{"id":42723,"date":"2015-09-22T10:02:18","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T14:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/discovery-en-espanol-premieres-the-original-production-porfirio-diaz-100-anos-sin-patria\/"},"modified":"2015-09-22T11:02:18","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T15:02:18","slug":"discovery-en-espanol-estrena-la-produccion-original-porfirio-diaz-100-anos-sin-patria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/discovery-en-espanol-estrena-la-produccion-original-porfirio-diaz-100-anos-sin-patria\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery En Espanol Premieres The Original Production &#8216;Porfirio Diaz, 100 Anos Sin Patria&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 22, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0A century after the death of General <span class=\"xn-person\">Porfirio Diaz<\/span>, and 105 years after he went into exile from his homeland, Discovery en Espanol tells the true story of one of the most controversial figures in Mexican history, considered a tyrant by many and a national hero by others. \u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">PORFIRIO DIAZ<\/span>, 100 ANOS SIN PATRIA <\/b>premieres <i><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sunday, October 4<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10PM<\/span> E\/P <\/i>during the Discovery a Fondo block, as part of the network&#8217;s Hispanic Heritage Month special programming.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgc935leftMSAsset502809\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\" assettitle=\"Hector Bonilla as Porfirio Diaz Discovery en Espanol\" hostedurl=\"https:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20150921\/269087\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgc935leftMSAsset502809\" title=\"Leading Mexican actor Hector Bonilla as Porfirio Diaz. The original production 'Porfirio Diaz, 100 Anos sin Patria' will premiere on October 4 at 10PM E\/P on Discovery en Espanol.\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Leading Mexican actor Hector Bonilla as Porfirio Diaz. The original production 'Porfirio Diaz, 100 Anos sin Patria' will premiere on October 4 at 10PM E\/P on Discovery en Espanol.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20150921\/269087\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Combining historically accurate reenactments and the testimony of renowned researchers and historians, the docudrama recounts the life and deeds of General Jose de la Cruz Porfirio Diaz Mori, raising such thought-provoking questions as: Why isn&#8217;t <span class=\"xn-person\">Porfirio Diaz<\/span> buried in Mexico?\u00a0 How can we reconcile his role as a precursor of modernization in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> with an official history that condemns him?\u00a0 Was Diaz a hero who deserves to have his remains repatriated and honored by his home country, or was he a traitor who has no place on Mexican soil?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Discovery en Espanol has a reputation for presenting new and different angles on a specific issue and encouraging viewers to draw their own conclusions, guided by serious research and professional analysis,&#8221; remarked <span class=\"xn-person\">Allan Navarrete<\/span>, the network&#8217;s Executive Vice President and General Manager for <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Central America<\/span>, the Andean Region and U.S. Hispanic.\u00a0 &#8220;We are proud to present this revisionist take on <span class=\"xn-person\">Porfirio Diaz&#8217;s<\/span> role in Mexican history, which will serve as a valuable resource for new generations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">PORFIRIO DIAZ<\/span>, 100 ANOS SIN PATRIA<\/b> stars <span class=\"xn-person\">Hector Bonilla<\/span> as <span class=\"xn-person\">Porfirio Diaz<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Patricia Reyes Spindola<\/span> as his wife, <span class=\"xn-person\">Carmen Romero Rubio<\/span>.\u00a0 <span class=\"xn-person\">Sergio Bonilla<\/span> plays Diaz as a young man. The production was filmed at such sites as Museo Casa Carranza, Panteon Frances cemetery, Casa Berlin and <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico City&#8217;s<\/span> Geology Museum.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">PORFIRIO DIAZ<\/span>, 100 ANOS SIN PATRIA<\/b> is an original Discovery en Espanol production made by Bravo Films, with <span class=\"xn-person\">Michela Giorelli<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Rafael Rodriguez<\/span> and Irune Ariztoy supervising. \u00a0It was directed by <span class=\"xn-person\">Emilio Maille<\/span> (<i>El asesinato de Villa: la conspiracion<\/i>; <i>Miradas multiples<\/i>) and produced by <span class=\"xn-person\">Patricia Arriaga<\/span> (<i><span class=\"xn-location\">Bacalar<\/span>, XY.<\/i>) <\/p>\n<p>For more information about the network&#8217;s programming, please visit discoveryenespanol.com and follow us on facebook.com\/discoveryenespanol, Twitter @DiscoveryenESP and Instagram @discoveryenespanol.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Discovery a Fondo: <br \/><\/b>Discovery en Espanol takes an objective and impartial look at current topics in the investigative documentary series Discovery a Fondo (#afondo).\u00a0 With Discovery&#8217;s exclusive access and indelible stamp of quality, this segment goes beyond the headlines to expose all of the angles of real issues of interest to Hispanic audiences.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Discovery en Espanol <br \/><\/b>Discovery en Espanol connects Spanish-speaking viewers in the U.S. to the world and all its wonder and possibilities. It provides quality programming focusing on bold storytelling across core genres including adventure, ingenuity, natural history, investigation and current affairs. Created by Discovery Communications, Discovery en Espanol is widely distributed on Hispanic tier packages throughout the country. For more information, please follow us on Facebook at facebook.com\/discoveryenespanol,\u00a0Twitter @DiscoveryenESP and Instagram @discoveryenespanol.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgcc7aleft\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgcc7aleft\" title=\"MM64644LOGO\" border=\"0\" alt=\"MM64644LOGO\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20130221\/MM64644LOGO\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150921\/269087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150921\/269087<\/a> <br \/>Logo\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20130221\/MM64644LOGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20130221\/MM64644LOGO<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 22, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0A century after the death of General <span class=\"xn-person\">Porfirio Diaz<\/span>, and 105 years after he went into exile from his homeland, Discovery en Espanol tells the true story of one of the most controversial figures in Mexican history, considered a tyrant by many and a national hero by others. \u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">PORFIRIO DIAZ<\/span>, 100 ANOS SIN PATRIA <\/b>premieres <i><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sunday, October 4<\/span> at &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entretenimiento"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}