| Rare Screenings of the Best Contemporary Mexican Films!
August 18 - 20 – – New Dates
La Otra Conquista
Dir. Salvador Carrasco
Through a startling visual and aural tapestry of fact, fiction, and spirituality, La Otra Conquista tells the story of Emperor Moctezuma's illegitimate son, the Aztec scribe Topiltzin. Click here to read and see more.
September 15-21
El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba (IN SPANISH, NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Dir. Arturo Ripstein
In this adaptation of the Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel, the old colonel (Fernando Lujan) goes each Friday to the post office to see if his long-awaited pension has come through. Click here for showtimes.
And just added:
Fibra Optica (WITH English subtitles)
Dir. Francisco Athié
A passionate love story and political thriller, exposing the corruption and technological intrigue that has become a part of everyday life in Mexico. Click here for showtimes."
October 20-26
El Ley de Herodes (IN SPANISH, NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
Dir. Luis Estrada
Mexico's vast political corruption unleashes its all encompassing wrath in Estrada's Award-winning dramatic feature.
November 24-30
Todo el Poder
Dir. Fernando Sarinana
A brave film that dares to portray urban police in Mexico as ruthless, dangerous thugs. It's also a political thriller with sophisticated on-screen action. Starring Damien Bichir.
At Mann Hazard Center 7
(7510 Hazard Center Drive in Mission Valley)
Tickets: $7 General Admission / $5 Students and seniors
Co-sponsored by: Cine Mexicano: Mexican Film Series is sponsored by DIRECTV PARA TODOS, Univision/Galavision, Sempra Energy, Scripps, El Latino San Diego, Global English, Mexican Cultural Institute of San Diego, DoubleTree Hotel, K-LOVE 102.9, La Nueva 106.5, San Diego Dialogue, El Sol de San Diego, UCSD's Center for Iberian/Latin America Studies, Yolanda S. Walther-Meade, and Magic 92.5.
*Films are subject to change.
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