Patricia Alvarado Nuñez

Patricia Alvarado Nuñez
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 masters 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

Senior News Producer

Series Producer

Producer

Co-producer

References

  1. 1 2 3 "American Experience | Fidel Castro | Film Credits". PBS. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. 1 2 ""Postcards from Buster" Your Friend, My Friend (San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico) (2007)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  3. ↑ http://www.wgbh.org/press/press_release.cfm?pid=8729c579-2219-56f5-6612-083f1b1cbccd
  4. 1 2 "WGBH Launches New, Original Singing Competition". WGBH. August 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Fundación Pro-Integración". Funproi.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  6. 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.
  7. 1 2 http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_35th_program_creative.pdf
  8. ↑ "WGBH Food: Neighborhood Kitchens: Five Gluten-Free Recipes From Around the World". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  9. ↑ "La Plaza". WGBH.
  10. ↑ "EBC and World Bank to Organize International Conference on Public Media in Latin America". World Bank Group (Press release). August 21, 2013.
  11. ↑ http://www.wgbh.org/press/press_release.cfm?pid=8729c579-2219-56f5-6612-08
  12. 1 2 "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  13. ↑ "26th Annual Imagen Awards - Nominees & Winners | The Imagen Foundation". Imagen.org. 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  14. ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  15. ↑ cite web|url=http://www.wgbh.org/programs/Maria-Hinojosa-One-on-One-12/episodes/Tony-Plana-3184
  16. ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  17. ↑ "La Plaza Episode Guide 2005 - Jimmy Smits". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  18. ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  19. ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  20. ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  21. ↑ "La Plaza Episode Guide 0001 - Chucho Valdes in Concert". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  22. ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  23. ↑ "Paquito D'Rivera in Studio". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  24. ↑ "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  25. ↑ "Conversations with Ilan Stavans : Jorge Ramos. (VHS tape, 2002)". [WorldCat.org]. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  26. ↑ "WGBH Media Player Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One: Maria Elena Salinas". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  27. ↑ "Credits — Living with MyType2". PBS. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  28. 1 2 "Neighborhood Kitchens". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  29. ↑ "High School Quiz Show". Wgbh.org. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  30. ↑ "digital mural". WGBH. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  31. ↑ "Root Capital". Root Capital. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  32. ↑ "WGBH Television". WGBH.
  33. ↑ "New WGBH show explores neighborhoods and their restaurants - Food & dining". The Boston Globe. 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  34. ↑ "The Struggle To Find A Starter Home In A Luxury-Housing Market". WGBH News. August 6, 2014.
  35. ↑ Alvarado Núñez, Patricia (July 30, 2014). "How Climate Change Is Taking A Toll On Urban Trees". WGBH News.
  36. ↑ Alvarado Núñez, Patricia (July 29, 2014). "Alewife's Silver Maple Forest: Growth And Conflict". WGBH News.
  37. ↑ Alvarado Núñez, Patricia (July 9, 2014). "In Boston, Grow Your Own Birds And Bees". WGBH News.
  38. ↑ "Bringing Commercial Farming Back To Boston". WGBH News. July 1, 2014.
  39. ↑ Alvarado Núñez, Patricia (July 1, 2014). "In Athol, Learning The Rhythm Of Farm Life". WGBH News.
  40. ↑ "Where Boston Falls Short Of World Class". WGBH News. May 29, 2014.
  41. ↑ "Boston's Rising Star In The Global Economy". WGBH News. May 27, 2014.
  42. ↑ "Overcoming Cultural Stigmas About Mental Illness And Barriers To Treatment". WGBH News. May 5, 2014.
  43. ↑ "Curling For Gold: Local Paralympians Headed To Sochi". WGBH News. February 24, 2014.
  44. ↑ "Neighborhood Kitchens". WGBH.

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