KCRA 3 is sharing the stories of the Latino community and highlighting literacy in the Capitol City during Hispanic Heritage Month. For the second year in a row, the Latino Book and Family Festival is returning to Sacramento. The event will feature award-winning authors, activists, and a youth Mariachi group from Stockton.
The Keynote speaker is Edward James Olmos. Olmos is known for his roles in Zoot Suit, Stand and Deliver, Selena, Battlestar Galactica and more. If you ask him, one of his biggest accomplishments is bringing literacy to underserved communities.
"To me, it's the most beautiful thing that I do...
This thing is amazing. This is our second year," Olmos said. "This will be our 75th festival somewhere in the country so this is the second time we are there in Sacramento.
You guys deserve it." On Saturday, Sept. 28, he'll participate in the Sacramento Latino Book & Family Festival at Sacramento City College.
The event highlights Latino authors and creators. Last year, more than 3,000 people came out to the literacy event. This year with Edward James Olmos participating, it's expected to have a bigger turnout.
"There will be book readings by authors, and Reyna Grande is going to be there, as an award-winner. Victor Villaseñor and myself will all be there talking with everybody," said Olmos. The actor points out that reading changes lives, and he wants kids in the community to see authors who look like them and share their stories.
"The books that we have there, the .