Mataron a Pedro (2026) explores the 1930s labor movements and the fight for self-determination led by Harvard-educated Afro-Puerto Rican lawyer Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos. Dr. Campos holds a legendary place in Harvard history and is widely recognized as the first Puerto Rican graduate of Harvard Law School and a member of its Class of 1921. His wife and brilliant collaborator, Laura Meneses, was the first Latina student to attend Radcliffe College.
On October 22 at 6:00 p.m. in Razzo Hall, Traina Center for the Arts, Clark University’s Department of Visual & Performing Arts and Raíces Libre, Inc. will host a free community screening and discussion of the short film, Mataron a Pedro (2026), alongside two other short independent films highlighting diverse grassroots stories.
THIS EVENT IS FREE + OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
LINEUP (subject to change):
- Melao (2024)
Director: Val Vega
TRT: 23m 49s - Carpeteo (2023)
Director: Adriana González-Vega
TRT: 9m 57s - Mataron a Pedro (2026)
Director: Kristian Mercado
TRT: 17 minutes
Following the screening of Mataron a Pedro, we will have a Q&A with Debbie Perez, one of the film’s writers/producers and host of the Borikén Podcast!
Raíces Libre, Inc. is a grassroots nonprofit collective based in Worcester, Massachusetts, dedicated to Puerto Rican cultural and historical education, community gathering, advocacy, and building solidarity between Puerto Rico and the diaspora. Through education, dialogue, cultural programming, and community action, Raíces Libre creates spaces for collective learning, cultural connection, and empowerment while preserving and sharing Puerto Rican history and identity.
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