Patricia Alvarado Nuñez
Patricia Alvarado Nuñez | |
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Born | Panamá City, República de Panamá |
Education | Emerson College |
Occupation | Television producer, writer and photographer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Notable credit(s) | PBS, PBS Kids, American Experience, WGBH-TV, Univision |
Spouse(s) | Alan Grazioso |
Patricia Alvarado Nuñez is an award winning American television producer, director, journalist, blogger and published photographer based in Boston, Massachusetts. She has created, produced, co-produced, executive produced, written and directed television documentary specials and series on social and cultural issues including the American Experience PBS primetime special Fidel in 2004,[1] an episode of PBS Kids' Postcards from Buster[2] in 2006 and the 2011-2013 WGBH series "Neighborhood Kitchens" which won an Emmy Award in June (2014).[3] Patricia is currently Executive Producer of "Sing That Thing," a new choir competition focused public television series currently in pre-production by broadcaster WGBH.[4]
Background
Alvarado Nuñez is the daughter of the executive director of the Panamanian non-profit organization Fundacion Pro Integracion and a late lead computer programmer for the National Bank of Panama.[5] Alvarado Nuñez attended the University of Panama School of Communication where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree, and Emerson College in Boston where she received a master's degree in marketing communications and advertising in 1993.[6] In 1999, she married independent filmmaker and Emmy Award nominated television producer Alan Grazioso who's the owner and executive producer of Grazioso Pictures.[7] In November 2012, Alvarado Nuñez debuted her blog series on WGBH.org with an article entitled "Five Gluten-Free Recipes from Around the World.[8] She was series producer of one of the United States longest-running Latino public television series La Plaza at WGBH-TV which continuously broadcast for 34 years until it was defunded and closed in 2013.[9] In August 2013, at the invite of the World Bank, Alvarado Nuñez represented the United States public broadcasting industry as a panelist at the 4th International Public Media Forum "Sustainability, Inclusion and the New Latin American Reality" in Brasilia, Brazil.[10] Patricia won her 5th Emmy Award on June 7, 2014 for "Outstanding Informational/Instructional Series" for her work on "Neighborhood Kitchens." [11]
Television work
In 2004, Alvarado Nuñez co-produced "Fidel," a two-hour documentary about the life of Fidel Castro.[1] In 2001, Alvarado Nuñez's documentary Getting to Fenway aired on WGBH-TV and won Best Sports Special at the New England Emmy Awards for the film.[6] In 2011 the Alvarado Nuñez produced series María Hinojosa: One-on-One, a five-year running studio-based public television program hosted by Maria Hinojosa and distributed nationally by American Public Television, won Best National Informational Program at the Imagen Awards in Los Angeles.[12][13]
Alvarado Nuñez has produced interviews with notable celebrities including Queen Noor of Jordan,[14] entertainers Tony Plana,[15] Phylicia Rashād,[16] Jimmy Smits,[17] Cheech Marin[18] of Cheech & Chong, novelist Junot Diaz,[19] Sapphire[20] author of the book Push (novel), Grammy award winning musicians Chucho Valdés,[21] Danilo Pérez[22] and Paquito D'Rivera,[23] journalist Alfredo Corchado,[24] Jorge Ramos (news anchor),[25] and María Elena Salinas,[26] sports legends such as Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher) and Luis Tiant,[6] and others.
