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Latin-American Films Premiere
Four-day
festival opens
Thursday
The first Portland Latin A m e ri­
can Film Festival takes place Thurs­
day, Sept. 20 through Sunday, Sept.
23 in celebration o f National H is­
panic Heritage Month.
The four-day festival features 10
narrative film s, tw o documentaries
and over 10 shorts from different
countries including Argentina. Bra­
z il, Cuba. M exico, C hile and the
United States. A ll the film s in the
festival are Portland premieres.
H ig h lig h ts include "A n to n ia ”
(2006), directed by Tata Amaral.
The film tells the story o f lo u r black
young women liv in g on the o u t­
skirts o f Sao Paulo who must fig h t
to fu lf ill their dream o f m aking a
liv in g from their music.
For their rap group "A n to n ia ",
they find a manager and begin to
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The film 'Antonia' tells the story o f a group o f young women living on the outskirts o f Sao Paul
who fight to make a living from their music.
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perform in bars and at parties. But
ju st as the dream seems to be com ­
ing true, their hopes are dashed by
the da ily events w hich accompany
poverty, chauvinism and violence
w hich threaten the group and jeop­
ardize their friendship.
The festival also presents "El
Benny" (2006), a Cuban film d i­
rected by Jorge L u is Sanchez.
Cuba's candidate fo r the79lh Acad­
emy Awards portrays the life o f
Benny M ore, the greatest Cuban
musician o f all time, w ho changed
the course o f Latin music forever.
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Edúcate Y a w ill h o ld th e ir an­
nual gala, the “ L a tin o E ducation
and Freedom C e le b ra tio n " on Sat­
urday, Sept. 22 at the M is s is s ip p i
B a llro o m . 833 N Shaver Street at
M is s is s ip p i Avenue.
The e v e n t, hosted by M iss
L a tin a U S A Y alena M atos, w ill
He arranged big band orchestras
and combos from the music he heard
in his head and fe lt in his soul
w ithout being able to read or w rite
music. The excesses o f his night
life led this gifted, passionate and
charismatic man to an untim ely
death.
Other highlights are "M y M e x i­
can Shiva," set in Polanco, a Jewish
quarter o r M e x ic o C ity , and spoken
in Spanish, Y iddish and Hebrew:
and "Las M anos" (The Hands),
w inner o f the Best Spanish Lan­
guage Foreign F ilm , Goya Awards
k ic k o f f at 5 p.m . w ith a silent
auction. D in n e r w ill be catered by
local restaurants S inju, La Bonita,
La C asita, and Porque No.
The nig h t w ill in clude p e rfo r­
mances by local ja zz m usician
B ria n Q uaekenbush, fla m e n co
g u ita ris ts W e lly S ilv a , and fie ry
2007.
The opening night gala is Thurs­
day at 7 p.m. at the Portland A rt
Museum, 1219S.W. Park A ve .,co ­
sponsored by the N W F ilm Center.
A ll other screenings take place at
the L ivin g Room Theatres, 341 S. W.
I Oth Ave.
For a complete list o f film s and
schedules, visit p d xla ff.o rg .
The Portland Latin American
F ilm Festival is a n o nprofit group
that wants to celebrate the d ive r­
sity and spirit o f the Hispanic com ­
munity.
L a tin band Cuba A che. D anc­
ers N orthw est, the o ffic ia l B e lly
Dancers fo r the P ortland M a ra ­
thon, w ill also be p e rfo rm in g .
Guests m ust be at least 21 years
old.
Educate Ya is a L a tin o co m ­
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