark Duplass) and a Latin American woman (Natalie Morales) who form a bond through online Spanish classes. We met up with Natalie (yes, on Zoom) to discuss finding new ways to innovate production during lockdown, identity, Latina representation in Hollywood, and Cuba's protests for freedom.
#NEVERFORGET: The Immigrants of 9/11
September 10, 2021 00:12 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBTwenty years after 9/11, we reflect on the immigrants behind the historic Windows on the World, the famous restaurant inside the World Trade Center that once sat above the Manhattan sky. * Warning: Sensitive content from 9/11 attacks in this story.
The First Trans Woman To Be Nominated For A Lead Acting Emmy
September 02, 2021 23:00 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MBAfro-Latina actor and singer Mj Rodriguez made TV history with her role as Blanca Evangelista on the hit LGBTQ series Pose. Now she’s ready to do it again at this month’s 2021 Emmy Awards where she’s up for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her nomination marks the first for a trans woman in a major acting category.
Sandra Cisneros
August 27, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB"No matter where I go, I will be at home, because I have found that home within me,” Sandra Cisneros tells Jorge Ramos, discussing her legacy as an author, why she left the U.S. for Mexico, and the inspiration behind her latest work, Martita, I Remember You.
Gusanos for Dinner
August 12, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBWould you eat a cockroach, or a worm, or a grasshopper? Many experts believe that to tackle global hunger, or just to improve our diet, what we have to do is exactly that, add bugs to our daily menu. With Chef Melgarejo.
War on Voting
August 05, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 8.95 MBToday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered another special session of the State Legislature to try to pass a restrictive voting bill for the third time. Texas has become the frontline in the war on voting rights being waged around the country. We traveled to Austin to see first-hand what these bills will do and why so many groups are rallying against them.
Refugee Destination: Mexico
July 22, 2021 23:00 - 7 minutes - 7.12 MBMexico has received more than 51,000 asylum requests so far this year, and could be on pace to process roughly the same number of new asylum cases as U.S. did in 2018, before the pandemic
¡PATRIA Y VIDA!
July 15, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.86 MB#SOSCUBA has jumped from the virtual space to the streets. Protests erupting throughout Cuba and its diaspora this week call for an end to the Cuban government’s repressive regime as an out-of-control pandemic pushes the island’s limited basic resources past their breaking point. And the government’s violent response- cutting off internet access and arresting dozens of protesters- has failed to silence a cry for freedom that is resonating around the globe.
La Mañanera
July 05, 2021 04:00 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MBPresident Andrés Manuel López Obrador was elected in 2018 on the promise of turning around Mexico’s record levels of violence. But almost 90,000 people have been killed in the nearly three years since AMLO took office, and the country also has the fourth-highest number of COVID deaths in the world. Jorge Ramos pressed the Mexican President on both figures during a recent “Mañanera” press conference.
Nicaragua Held Captive
July 01, 2021 23:00 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MBTargeted U.S. sanctions against Daniel Ortega’s repressive regime have failed to curb a violent government crackdown in Nicaragua. Now, the U.S.’ old cold war nemesis is going on the offensive. Ortega is rounding up the country’s top opposition candidates, business leaders, journalists, and activists in a brazen attempt to torpedo next November’s elections and remain in power at all costs.
Last Mile, Last Shot
June 24, 2021 23:00 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MBMany Hispanic communities face unique challenges to raising their vaccination rates. We traveled the country to document the extraordinary efforts being made to reach them.
Missing and Murdered
June 17, 2021 23:00 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MBMore than 4 in 5 Indigenous women have experienced violence, according to the National Institute of Justice, while cases of Indigenous women and girls who go missing or are murdered often remain unsolved. Now, victim's families and advocates have a powerful ally in their fight for justice and raising awareness about this nationwide epidemic.
Searching for Hope in Honduras
June 17, 2021 23:00 - 8 minutes - 7.5 MBThe Biden administration wants to help Central Americans "find hope at home,” but for many in the Northern Triangle REAL HOPE means migrating to find a new home.
In The Heights
June 10, 2021 23:00 - 8 minutes - 7.98 MBBefore the massive success of Hamilton, it all began with In The Heights for Lin-Manuel Miranda. The story about a Latino neighborhood in New York City with big dreams broke barriers when it first premiered on Broadway in 2008. Now, Lin-Manuel is taking audiences back to his roots, and theaters, with a new In The Heights movie adaptation of the hit musical.
The Invisible Border Wall
June 03, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.2 MBPresident Biden promised change at the southern border. But by continuing a Trump-era policy, known as Title 42, his administration is creating an invisible wall for thousands of asylum seekers who now find themselves in an indefinite limbo throughout border cities
QUICK LOOK: Sec. Deb Haaland
May 20, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 5.64 MBInterior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to hold a White House Cabinet position in U.S. history, speaks with Jorge Ramos about the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. We take a closer look at the epidemic and the steps Sec. Haaland is taking to help victims and their families in next week's episode.
J Balvin
May 13, 2021 23:00 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MB"I have suffered anxiety and depression, and that does not make me any less, it just makes me human" J Balvin opens up about his mental health and the protests in Colombia.
'El Tema' the new documentary of Gael García Bernal
April 22, 2021 23:00 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MBBernal and a small production team filmed the series during the pandemic and also focused on energy policy -- oil in the Tabasco region and coal mining in Coahuila. The series tackles air pollution, water conflicts, ocean health, energy policy and health concerns in the episodes posted to La Corriente del Golfo's YouTube channel.
Adiós Venezuela
April 16, 2021 00:00 - 10 minutes - 9.8 MBOver five million Venezuelans have left their country since 2015, a mass exodus representing one of the largest refugee crises in the world. Venezuela has been a country in crisis for decades, a country plagued by food shortages, hyperinflation, and violence. Those who cross the border face an unknown immigration status at the border of the countries that receive them but now that they have been granted temporary protected status, or TPS, the future for many of the displaced in the U.S. is ...