On June 10, 2014, Pres. Obama signed Public Law No. 113-120, the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Bill (CGM), into law in the presence of eleven 65th Infantry veterans, politicians and others. After a vigorous, national grassroots campaign by many organizations and individuals, H.R. 1726 was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on May...
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade, which has been in existence for the past 57 years, will take place on Sunday, June 8th at 11am on New York’s Fifth Avenue, beginning at 44th Street and Fifth Avenue and concluding at 86th Street. This year’s parade will be dedicated to the Borinqueneers of the...
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 7:00pm, the Center for the Digital Arts of Westchester Community College will present Producer Noemi Figueroa Soulet in their Meet the Filmmaker Series. A question-and-answer session will follow the screening of THE BORINQUENEERS with the filmmaker and 65th Infantry veteran, Juan O'Neill. The Center is located at 27 North Division Street,...
THE BORINQUENEERS was broadcast from 2012 to 2014 on The Pentagon Channel as part of “The Best of the GI Film Festival,” which features films originally showcased during the festival. The Pentagon Channel is broadcast to 34 million homes domestically via satellite and cable television and to all military bases worldwide. The channel...
Award of Excellence – Accolade Competition, 2008 Award of Excellence – Insight Awards by National Association of Film & Digital Media Artists (NAFDMA), 2008 Award of Excellence for Hector Elizondo – Voice-over Narration – Insight Awards by NAFDMA, 2008 Honorable Mention – Chris Awards, 2008 Nominee for Best Documentary for Television –...
In response to public demand, we are happy to report that we now have available a one-hour version of THE BORINQUENEERS which is appropriately suited for many organizations who would like to schedule screenings of the film but had time restraints. This shorter length is perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. If you...
PBS IS NO LONGER BROADCASTING THIS PROGRAM. The PBS Broadcast of the 1-hour version of THE BORINQUENEERS has been a great SUCCESS! THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE PROGRAM AND PLEDGING YOUR DONATIONS TO PBS. THE ARMED FORCES NETWORK (AFN) IS NO LONGER BROADCASTING THIS PROGRAM. AFN aired THE BORINQUENEERS for five years to over 850,000 U.S. troops...