Week # 17-96, Air Date 4/21/1996 - 4/27/1996

Segment #1: Sanctions Against Cuba: The View from Spain. Emilio San Pedro reports from Madrid, Spain, on European reaction to a U.S. law that will tighten economic sanctions against Cuba, focusing on reaction in Spain. 5:16

Subject Types: Economics; Politics

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Cuba

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Segment #2: Immigrant Beatings: The View from Mexico. Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with journalist Ruben Martinez, based in Mexico City, about that nation's reactions to the recent beatings of two Mexican immigrants in southern California. 3:44

Subject Types: Immigration

Locations: U.S. Regions - West; States- California; Non-U.S. Regions - Mexico

Segment #3: Mexican Huapango Music. Sandina Robbins profiles a group of anthropologists turned musicians who specialize in a rare form of Mexican huapango (whah-pahn-goh) music from the gulf coast. 4:50

Subject Types: Arts - Music

Locations: Non-U.S Regions - Mexico

Segment #4: Obituary for an Outstanding AIDS Activist. Latino USAs Maria Hinojosa remembers actress and AIDS activist Ilka Tanya Payan, who died April 6th of the disease. 4:47

Subject Types: Health