THE BORINQUENEERS

PBS BROADCAST PREMIERE: JUNE 7 th, 2007 – 8-9:30 PM
ON WMFE – CHANNEL 24 IN ORLANDO , FLORIDA

"THE BORINQUENEERS " a documentary on the history of the all-Puerto Rican 65 th Infantry Regiment

TO BE BROADCAST ON MOST PBS STATIONS BEGINNING AUGUST, 2007

Written, produced and directed by NALIP Member Noemi Figueroa Soulet
Co-Producer/Director - NALIP Member Raquel Ortiz
Editor/Composer - NALIP Member Miguel Picker
Consulting Producer - Patricia Garcia-Rios

This compelling film chronicles the never-before-told story of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment, the only all-Hispanic unit in U.S. Army history. Through the vivid testimony of the regiment's veterans and rare archival footage, the film traces the unique experience of the Borinqueneers, culminating with their impressive performance during the Korean War. In the fall of 1952, though, the fate of the regiment would take a dramatic turn when more than 100 of its soldiers were arrested.


Narrated by Hector Elizondo