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New Season Of ‘Afro-Latino Travels With Kim Haas’ Heads To Colombia
04.10.2023 - 14:31 / forbes.com
In 2020, Kim Haas introduced a new public television series on Afro-Latino culture and identity, with its first season filmed in Costa Rica. Now, three years later, Haas is back for a second time with a new set of episodes that brings audiences to Colombia.
Season two of “Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas” will air on various PBS stations and the Create TV Network, beginning Wednesday, Oct. 4.
In a previous interview with Forbes, during her show’s debut, Haas explained she first learned about Afro-Latin heritage from friends of this ancestry. She would turn her familiarity into expertise through her travels to Latin America, in particular to Peru, Cuba and Colombia.
“I’m passionate about travel and Colombia was high on my list of places to return due to the country’s profound African roots,” said Haas, who is the show’s host and executive producer. “Afro-Colombian history and culture [are] so special.”
On her previous travels to Colombia, Haas met and interviewed many locals, from cooks and chefs to artists, historians, activists and dances. She kept them in mind for when she and her film crew would return. Additionally, she worked with Procolombia (the Colombian tourism board), which referred her to other people.
Haas chose Colombia as a location for many other reasons as well. One of them is its biodiversity, with Haas pointing to the Rosario Islands, off the coast of Cartagena, to Reserva Natural San Cipriano, a nature preserve shown in the series.
Music is another significant aspect of Colombia, in that the country is referred to as “the land of a thousand rhythms.” It is linked to salsa, vallenato, cumbia and marimba.
“Each region of the country is very unique with its own special influences,” explained Haas. “Cartagena, on the Caribbean, is very different from Cali and the Pacific region. But both offer travelers unique one-of -kind experiences.”
More so, Haas wanted to promote the prominence of Colombia’s Afro-Colombian heritage, as the country has one of Latin America’s largest African descent populations.
“This is so important because usually the image of a Colombian is not someone of African descent that’s why these episodes are so important,” said Hass. “They give viewers another look — a more expansive view of Colombia.”
Hass alluded to the 2022 election of Francia Marquez, Colombia’s first Afro-Colombian vice president. A decade ago, Haas interviewed Marquez in New York City, and spoke of her record as a decades-long defender of Afro-Colombian and indigenous land rights issues. “Her life is an amazing journey from housekeeper and gold miner to the vice president.”
Hass, a Jersey City resident whose resume includes the Travel Channel and Philadelphia’s WWSI TV Telemundo, incorporated other
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