Las Perlas TV

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Our Mission 
Is to provide affordable training and access to equipment, education and space for our Latin American community, to all of those who’s commitment is to practice and  become future filmmakers, journalists and multimedia artists in Toronto 

Our platform
Las Perlas tv is a storytelling and video magazine created and produce by Professional film artists, students and volunteers, hosting: Community events, non-for profit events, women rights events, LGTBQ and trans community events, political and civic participation events, cover local artists and youth community events, the arts, culture and more

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Who we are

Brief History of the Organization 

Established in 2008, Las Perlas Del Mar Productions Inc. is a not-for-profit organization who delivers a series of visual and media production educational workshops, we work with professional artists to development programs, producing events, providing internship and volunteer experiences, and serving as an advocate for the Latino American visual and media arts community.

Las Perlas del Mar was officially launched on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2008, by visual artist, activist, and filmmaker, Alex Flores. Alex’s vision was to create an alternative multi-media School and  focus on providing a broad variety of Visual and media Art workshops and create a community partnerships to work with a wide range of the latin American community.
We want to empower our diverse community through art skills all year around.

Our programs aim to cultivate visual and media artistic and professional development for our Latin American community. Building careers, fostering community connections and fuelling their creativity

We want to support local infrastructure and providing powerful learning experiences. 
Since 2011 80 students had come to las perlas del mar productions school, learning visual and multi-media art workshops.

Artistic Expressions Workshops 

2012 -Adelita: Dance, Movement, and Creation Corporal Movement,  Photography & Video Production  
2013 -Juno: Gestures and Communication & Video Production
2014 -Frida: Oral Expression & Video Production
2015 -Proffesional Warriors
​2016 coming up workshops!!

Las Perlas TV is our Magazine online video platform where our students get the opportunity to produced and to put in practice their new knowledge and skills, creating to deliver an original ideas to show to our community.
Through Las Perlas TV Programs and under the Artistic directions, students are part of the creation of professional Spanish & English multi-media productions focusing on local and cultural news, editorials, stories and commentaries, as well as presenting different perspectives reflecting the heart of the Latin American and Canadian communities in Toronto Canada to the world.
Also Las Perlas TV is providing internships and volunteer experiences, and serving as an advocate for our latin American  arts community.

COMMUNITY:

We believe that art empowers our community in the educational, social, and economic way.
We collaborative and constructive dialogue between other groups and individuals who are part of our community.

And last but no least, Las perlas del mar Productions create an environment of,. non-judgmental, and access for everyone regardless of  gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, physical ability, economic situation and we respect and dignity all our relations.

Productions from Las Perlas del Mar 

• Our on going online multimedia Magazine: News, Cultural, Politics, Entertainment, Film Festivals, Literature, Community, Global Artists, Sports, Business and more.
• Creation of - Yo voto Campaign videos 2014 For the Mayor Elections in Toronto
• International day of elimination violence against women, Campaign Video 2013
• Manulife Mennonite Centre: "Canadian Experience"-Video 2011
• World Assembly CIVICUS 2011-2012
• HarbourFront Summer Events
• U2 360 Concert
• HotDocs Festival 2011-2015 
• The 30 year anniversary of Take Back the Night Toronto 2010 
• PSA  "Stop domestic violence in the Latin American Community 2009" 
• Several Documentaries and Experimental Short Films

Thanks to our volunteers, LPDMP/LPTV Has Been part of the productions of: Cirque du Soleil, University of Toronto Student Federation Event: Angela Davis, Several Roy Thompson Hall, Gay Pride Week Toronto 2009-2014, several Amnesty International events, The Mayans at ROM, LPDM, is teaching many volunteers how to produce the programs in order to extend and pass on the knowledge that the organization has gained in the past. 

OBJECTIVES

1. Mentorship and Training. Through our Alternative Media School we formally offer workshops as well as  Internships opportunities. for women and men who would like to expand their knowledge in multimedia arts.
2. Programming in English and Spanish for the Latin American Community living in Canada and Abroad

Our Programs

Our Board of Directors

• Arts & Culture
  
• Alex Blogs
• Noticias / News
  
• Las Perlas Cinema
• Sports 
  
• Vivir Bien
  
• Algo que Contar
  

President
Adriana Becerra
Assistance Treasure
Eugenia Morales
Treasure 
Apolinar Garcia
Senior Advisor  
Paco Castillo
Administrator
Liz Diaz

Our Team

Founder & Artistic Producer
Alex Flores
​Associate Profesional artists
Salvador Alanis
Ximena
Camera People and Editors
Alex Flores
Carlos Bolivar
Mao Correa
Our students

Media school 
Alex Flores
Carlos Bolivar
Guillermina Quiroz

Volunteers and creators of LPTV
Sara Gil
Robinson Arevalo
Anna Willats
Alex Flores
Antimio Cruz Bustamante
Jon Ander Agra
Andromeda
Alejandro Bunbury

Fundraiser & Logistic Manager
Alex Flores, Sara Gil
Public Relations
Jon Ander Agra

Artists and Organization Involved: 
Pan am Parapan Am Toronto 2015, AGO, TRCC, Gallery 44, ROM, Hotdocs, Metrac, Mennonite New, Life Centre, Matadanze, LACAP, Consulados, Gay Pride Toronto, World Pride Toronto, Guillermina Quiroz, Alicia Leyva, Eugenio Salas, Oscar Ruiz, Alejandro Roncerias, Carlos Bolivar, Rosy Cervantes, Marco Pekota, Mary Luz Mejia, Jose Antonio Villalobos

Interpreters
Jonan Ander Agra
Liz Diaz

Soon lo mejor de las perlas 2016!!

Thanks to all our students and volunteers who have a dream to become professional journalists and artists.