Archive for the 'Hispanic heritage' Category
SLC Film Center to present La Ofrenda: The Days of The Dead
0 Comments Published by Professor Les October 30th, 2008 in Film, Salt Lake City, Mexico, Community Dialogue, Hispanic heritage, Communication.“In this Day of the Dead celebration, people mock death and gender and whatever else
needs a little push.” — La Ofrenda: The Days of the Dead
A remarkably resilient 1988 hour-long documentary of the Days of the Dead celebrations ranging from small Mexican village Indian temples to San Francisco’s Mission District will be screened in a […]
SLC Film Center presents Super Amigos, Mexico City’s real life ’social wrestlers’
0 Comments Published by Professor Les July 31st, 2008 in Film, Salt Lake City, Mexico, Community Dialogue, Hispanic heritage, Current Events.Super Amigos is a rare treat for the SLC Film Center’s Spanish Language Film Series. This 82-minute Mexico City documentary features five larger-than-life social wrestlers in the Lucha Libre style, dealing with problems such as tenants facing eviction, victims of sexual discrimination, neglected children, bullfighting and blood sports, and pollution.
The 2007 film is the highlight […]
Too numb to emote: Trouble in the Mexican emo scene
0 Comments Published by Professor Les March 31st, 2008 in Mexico, Music, Community Dialogue, Hispanic heritage, Current Events, Pop Culture.Editor’s Note: The Selective Echo is always pleased to bring guest postings from Mark Alvarez, a Salt Lake City attorney who is living in Mexico with his wife, Lorena. Mark shares a well-informed perspective about anti-emo protests and violence that have occurred in Mexico City and Queretaro.
“A civilization could be judged by the diversity it […]
