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"I write poems on walls that crumble and fall
I talk to shadows that sleep and go away crying.”
Luis Omar Salinas (1937–2008)
Poet debuts with coming-of-age story
Poet debuts with coming-of-age story of a landscaper’s son – El Paso Times
Follow the link to read Rigoberto Gonzalez’s review of John Olivares Espinoza’s The Date Fruit Elegies.
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The Brown Sound
El Chicano
Viva Tirado
CineFestival en San Anto
More than 60 films from the United States and Latin America will be screened at CineFestival en San Antonio. The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s four-day Latino film showcase will kick off with an opening reception 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe, followed by a free screening of “La Zona,” director Rodrigo Pla’s thriller about a group of teens who break into a high-security gated community in Mexico City.
Individual screenings cost $6-$8; festival passes cost $30. Call (210) 271-3151. A schedule is available at cinefestivalsa.org
Here are some highlights:
Friday
“Los Soneros del Tesechoacan” A documentary about the origins of Son Jarocho music directed by Inti Cordera. 6 p.m.
“XXY” Director LucÌa Puenzo’s award-winning drama about a hermaphroditic teen in an Argentine family. Sponsored by the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center. 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Taste of Texas short film showcase 2:30 p.m.
“El Angel del Acordeon” A Colombian film about a young boy who dreams of learning to play the accordion so he can become “Jr. king” of the Vallenato Legend Festival and win the affection of his childhood sweetheart. 3 p.m.
“La Americana” A documentary about an undocumented immigrant who travels from Bolivia to New York and back to save her sick daughter. Directed by Nicholas Bruckmann and John Mattiuzzi. 5 p.m.
“All Inclusive” A comedy about a dysfunctional family on vacation in Mexico directed by Rodrigo Ortuzar Lynch. 9:30 p.m.
Sunday
“The Garden” Nominated for an Academy Award, director Scott Hamilton Kennedy’s documentary tells the story of the destruction of South Central Farm, a community garden in Los Angeles. 1 p.m.
“Yveete” A comedy about a Texas Chicana who goes to live with her grandmother in Mexico directed by Rogelio Almeida Marquez. Free. 3:30 p.m.
“The Holes in the Door” A documentary about a Mexican immigrant killed in Denver during a no-knock drug raid on the wrong house. Directed by Alan Dominguez. 5:30 p.m.
“La Milagrosa” Director Rafael Lara’s drama about a wealthy young Colombian man abducted by guerrillas. 9:30 p.m.
— Elda Silva, San Antonio Express News
Gomez-Pena and La Pocha Nostra
Gomez-Pena and La Pocha Nostra invites all friends to check out the following digital arts project. It is truly amazing.
http://www.pochanostra.com/karaoke/
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The site is the visual culmination of a month-long collaborative project. During October, 2008, performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña, photographer RJ Muna, curator Chuck Mobley and several members of La Pocha Nostra including Emma Tramposch, Violeta Luna and Roberto Sifuentes, researched the borders between performance and photography at SFCamerawork Gallery (www.sfcamerawork.org) in a series of performative photo shoots involving audience members and invited guests from the San Francisco community. La Pocha Nostra provided a collection of costumes, wigs, hats, shoes and artifacts along with a crew of trans-cultural stylists to assist the audience in trying out different looks. After each event the photographic set and props remained on site with a selection of images projected on the backdrop. Over the month, the mis’en scene was altered by the artists. Ultimately, the accumulative nature of each event created a layered “theater of absence” that remained in the gallery for the exhibition’s duration. The result was an amazing photo-portfolio contained in this website designed by web-mistress extraordinaire: Suzanne Stefanac.
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