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CarnaVé coincided with kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month here in States (September 15 through October 15). In Latin America, of course, every month is Hispanic Heritage Month, and festive mood of this brief celebration can be found in everyday life there. Tempted to move south? Don't worry - with Las Vegas its new permanent home, CarnaVé will bring fun back to us again next year.
And winner is . . . everyone, of course. Salud!
"THE BLUE DINER" AT CARNAVÉ 2003 LAS VEGAS
Latino Public Broadcasting Executive Director Luca Bentivoglio screened THE BLUE DINER during inaugural edition of CarnaVé during Cine de CarnaVé, at Brenden Theatres 14 at Palms Casino Resort followed by a Q&A and a reception that included Producing/directing/writing team Natatcha Estebanez and Jan Egleson and co-star José Yenque. The reception was held at Ghost Bar at Palms Casino Resort.
The feature film was presented on PBS by WGBH Boston scheduled for broadcast nation wide on PBS stations mid-September. Funding was provided by Latino Public Broadcasting, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Proceeds of screening will benefit KLVX-PBS, Las Vegas.
One of few fully bilingual American independent films, THE BLUE DINER, tells story of how a Puerto Rican mother and daughter confront a lost father, lost language, and lost love. Misunderstood and equally stubborn, these women clash powerfully and comically until they realize how much they need each other. The film stars Miriam Colón (All Pretty Horses, Lonestar) and Lisa Vidal (NBC's Third Watch, I Like It Like That, Lifetime's The Division) with José Yenque (Traffic, The Price of Glory) and William Marquez (Zorro, Forces of Nature).
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