• "...a compelling, finely wrought portrait of one of the more obscure chapters in American history." Newsday

  • "...The U.S.-Mexican War is an indelible, valuable retelling of this largely forgotten conflict...It all makes for an Emmy-caliber production." Dallas Morning News

  • "...the program is also worthwhile for sheer excellence of production and content. It's an absolute triumph." Fort Worth Star-Telegram

  • "...well worth watching...an important, insightful lesson into a history some of us didn't know we had." Standard Examiner

The U.S.-Mexican War: 1846-1848 is a landmark international documentary series premiering on PBS September 13-14, 1998. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the war which transformed the North American continent, shaping the destinies of both Mexico and the United States. A production of KERA in Dallas, Texas, the series examines the historical, social and cultural forces surrounding this pivotal period in the history of two neighboring countries.

 

  • National PBS broadcast
  • National Emmy, Outstanding Historical Programming with Limited Dramatization, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
  • Three Clarion Awards including Best Documentary Series
  • First Place Gold Camera Award, U.S. International Film & Video Festival
  • Bronze Apple, National Educational Media Network
  • Finalist, Outstanding Made-for-Television Documentary, American Latino Media Arts (ALMA)
  • Finalist, Best Documentary, Western Writers of America
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Production Grant
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The U.S.-Mexican War: 1846-1848 (1998)

Senior Producer
Director
Writer
Executive Producer

Paul Espinosa
Ginny Martin
Rob Tranchin
Sylvia Komatsu

  • National Endowment for the Humanities Production Grant
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting/PBS Challenge Fund Grant
  • The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grant
  • The U.S.-Mexico Fund for Culture
  • The Meadows Foundation
  • The Summerlee Foundation
  • California Council for the Humanities Production Grant

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