Ricardo Romo tells the story of his family fleeing from Rosita in the heat of the Mexican Revolution and the fear along the border of Los Rinches.

After receiving word that he was scheduled to be killed for using his newspaper to write against the government, Romulo preempted his assassination by fleeing to the United States.

Dr. Robert Treviño lost a great grandfather and a grandfather to the Mexican Revolution. Follow his story as he retells the role his family played in the saga of the Mexican Revolution.

Mr. Barrett’s British great grandfather and grandfather go into Mexico following the construction of the railroads. Follow his story as his grandmother witnesses the execution of the Captain of the Port of Tampico.

In a time when the United States was not friendly to Greek immigrants, Rose Catacalos' Greek grandfather married his Mexican bride who had fled the revolution to seek a safe future in the United States.

Alex Briseno, San Antonio’s former City Manager and his sister, Lucille Briseno tell the story of a forbidden love between their Tejano father and their Mexicana mom who fled during the “Cristero” years of the Mexican Revolution.

Patti Elizondo and Cecilia Herrera, both successful international women, tell the story of how the young women in their families were disguised as boys or as elderly women to avoid detection by revolutionary soldiers.

Hortencia Gamez’s grandfather was a wealthy landowner in the northern of Mexico. He anticipated the revolution, sold everything and fled before the canons roared to keep his 6 sons from risking their lives in battle.

Ricardo Danel, Lionel Sosa, Father Virgil Elizondo, Ted Terrazas, John Phillip Santos, Charles Barrett and Jennifer Speed outline the events leading up to the revolution and take us through a chronology that pauses at the assassination of Madero during the Deceda Tragica (the tragic decade) and the ascendency of Victoriano Huerta to the presidency.

David Romo, Jennifer Speed, Ricardo Danel, Henry Cisneros, Charles A. Gonzalez, Ron Pablos, and John Phillip Santos provide texture to the telling of the struggle that Mexico experienced during the turn of the 20th century.

An orphan comes to the United States during the Mexican Revolution. She grows up but doesn't receive an education. Perhaps she doesn't succeed at achieving the American Dream by today's standards but her daughter, Rosie Castro, breaks the cycle and raises two boys who graduate from Harvard and Stanford. One is the current mayor of San Antonio, the other a Texas Congressman.

After losing her husband on the trek to the United States during the time of the revolution, Maria Hernandez Ferrier's grandmother is forced to put her children in an orphanage. She takes a job in the orphanage to get a glimpse of her children and proceeds to reinvent herself. Gebe Martinez’s grandmother became a midwife who would go on to deliver more than 1000 babies.

This episode highlight’s the story of Emma Tenayuca and how she witnessed the intellectuals and activists who fled Mexico during its revolution and who caused her to become a powerful orator for the people. Carmen Tafolla, Rosie Castro, Tómas Frausto, Lauro Garza and Jennifer Speed weave through these Mexican-American chapters of little-known American history.

Españoles, Tejanos, Mexicanos and Mexican-Americans have been defending the land north of the Rio Grande since before Texas was a Republic or part of the Union, before borders were formalized. This episode is a small tribute to the Latino war veterans who have defended America in all of its transmutations over the last several hundred years.

Originally, Mexico was made up of separate regions and tribes, a mixture of many races, ethnicities and religious beliefs who originated from the Spanish/Moors and pre-Columbian nomads from Asia. The Mexican Revolution unified the country and created the Mexican psyche. Those who fled to the United States populated the West bringing with them a unique integration of spirit, talent, fortitude and hope.

The story of the Cortez family and their Mi Tierra restaurant is just not a story about Tex- Mex Cuisine. It is a story about how the Mexican revolution 100 years ago provided the ingredients that created the taste and style of the Mexican-American cultural movement. This episode highlights the similarities between Emiliano Zapata and Mi Tierra and how the revolutionary spirit would become the mantra for the Cortez family and their restaurant.

It's not taught in schools but the history of the Mexican Revolution is the history of Texas too.

The US/Mexico border has been porous for hundreds of years. This episode takes a look at the debate and history of immigration policy, the ebb and flow of Mexican immigrants to this country and the many milestones that have shaped the United States since the border was drawn. Guests on this show include Neftali Garcia, Lee Terran, Lauro Garza, Henry Cisneros, Dan Guerrero, John Phillip Santos and David Romo.

The Mexican Revolution has shaped the sound of the Southwest in many ways. Pancho Villa loved his música so much that he stopped the shooting at 4 pm to celebrate with music. He even took requests from his enemies. From the legendary stortyelling corridos of Zapata to celebratory mariachi melodies to the modern-day Tejano Conjunto sound, the revolutionary music told stories of heroes, brave women and epic battles.

This episode is about the grim reality that our neighbor Mexico is facing. Like 100 years ago, those with financial means and know-how are coming to America to escape the violence and forge a new life, leaving their homeland behind. Tonight, Children of the Revolución guests like Neftalí Garcia and Charlie Gonzalez look critically and soberly at the homeland of their ancestors and hope for a new day.

We got an email on our blog today from somebody interested in getting the full collection of Children of the Revolucion series. Apparently, he asked his mother what she wanted for Christmas. "I don't want anything... Well wait! If you're going to get me something for Christmas the only thing on my list is the Children of the Revolucion TV show." We've discounted the entire gift set for these holidays. You can get the entire 20 show series on DVD for $175.00 (instead of the regular $250) if ordered before 2012.