On Wednesday 17th of November, the Hispano Soc screened "Voces inocentes" narrates the story of Chava (Carlos Padilla), an 11 years old child who becomes head of the household after his father abandons them during Civil War in El Salvador. In the 80s, the government recruited 12 years old children to fight on the front line. Chava has a year left to be taken to war against the rebels of FMLN (Frente Marabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional). Chava's life becomes a survival game. With his mother's love (Leonor Varela) as the only weapon, Chava finds the courage to keep his spirit alive in the hard times they both have to go through. Leave your comments on it!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Comment on "Al sur de Granada"!
The Hispano Soc screened on the 10th of November the movie "Al sur de Granada", set in the1920s, in the south of Spain and based on a true story of an English writer, Gerald Brenan, who decides to move to Spain to finish some of his work. Brenan settles in a small town near Granada. The author tries to interact with the locals, but he and the neighbors are on a different wavelength. When he meets the beautiful Juliana, he will find a guide into a special world and a side of his personality that he scarcely knew existed.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Comment on "Sin nombre"!
On Wednesday 3rd of November, the Hispano Soc screened the movie "Sin nombre" in MRI Theater Room 201. The movie narrates the story of two teenagers: Sayra (a Honduran girl) and Willy (a Mexican boy), also called "Casper". Both of them come from different backgrounds but both of them are trying to escape from the tragic fate that awaits for them in their mother countries. They live parallel lives that meet at some point and a new story starts between them once Sayra decides to approach Willy.
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