Enamorada, directed by Emilio Fernández
Thursday, September 20th, 2018, 7:00 PM
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
FREE and open to the public!
Synopsis: During the Mexican Revolution, a macho rebel general falls in love with the independent-minded daughter of an aristocrat in the town he is occupying. (sourced: IMDb)
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Me llamaban King Tiger (They Called Me King Tiger), a film by Ángel Estrada Soto
Saturday, September 8th, 2018, 7:00pm
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Follow the story of the emblematic Chicano leader, Reies López Tijerina (King Tiger), after the assault on the Tierra Amarilla court in June 1967.
Viva Cinema celebrates the modern cinema of Mexico and beyond. The Bullock Museum is proud to highlight acclaimed films in partnership with Cine Las Americas that feature the rich tradition of Spanish-language movie-making.
Acorazado, a film by Álvaro Curiel
Saturday, July 14th, 2018, 7:00pm
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: A Mexican worker tries to migrate to the United States by posing as a Cuban immigrant, but destiny has something else in mind for him.
Viva Cinema celebrates the modern cinema of Mexico and beyond. The Bullock Museum is proud to highlight acclaimed films in partnership with Cine Las Americas that feature the rich tradition of Spanish-language movie-making.
Intimidades de Shakespeare y Victor Hugo, a film by Yulene Olaizola
Wednesday, April 25th, 2018, 7:00pm
Sunday, April 29th, 2018, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: There is a boarding house on the corner of Shakespeare and Victor Hugo Streets in Mexico City owned by Rosa Carbajal, a place that hides an intimate and passionate story. This is the setting where Rosa met Jorge Riosse twenty years before, a young tenant who became her closest friend. INTIMACIES OF SHAKESPEARE AND VICTOR HUGO is a profound sketch of two characters, lonely in their own way, or in spite of themselves, strongly and strangely entwined.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
This screening is co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin.
Fecha de caducidad (Expiration Date), a film by Kenya Márquez
Saturday, April 7th, 2018, 7:00pm
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Kenya Márquez's debut feature, FECHA DE CADUCIDAD (EXPIRATION DATE), taps into three lives with a touch of dark humor, presenting an outcome you might never expect. Ramona, Mariana, and Genaro cross paths with three different purposes, but the same lack of awareness of their own circumstances.
Viva Cinema celebrates the modern cinema of Mexico and beyond. The Bullock Museum is proud to highlight acclaimed films in partnership with Cine Las Americas that feature the rich tradition of Spanish-language movie-making.