Photography work
Alvarado Nuñez's photography work has been featured in print and on-line on WGBH and PBS related websites including the PBS.org website MyType2,[27] Neighborhood Kitchens online,[28] WGBH High School Quiz Show online[29] (seasons 1 & 2), WGBH Digital Mural.[30] Her photography featured on RootCapital.org was taken in Peru, Rwanda and Kenya.[31] Alvarado Nuñez photography work was published as the front cover of the September 2013 WGBH Explore! Member Magazine [32] and in The Boston Globe article by Glenn Yoder in the June 19, 2012 online and print editions.[33]
Selected filmography
Executive Producer
- 2015, 2014: Sing That Thing (for Season One six episodes have been completed and broadcast on WGBH - Season Two is currently in pre-production)[4]
Senior News Producer
- 2014: WGBH News (produced 10 television, radio and online stories - completed)[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Series Producer
- 2013: Neighborhood Kitchens (WGBH season two - produced 13 half-hour episodes - completed)[28]
- 2011-2012: Neighborhood Kitchens (WGBH season one - produced 12 half-hour episodes - completed) [44]
- 2011-2006: María Hinojosa: One-on-One (WGBH, APT - 5 seasons - produced 85 half-hour episodes)[12]
Producer
- 2006: Postcards from Buster (Episode #, Season #2-8 - "Your Friend, My Friend")[2] which was nominated for a 2008 national daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series at the 35th ceremonies of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at Lincoln Center in New York City.[7]
Co-producer
- 2005: Fidel Castro - (2 hour PBS special - aired on series American Experience)"[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "American Experience | Fidel Castro | Film Credits". PBS. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- 1 2 ""Postcards from Buster" Your Friend, My Friend (San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico) (2007)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ http://www.wgbh.org/press/press_release.cfm?pid=8729c579-2219-56f5-6612-083f1b1cbccd
- 1 2 "WGBH Launches New, Original Singing Competition". WGBH. August 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Fundación Pro-Integración". Funproi.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- 1 2 3 "Interview with Filmmaker Patricia Alvarado about his documentary films "El Tiante: A Red Sox Story" and "Getting to Fenway,", 11/03". NewEnglandFilm.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- 1 2 http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_35th_program_creative.pdf
- ↑ "WGBH Food: Neighborhood Kitchens: Five Gluten-Free Recipes From Around the World". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "La Plaza". WGBH.
- ↑ "EBC and World Bank to Organize International Conference on Public Media in Latin America". World Bank Group (Press release). August 21, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.wgbh.org/press/press_release.cfm?pid=8729c579-2219-56f5-6612-08
- 1 2 "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "26th Annual Imagen Awards - Nominees & Winners | The Imagen Foundation". Imagen.org. 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ cite web|url=http://www.wgbh.org/programs/Maria-Hinojosa-One-on-One-12/episodes/Tony-Plana-3184
- ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "La Plaza Episode Guide 2005 - Jimmy Smits". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "La Plaza Episode Guide 0001 - Chucho Valdes in Concert". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Paquito D'Rivera in Studio". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Conversations with Ilan Stavans : Jorge Ramos. (VHS tape, 2002)". [WorldCat.org]. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "WGBH Media Player Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One: Maria Elena Salinas". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Credits — Living with MyType2". PBS. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- 1 2 "Neighborhood Kitchens". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "High School Quiz Show". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "digital mural". WGBH. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Root Capital". Root Capital. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "WGBH Television". WGBH.
- ↑ "New WGBH show explores neighborhoods and their restaurants - Food & dining". The Boston Globe. 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "The Struggle To Find A Starter Home In A Luxury-Housing Market". WGBH News. August 6, 2014.
- ↑ Alvarado Núñez, Patricia (July 30, 2014). "How Climate Change Is Taking A Toll On Urban Trees". WGBH News.
- ↑ Alvarado Núñez, Patricia (July 29, 2014). "Alewife's Silver Maple Forest: Growth And Conflict". WGBH News.
- ↑ Alvarado Núñez, Patricia (July 9, 2014). "In Boston, Grow Your Own Birds And Bees". WGBH News.
- ↑ "Bringing Commercial Farming Back To Boston". WGBH News. July 1, 2014.
- ↑ Alvarado Núñez, Patricia (July 1, 2014). "In Athol, Learning The Rhythm Of Farm Life". WGBH News.
- ↑ "Where Boston Falls Short Of World Class". WGBH News. May 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Boston's Rising Star In The Global Economy". WGBH News. May 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Overcoming Cultural Stigmas About Mental Illness And Barriers To Treatment". WGBH News. May 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Curling For Gold: Local Paralympians Headed To Sochi". WGBH News. February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Neighborhood Kitchens". WGBH.
External links
- Patricia Alvarado Núñez Linked In Page
- New England Film Article
- MIT Press Article
- María Hinojosa: One-on-One Homepage
- Neighborhood Kitchens Blog
- Neighborhood Kitchens Homepage
- Patricia Alvarado Núñez IMDB Homepage