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Cultural historian Don Usner, New Mexican photojournalist Miguel Gandert and collector Mark Winter

Air Date Saturday September 30th at 4pm on 5.1

Rebroadcast Friday October 6th at 8pm on 9.1
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DON USNER
In collaboration with the New Mexico History Museum, cultural historian Don Usner shares the heart of car culture: lowriding.

“A lowrider is a ride. It’s a car that’s been invested with a person’s heart and soul and made into a piece of art that travels with them.”

Miguel Gandert

MIGUEL GANDERT
Renowned New Mexican photojournalist Miguel Gandert’s common ancestry with his subjects has produced an insider’s view of contemporary Indo-Hispano culture –
a culture which, despite change, maintains deep roots in the past.

“In a strong photograph, one can look at it and understand the humanity that exists within us.”

¡COLORES! Mark Winter

MARK WINTER
Mark Winter shares his one-of-a-kind collection and the rich history behind the elaborate charro suits and china poblana dresses that became the traditional attire of Mexican culture.

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Celebrating the creative spirit, ¡COLORES! broadcasts Saturday afternoons at 4pm on 5.1 and rebroadcasts Friday evenings at 8pm on 9.1.

¡COLORES! is a production of New Mexico PBS/KNME-TV. Funding for ¡COLORES! was provided in part by, The Nellita E. Walker Fund, KNME-TV Endowment Fund, The Great Southwestern Arts & Education Endowment Fund… and Viewers Like You.