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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:blue'>Hispanic Film Showcase Spring 2013 </span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:red'>– only TWO movies left!!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span lang=ES-PE style='font-size:20.0pt;color:blue'>La música latina en el cine – Latin Music in Movies<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=ES-PE style='font-size:14.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-PE style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Spanish Program and Hispanic Outreach Office present the Hispanic Film Showcase for Spring 2013. The topic this semester will be music in Latino movies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Music is one of the artistic expressions that are considered culturally universal. Movies, as a popular cultural expression of our time, have made music a central topic that has become a widespread genre as well. This spring, the combination of both these arts offers us the opportunity to explore the broad expression “Latin music” portrayed in the filmography of several Spanish speaking countries, including the Latino community in the US. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Save the following dates and be ready to enjoy and learn about Latin music in films right here on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>Friday, April 12 -- <i>Los viajes del viento/The Wind Journeys </i>(2009)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Introduced by Dr. Mario Eraso, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A musician travels a great distance to return an instrument to his elderly teacher in a geographic and musical portrait of Colombian soundscapes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>By Colombian director Ciro Guerra (<i>La sombra del caminante</i>) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In Spanish with English subtitles.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>Friday, May 3 -- <i>La Bamba </i>(1987) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Introduced by Dr. Chris González, Assistant Professor, Department of Literature and Languages.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Synopsis: Biopic portraying Chicano rock singer Ritchie Valens and the early days of rock and roll, including the first sample of the <i>Rock en Español</i> genre.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>By Mexican-American director Luis Valdez (<i>Zoot Suit</i>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In English with Spanish subtitles.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0070C0'>Location: </span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0070C0'>the Theater (Room 203) in the Hall of Languages at 5:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0070C0'>Questions, please contact Dr. María Lamarque at <a href="mailto:maria.lamarque@tamuc.edu">maria.lamarque@tamuc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>