• Film: Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin’ To Do

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    7 pm A career retrospective of the Broadway legend  who created iconic roles including Anita in West Side Story, Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, and Velma in Chicago, featuring interviews, archival performance footage, and newly filmed songs from Rivera’s concert repertoire. A two-time Tony Award winner and the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009, Chita Rivera was also the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors Award. Presented in partnership with New Mexico PBS. English; 60 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; (more...)

  • Chispa: Latin Diva Series, Buika

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    7:30 pm A star in contemporary world music, jazz, flamenco, and fusion, Buika is one of the most sought-after performers on the world stage today.  Born to African parents in Mallorca, Spain, she is often compared to Nina Simone, Chavela Vargas, and Cesaria Evora.  Her recordings have received multiple awards, including several Latin Grammys, and her 2013 release, La noche más larga, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. Her latest album, Vivir sin mieda (2015), fuses elements of reggae, ragga, flamenco, R&B, Afrobeat, (more...)

  • Film: ¡Ay, Carmela!

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    7 pm Filmmaker Carlos Saura returns to his bitter childhood memories of the Spanish Civil War in this 1990 film. Carmela, her husband Paulino, and their assistant Gustavete are traveling entertainers, touring the countryside to perform before Republican troops. When they are arrested in Franco-controlled territory, a theatre-loving Italian Fascist commander attempts to bargain with them to stage a burlesque of the Republic in exchange for their freedom. Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. Spanish with English subtitles; 103 minutes; rated PG-13. Free ticketed event; tickets available (more...)

  • Film: Las Maestras de la República

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    7 pm Pilar Pérez Solano’s 2013 documentary pays homage to unsung heroes—the many women, mainly primary school teachers, who worked to bring about a more just and equitable society in the brief years of the Second Republic of Spain. Representing a new generation of Spanish women, they were educated and trained together with the men to be the teachers needed by a new Spain. Their work was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, and they were ostracized and persecuted by the Franco regime. Presented in partnership with (more...)

  • Film: La isla mínima/Marshland

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    7 pm In 1980, in a remote village on the Guadalquivir Marshes, two homicide detectives from Madrid investigate the disappearance of two teenage girls during a village festival and discover that a serial killer is on the loose. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2014; Spanish with English subtitles; 105 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

  • Film: Loreak/Flowers

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    7 pm The lives of three women are altered by the weekly gift of a bouquet of flowers, sent anonymously to each in memory of a loved one, and causing forgotten feelings to bloom again. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2014; Euskadi (Basque) with English subtitles; 99 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

  • Film: Las ovejas no pierden el tren/Sidetracked

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    7 pm A couple in their 40s who have moved to the country attempt to navigate new directions in their lives, and find their daily routines entangled with surreal situations. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2014; Spanish with English subtitles; 103 minutes; recommended for 12 and older. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

  • Film: Cuchillos en el cielo/Knives in the Sky

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    4:30 pm; a talk by the director will follow the screening Declared innocent and released from prison after ten years, a woman tries to reconnect with the daughter conceived through a prison rape, while seeking at the same time to bring the rapists to justice, in Alberto Durant's 2012 film Cuchillos en el cielo. The narrative of the woman and her rapist is a microcosm of a larger story—the aftermath of the violent political conflict that took place in Peru from 1980-2000. This special screening at the (more...)

  • Film: Todos están muertos/They Are All Dead

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    7 pm Since the death of her brother, Lupe has lived an agoraphobic life with her hostile teenage son and her superstitious mother.  It takes a drastic Day of the Dead ritual to teach her the importance of saying goodbye. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2014; Spanish with English subtitles; 88 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

  • Film: Hermosa juventud/Beautiful Youth

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    7 pm A young couple in the working-class suburbs of Madrid find themselves limited by their surroundings, growing unemployment, and a widening social divide, as well as their own lack of ambition and hope. Directed by Jaime Rosales. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2014; Spanish with English subtitles; 100 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show