A brief biography of astronaut Ellen Ochoa, who became the first Hispanic woman to travel into space; and chronicles her childhood, education, and acceptance into the NASA program.
Examines the life of Cesar Chavez, the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions in the mid-twentieth century.
Examines the life and career of Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, discussing why he became an outlaw, his fight against the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, his battle with the United States, and his retirement to the life of a rancher.
A biography of the Mexican painter who survived a near-fatal bus accident at the age of eighteen, learned to paint as a form of therapy, had a stormy marriage with Diego Rivera, and became a world-famous artist.
Examines the life of sixteenth-century Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote, " discussing his youth, his stint as a chamberlain to a Vatican official, his military career, and his multiple prison terms.
