On Monday, April 21, PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE series (http://www.pbs.org/americanexperience) premieres "Roberto Clemente," a one-hour documentary about an exceptional baseball player and committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination to become baseball's first Latino superstar. The film will be presented on public television (http://pbs.org) on April 21, after which a Spanish-language version will be available for free viewing online at http://pbs.org/americanexperience.

From independent filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz "Roberto Clemente" features interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors David Maraniss (Clemente) and George F. Will (Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball), Clemente's wife Vera, Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, and former teammates, to present an intimate portrait of a man whose passion and grace made him a legend. Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits (The West Wing, NYPD Blue) narrates.