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Filmmakers pursue justice in new documentary
It’s no wonder the Mexican police detectives in the explosive new documentary Presumed Guilty stare at the camera during the dramatic retrial for murder of Antonio Zúñiga and accuse the filmmakers of threatening them by the mere act of filming. The cameras are there as part of an unprecedented eff.... |
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Gómez-Peña: Strange Democracy
In partnership with El Centro Su Teatro, the Museo de las Américas presented internationally renowned performance artist Guillermo Gomez-Peña this week as part of the Bienniel of the Américas program.
In his new solo-performance, post-Mexican writer and performance artist Gómez-Peña deals with th.... |
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Ry Cooder music sales support MALDEF
In response to the immigration battle currently raging in the United States, six-time Grammy winner Ry Cooder wrote Quicksand, a slow-burning rocker that tells the story of six would-be immigrants making their way from México to the Arizona border. The track, available exclusively on iTunes, featu.... |
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Almada film highlights El General
The past and the present collide as filmmaker Natalia Almada brings to life audio recordings about her great-grandfather Plutarco Elias Calles, a revolutionary general who became president of Mexico in 1924.
In the documentary El General, premieres on PBS on July 20, and online July 21 through S.... |
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Biennial: Notable speakers at Roundtable sessions
Throughout the month of July, Denver will welcome national and international visitors for the Biennial of the Americas for a cross-cultural experience bridging and unifying the artistic, intellectual and political progress of the hemisphere's 35 nations.
The Roundtable is the Biennial’s primary c.... |
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Arizona: Effects are being felt at all levels
"It's ironic that the most prestigious university in the world has accepted me, but the state I call home criminalizes me." That's how Silvia RodrÃguez, a 23-year-old student who was brought from México to Phoenix by her parents at the age of two, describes the effects of Arizona law SB 1070 and.... |
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Exhibit brings together work by 24 artists
The Nature of Things will be the central art exhibition of the 2010 Biennial of the Américas, an international event celebrating the culture, ideas and people of the Western Hemisphere hosted by the City of Denver from July 1-31. Featuring 24 artists from countries throughout North, Central and S.... |
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Vicente Fernández: A musical treasure
Vicente Fernández, the undisputed King of Ranchera music and one of the most revered and successful singers in the world, includes Denver in his 2010 tour.
Fernández, is one of Mexico's most recognizable and influential cultural icons, known as the undisputed king of Ranchera music with more .... |
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Museo de las Américas: Liberators Project
A common link for all the Américas is the legacy of Liberators, the visionaries who dared challenge Old World paradigms in pursuit of a New World.
Museo de las Américas Liberators Project, curated by Maruca Salazar will bring together artists, historians, activists and diplomats to honor and ce.... |
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Mexia expresses fear, dismay over SB1070
Recording artist Mexia, the American-born eldest son of Hernán Hernández, co-founder and singer of legendary Mexican group, Los Tigres Del Norte, has written and recorded Todos Somos Arizona in response to his fear and frustration over Arizona’s SB1070, the new law which allows for the detenti.... |
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Fiesta de La Alma honors community victory
Denver’s La Alma Recreation Center is an iconic symbolism for the community it serves. Over the past year, residents have fiercely guarded the Center against the City’s attempts to privatize the facility.
To celebrate and honor the efforts of the west Denver residents, a community celebration .... |
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Escuela raises the bar in fundraising efforts
Denver’s Ninth Street Historic Park on Auraria Campus was the backdrop for this year’s Escuela Tlatelolco Centro de Estudios’ Annual Flor y Canto Festival and Champions of Change awards ceremony.
Hundreds gathered last Sunday to celebrate the honorees and to raise funds for the school. The f.... |
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King of the Chicanos: Preserving history
Chicano history was revived last week, at the East Colfax Tattered Cover bookstore. Denver author Manuel Ramos held a book signing promoting his latest novel, King of the Chicanos, as well as offering insight on his recent work. Though fiction, King of the Chicanos is a brilliant reminder to the .... |
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Teatro Pregones brings the tropics to Denver
Su Teatro is pleased to announce that El Teatro Pregones from the Bronx, New York will be in residence and offer performances June 10-12, at Su Teatro at the Denver Civic Theatre on 7th Ave. and Santa Fe Dr. Pregones is an award winning theater company celebrating its 30th anniversary with perform.... |
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King of the Chicanos reigns in Denver
Denver’s beloved author Manuel Ramos is back with his latest novel, King of the Chicanos. He will read and sign his latest work on Thursday, May 20, 7:30pm, Tattered Cover, 2526 East Colfax Ave., Denver.
Both heroic and tragic, this superb novel captures the spirit, energy, and imagination of th.... |
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