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Barbara Martinez Jitner is known for American Family (2002), Selena (1997) and Behind the Mask of Zorro (2005).
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As part of our Diversity Lecture Series, author, filmmaker and human rights activist Barbara Martinez Jitner is interviewed by Mindy Ysasi, Chairperson of th...
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Filmmaker and Human rights activist, Barbara Martinez Jitner, is the inspiration for the Jennifer Lopez film Bordertown. Martinez Jitner posed as a worker in a factory on the Mexican border in order to uncover a dark world of grueling poverty and sexual abuse that has led to over 400 women being murdered in the border town of Juarez, Mexico.
Sep 12, 2007 · Martinez Jitner is an executive producer of the PBS seriesAmerican Family,which made history as the first Latino family drama on broadcast television when it debuted in 2002 and wrote the critically acclaimed premiere episode.She wrote nine and directed seven of the shows first 22 episodes.As president of El Norte Productions ...
Barbara Martinez Jitner, filmmaker and human rights activist, was prompted by the present-day femicide in Juarez, Mexico, to pose as a factory worker to investigate. Her experience led to the making of her critically acclaimed documentary La Frontera and the movie Bordertown, which has raised awareness of the atrocities.
Filmmaker and human rights activist, Barbara Martinez Jitner attended CSU Monterey Bay to share her inspirational and informative lecture on, “Femicide at our Border: To be a Woman in Juárez is a Death Sentence.”
BARBARA MARTINEZ JITNER (Creator and Executive Producer) Barbara Martinez Jitner serves as Executive Producer of the widely acclaimed drama series AMERICAN FAMILY - JOURNEY OF DREAMS....
