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  • Film: Chico & Rita

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm A lifelong affair of the heart between Chico, a piano player, and Rita, a vocalist, takes the protagonists through “Havana in its pre-Fidel days of big spenders, New York in the heyday of jazz, Paris when foreign musicians were hot, Vegas in its early golden years.” Essentially constructed as a musical, the indie production was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series.   2012; directed by Fernando Trueba, (more...)

  • Film: Crimen Ferpecto/The Perfect Crime

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm An ambitious, womanizing salesman’s desire for a “perfect life” is derailed when a competition for a promotion devolves into murder, blackmail, surrealistic plot twists, and the realization that there is no such thing as the “perfect crime.” Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2004; directed by Álex de la Iglesia; Spanish with English subtitles; 105 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

  • La Canoa: Latinos in the Public Media and the Popular Imagination

    History and Literary Arts Building

    2 pm to 4 pm Join Michael A. Olivas, University of Houston law professor and native New Mexican, as he looks at this topic through several lenses, including depictions in the popular press; film and television industries; and music. He will show how the widespread and relentlessly negative characterizations of Latinos have serious consequences in all areas of the public imagination and the polity. New Mexico has a long and significant history of music, movies, and literature that have contributed to the historical record, and he will (more...)

  • Film: Tristana

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm A young woman, orphaned by the death of her mother, is seduced by the older man to whose guardianship she is entrusted. When she leaves him for a young artist, and eventually returns to him following the amputation of her leg, the film becomes a haunting study of a human relationship in which the power changes hands, a lifelong theme of the famed Spanish director. Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 1970; directed by Luis (more...)

  • Film: Biutiful

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm Uxbal, a man on the wrong side of the law, struggles to provide for his children on the dangerous streets of Barcelona, as well as to do some modest good in his corrupt and compromised world. As fate closes in on him, Uxbal learns to accept the realities of life, whether bright, bad…or “biutiful.” Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2010; directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu; Spanish with English subtitles; 148 minutes; rated R. Free ticketed event; tickets available (more...)

  • Film: No eres tú, soy yo

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm Lovelorn Javier goes to extraordinary lengths to recover from his broken marriage. When his self-confidence takes a serious hit and his psychoanalyst offers little helpful advice, he sinks into a deep depression and seeks solace in the arms of his many ex-girlfriends. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2010; directed by Alejandro Springall; Spanish with English subtitles; 101 minutes; rated PG-13. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

  • Film: Voces inocentes

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm Eleven-year-old Chava suddenly becomes the man of the house after his father abandons the family in the middle of El Salvador’s bloody civil war, at a time when 12-year-old boys are forced by the national army to fight against the guerrillas. The film is based on screenwriter Oscar Torres’ own experiences of growing up in a mountain village in El Salvador during the war. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2004; directed by Luis Mandoki; Spanish with English subtitles; (more...)

  • Film: The Burning Season

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm The real-life story of Chico Mendes, the Brazilian rubber tapper, union leader, and environmental activist whose relentless campaigning against the exploitation and destruction of the rainforest led to his assassination in 1990 by ranchers opposed to his activism. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 1994; directed by John Frankenheimer; English; 123 minutes; rated R. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

  • Women’s History Month

    NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    Each year in March the National Hispanic Cultural Center celebrates women with programming that honors their contributions to dance, music, theatre, art, poetry, films, novels, and much more. Listed below are all the events that you can experience at the Center during Women’s History Month. Below are our offerings for 2017. Fantasía Fantástica: Imaginative Spaces and Other-Worldly Collage Programming: ¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour with Artist Rachel Muldez March 2, 2017 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Domenici Education Building Free public event On the first Thursday of each (more...)

  • Film: Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm Folk icon Joan Baez celebrated her 75th birthday in 2016, honoring her legendary 50-plus years in music with a career-spanning live performance at New York’s historic Beacon Theatre. Baez performed with fellow artists and friends including David Bromberg, David Crosby, Damien Rice, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Mavis Staples, Indigo Girls, Richard Thompson, Judy Collins, Nano Stern, and Paul Simon. The event was filmed as an episode of PBS’s Great Performances. Presented in partnership with New Mexico PBS as part of the Bank (more...)