Talking Planet is the U.S. distributor for dramas, radio documentaries and public interest programs produced by the Latin American Association of Radio Education (ALER). Sorry, I cannot take credit card numbers or orders via the Internet, and I can only send the tapes within the United States. If you live outside the United States, contact ALER directly: Casilla Postal 17-03-4639, Quito, Ecuador.
Note: the programs in this catalogue are all recorded in Spanish. They are terrific productions and, for U.S. audiences, help to provide context that is otherwise lacking in our mass media diet.
Tape prices are listed after each entry. Shipping and handling charges are $2 for the first three tapes, and 25ยข for each additional tape. Florida residents, please add tax.
Let me know what you think. If you have questions, write or email.
Regards,
Ron Mader
12345 SW 18th Street #417
Miami, FL 33175
USA
Email: ron@txinfinet.com
In the Steps of the Cimarrones/ Tras las huellas de los Cimarrones
The history of African Americans in this hemisphere has been largely overlooked
in the last 500 years. This series traces the experience of blacks in the Americas.
It speaks of suffering, resistance and of freedom. Originally, this series aired
on Radio Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic. It is divided into 40 chapters on
five tapes.
C5001 $25.00
The Conquered Conquistador/ Un Conquistador Conquistado
Protesting the abuses of colonization, the Dominican priest Bartolome de las
Casas spoke out in the 16th century. This series accompanies Bartolome on the road
from conquistador to the defender of the Americas indigenous peoples. The 10-cassette
series has 40 episodes, each approximately 14 minutes in length.
D1002 $50.00
The Salt of the Earth/ The Salt of the Earth
At the end of the last century the War of the Canudos took place in the northeast
province of Bahia in Brazil. This novela dramatizes daily life at this time in a
new version of the series that aired originally in Brazil. This Spanish-language
version was produced by Radio Santa Maria in the Dominican Republic. The series is
divided into 30 chapters on 15 cassettes.
ST1599 $75.00
New Chronicles of Peru/ Nuevas Cronicas del Peru
This series presents a detailed history of the colonization and the conquest of
Peru Events proceed chronologically from the arrival of Columbus to the death of
the last Inca Tupac Amaru I and the birth of the Incarry. This three-tape series
includes two chapters on each side.
NC0004 $15
The World Inside Out: The Chronicles of Huaman Poma De Ayala/ El Mundo al Reves
The Peruvian nobleman Don Felipe Huaman Poma de Ayala retells the story of Peru's
colonization in this telling drama, co-produced by ALER and El Dia del Pueblo. An artist
and writer, Huaman Poma de Ayala's work has influenced generations seeking to discover
more about this time. The four-tape series includes 24 chapters.
MR4242 $20
Episodes average three minutes each. These programs were designed as short fillers for radio programs. They can also be used in the classroom when longer programs are not appropriate.
The entire 12-tape series costs $60. If you would like to order by particular subject matter, the three tapes cost $18.
MF1208 $60 (Complete Set)
MF4001 $20 (Myths)
MF4002 $20 (Women)
MF4003 $20 (Blacks)
MF4004 $20 (Art)
500 Years/ 500 Anos
Based on The Open Veins of Latin America, this series is a grand history of the
Americas from colonization to 1992. Programs include: Land without People and People
without Land and The War of the External Debt. Each of the 20 chapters runs
approximately 1/2 hour. These are wonderful radio dramas, where history is fleshed
out in word and sound.
QA1001 $50.
Cantata Ecamy
This group from Riobamba, Ecuador sings about the political injustice and search
for solutions. This tape includes lyrics and a chronology of the 1990 indigenous
uprising.
CE4444 $6.95
Musical Festivals/ Festivales Musicales:
This tape contains the winning songs from regional festivals in Ecuador.
FM1012 $6.95
Latin American Identity I/ Identidad Latinoamericana IThe entire set can be purchased for $40, or you can order any tape separately for $6.95.
IL8002 $40 (complete set)
IL1111 $6.95 (specify by country which title you wish to order)
Latin American Identity 2/ Identidad Latinoamericana 2
The series continues with features produced in 13 other Latin American countries.
Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela,
Honduras and El Salvador Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala all have contributed a variety
of features which explore ethnic and cultural identities. Programs include: "No solo
de baile vive el Carnival," "La mejor esquina de America," and "Nuestra madre Tonantzin."
The entire 13-part series can be purchased for $65, or you can order any tape
individually for $6.95.
IL1002 $50 (complete set)
IL2222 $6.95 (specify by country which title you wish to order)
Guatemala News/ Micros Guatemala
Short features from Guatemala were produced for insertion into radio news programs.
One tape.
M1050 $5
Debt News/ Micros Deuda
Short features explain the causes and consequences of Latin America's external debt.
Two tapes.
M2050 $10
500 Years News/ Micros 500 Anos
Short features put the 500 years of colonization into context. Two tapes.
M2060 $10
Monsenor Proano
These two tapes present the work of this priest who worked toward bilingual
educcation and civil rights for the people who lived in Riobamba, Ecuador. The
first focuses on the rights of indigenous peoples throughout the hemisphere and the
second the role of evangelization.
MP2004 $10
A Woman Called Rosa/ Una Mujer llamada Rosa
This is a 1991 edition of the radio mini-series prepared by Peru's Dia del
Pueblo several years ago. Re-edited with new material, this series features the
patron saint of the Americas and the Philippines.
WR3008 $15
Indigenous People's March/ Marcha Indigena
MI4000 $10