Desaparecidos (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Desaparecidos is an American
television series (in Spanish
) which began appearing on LAT TV
on October 23, 2007, focusing on alleged cases of forced disappearance
of Hispanics in the United States
. The series includes a marketing tie-in to AOL
Latino, which will host a website
linked to the series.The TV series also ties in to many problems that Latin Americans face today racism, sexism and the spread of gangs
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television series (in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
) which began appearing on LAT TV
LAT TV
LAT TV was a Spanish-language television network emphasizing family-oriented and educational programming. It was owned by Latin America Broadcasting of Houston, Texas and launched in May 2006, initially on five low-power television stations in Texas and Arizona, four of which were in top-ten...
on October 23, 2007, focusing on alleged cases of forced disappearance
Forced disappearance
In international human rights law, a forced disappearance occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned by a state or political organization or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the...
of Hispanics in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The series includes a marketing tie-in to AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
Latino, which will host a website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
linked to the series.The TV series also ties in to many problems that Latin Americans face today racism, sexism and the spread of gangs