Celebrate Latino Excellence with the 36th Hispanic Heritage Awards on WITF TV
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Aimee Bealer
The 36th Hispanic Heritage Awards were created by the White House to commemorate the establishment of Hispanic Heritage Month and are among the highest honors by Latinos for Latinos and supported by 40 national Hispanic serving institutions.
Acclaimed Dominican American singer, songwriter and actress Leslie Grace (In the Heights) will both host and perform, with additional musical performances by honorees Omar Apollo and Café Tacvba, a special return performance by Alejandra Guzman, and a special centennial tribute to the legendary Tito Puente featuring Tito Puente, Jr., Milly Quezada, Alec Cuba and Pedrito Martínez.
Watch the 36th Hispanic Heritage Awards September 29 at 9pm on WITF TV and the PBS or WITF app!
A collection of interviews, photos, and music videos, featuring local musicians who have stopped by the WITF performance studio to share a little discussion and sound. Produced by WITF’s Joe Ulrich.
