| 10a.m. |
Gertrudis Bocanegra
Dir. Ernesto Medina, 98 min., Mexico, 1992
Free Senior Film Screening (More information.)
Co-presented by WellMed and
the Instituto Cultural de Mexico |
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This film tells the story of the life of Gertrudis Bocanegra, a heroine of the Mexican War for Independence. The film (1992) was written by and stars Ofelia Medina, one of Mexico's most respected stars of stage and screen. It is in Spanish with English subtitles. |
| 5:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. |
Continental Airlines and
San Antonio Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce
Business Happy Hour
in the Galeria Tonantzin |
| 7p.m. |
Visions of Aztlan (Buy tickets.)
Dir. Jesus Trevino, 60
min., USA, 2009 |
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Visions of Aztlán chronicles the birth of the Chicano art movement in the 1960s and 1970s and features such Texas-based artists as César Martinez, Santa Barraza, Carmen Lomas Garza and photographer Kathy Vargas. Artists from California, New Mexico and Arizona are also part of the powerful story. |
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Al Más Allá
Dir. Lourdes Portillo, 43 min.,
USA, 2008
Co-presented by the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center |
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Al Más Allá is an experimental documentary that uses narrative
elements to explore the realities of shifting global wealth and
drug trafficking along the Mayan coastline of Mexico. When a
vain filmmaker leads a fictional documentary crew through a
beach town to interview real local merchants and tour guides
more than information stands between her and the truth. |
9:30p.m.
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Corazón del Tiempo (Buy tickets.)
Dir. Alberto Cortés, 90
min., Mexico, 2008
Co-preseneted by the
Esperanza Peace and
Justice Center
and Instituto Cultural de Mexico en San Antonio |
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In La Esperanza de San Pedro, Chiapas, in the midst of the Zapatista
struggle, Sonia, a member of the community, is about to be
married. Her dowry, a cow, has been delivered. Her boyfriend’s
family has been spoken to… However, Sonia is in love with another:
an insurgent. Now, the EZLN has a problem on their hands
and the entire community must come together so that the voice of
its members can be heard and respected; and so that duty may be
overcome by love. |
| 11 p.m. |
Krazy Vatos Emporium After-party
hosted by
Jesse Borrego |
