Social Issues and MTV
In addition to broadcasting core MTV programs, MTV Latin America has also produced other non-music-related programs that address social and cultural issues that impact Latin American youth. These programs address issues such as politics, sexually transmitted infections, the environment and sexuality. Some of these shows include:
- Speak out: We are 30 million – Mexican Elections of 2006 (a series promoting the participation of youth in the Presidential elections, and included interviews with each of the candidates)
- Xpress (an award-winning documentary on the killing of women in Juarez City, Chihuahua, Mexico)
- Staying Alive (a co-production with CNN covering the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic)
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