Screenings
Literature in Mexican Cinema
October 19 to November 16, 2011
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center – Black Box Theater – 600 River Street [Map]
All films are presented with English subtitles – FREE!
The five films presented in the series Literature in Mexican Cinema illustrate examples of literary adaptations through four decades of cinema in Mexico, including important highlights that bring to the screen the literary work of some of the greatest names in Latin American literature, such as Juan Rulfo, Rómulo Gallegos, Vicente Leñero, Bruno Traven, and Federico Gamboa.
Versión completa en Español aquí
Read more: Literature in Mexican Cinema – Literatura en el cine mexicano
Cine Las Americas and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Present:
Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba), 1964
June 6 and 8 at the Alamo Downtown, 320 E. 6th St.
In Spanish with English Subtitles. Restored 35mm print!
Cine Las Americas announces two screenings of the film Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba) directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, co-presented with the Alamo Cinema Drafthouse. This restored 35mm print is a must-see from the 1960s, a film by a master of cinematographic artistry and storytelling, that both drew from and inspired the international avant-garde.
Info, times, and tickets.
Cine Las Americas and the Harry Ransom Center Present:
Mexican Revolution Films of the 70s
May 6 to 27
Charles Nelson Prothro Theater at the Harry Ransom Center, 7 PM.
All films are in Spanish with English Subtitles. Admission is Free
Cine Las Americas announces the series “Mexican Revolution Films of 70s,” co-presented with the Harry Ransom Center. The series is part of the year-round celebrations of the Bicentennial of the Mexican Independence and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution.
May 6: El principio (The Beginning, 1972) – Directed by Gonzalo Martínez Ortega
May 13: Cananea (1976) – Directed by Marcela Fernández Violante
May 20: La casta divina (The Divine Caste, 1976) – Directed by Julián Pastor
May 27: Cuartelazo (Mutiny, 1976) – Directed by Alberto Isaac
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