Children of the Revolución
A living archive of memory, identity, and history Children of the Revolución is a documentary and cultural storytelling project that began more than fifteen years ago with a simple but urgent question:
What happens to history when it is never written down?
The Mexican Revolution forced thousands of families to flee their homes, cross borders, and rebuild their lives under conditions of uncertainty, silence, and survival. Many of their stories were never recorded in official history books. Instead, they lived on through photographs, family conversations, half-remembered names, and unspoken memories.
This project was created to preserve those voices.
Origins of the Project
Children of the Revolución began as a public television documentary series, produced for PBS audiences, focused on the personal histories of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of those who escaped Mexico during the Revolution.
Through interviews, archival images, music, and cultural context, the series brought forward stories that revealed how migration, resilience, and identity shaped families — and ultimately helped form the cultural fabric of cities like San Antonio and communities across the United States.
What started as a television series soon became something more:
a shared space where families recognized themselves in the stories of others.
From Television Series to Cultural Archive
Originally broadcast between 2010 and 2011, Children of the Revolución reached audiences through public television and earned national and international recognition for its contribution to historical storytelling.
Over time, the project expanded beyond the screen:
• A documentary series
• A companion book
• An original musical score
• A growing collection of family stories, letters, and photographs
Today, Children of the Revolución exists as a living cultural archive — one that continues to be relevant long after its original broadcast.
Why It Still Relevant Today
Although the events of the Mexican Revolution took place more than a century ago, their impact did not end there.
The themes explored in Children of the Revolución — migration, displacement, identity, belonging, and cultural memory — remain deeply present in today’s conversations.
As new generations continue to ask where they come from and how their family histories connect to the present, this project offers something essential:
context, continuity, and connection.
Understanding these stories is not about looking backward.
It is about understanding the roots of who we are today.
A Collective Effort
This project exists thanks to the collaboration of storytellers, historians, cultural institutions, community leaders, artists, and families who trusted Children of the Revolución with their memories.
From public television partners to academic institutions, from musicians to photographers, the project represents a collective commitment to preserving stories that might otherwise have been lost.
The Project Today
While the original television series has concluded, Children of the Revolución continues as:
- A historical reference
- An educational resource
- A cultural memory archive
- A place for families to reconnect with their past
The project remains open — not as a broadcast series, but as a space where history, memory, and identity continue to meet.
Looking Forward
Children of the Revolución stands as an invitation:
To remember.
To share.
To connect generations through stories that still deserve to be told.
Stories
Voices that history never recorded
Read personal stories, letters, and memories shared by families whose lives were shaped by the Revolution.
The Film
The award-winning documentary
Discover the film that brought these stories to public television and international recognition.
The Book
A tangible piece of history
Explore the book inspired by the documentary—a visual and historical record designed to endure.