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Things to do this weekend in Des Moines include Drake Road Races, Family Easter, Gallery Night

Des Moines Register 16 Apr 2025
Des Moines Latino Film Festival ... Four nights of the 2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival end at the Varsity Cinema, 1207 25th St., Des Moines, with a screening of “LaCocina” from Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios.
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Community Calendar: Upcoming and ongoing events as of April 16, 2025

Park Record 16 Apr 2025
Park City Film SeriesJim Santy Auditorium ... Spring Break FilmsPark City Film ... The Latino Arts Festival is an annual cultural celebration that showcases visual arts and crafts, live music and dance, poetry, film and cuisine ... Girls, On Film.
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‘Dazed and Confused’ and ‘School of Rock’ star Nicky Katt dies aged 54

NME 13 Apr 2025
In October 2020, he reunited with his Dazed and Confused co-stars for a virtual table reading of the film’s script to raise funds for the Voto Latino Foundation and March for Science.
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Raquel Welch’s luxurious Los Angeles estate sells for $3.1M

New York Post 09 Apr 2025
Born in Chicago to a Bolivian father and an English mother, Welch is the subject of a new documentary that premiered in March, “I am Raquel Welch.” The film explores her Latino heritage and its impact on her life and career.
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Why the 2008 Latino cyberpunk film ‘Sleep Dealer’ is more relevant than ever

The Los Angeles Times 09 Apr 2025
Since the 2008 release of his feature film, Rivera has stayed busy. winning a MacArthur Genius Grant and cultivating the next generation of Latino filmmakers by launching Borderland Studios at the Sidney Poitier New American Film School.
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Shaping Stories: Media Literacy, Representation, and Community

Rotten Tomatoes 09 Apr 2025
Film critics play an integral role in shaping our culture through the titles they celebrate and critique, champion and challenge ... There’s also AAFCA (African American Film Critics Association), LEJA (Latino Entertainment Journalists Association.
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Community Calendar: Upcoming and ongoing events as of April 9, 2025

Park Record 09 Apr 2025
Park City Film SeriesJim Santy Auditorium ... Latino Arts FestArts Council of Park City & Summit County ... The Latino Arts Festival is an annual cultural celebration that showcases visual arts and crafts, live music and dance, poetry, film and cuisine ... Film.
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New film ‘Cocodrilos’ honors missing and murdered journalists in Mexico

The Los Angeles Times 07 Apr 2025
Xavier Velasco, the drama made its world premiere on Sunday at the 41st Chicago Latino Film Festival and is the director's first feature-length film ... in a Zoom interview ahead of the film’s debut.
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How to Train Your Dragon First Reactions: It Will Blow You Away

Rotten Tomatoes 04 Apr 2025
How to Train Your Dragon is the best live-action adaptation film I’ve seen ... It is by far one of the best live-action adaptations, but I still prefer the animated film. — Rosa Parra, The Latino Slant ... — Rosa Parra, The Latino Slant.
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Meet the Des Moines native who produced the movie 'Bob Trevino Likes It'

Des Moines Register 04 Apr 2025
"Bob Trevino Likes It" director/writer Tracie Laymon shared that her film was inspired by her own experience trying to find her father online ... With 10 years of experience in the film industry, the story "Bob Trevino Likes It" caught Rosa's eye.
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This Mexican zombie movie faces the apocalypse through children’s eyes

The Los Angeles Times 04 Apr 2025
“The film is a roller coaster, which has divided audiences,” Ezban admits ... The film’s distributor, Firebook Entertainment, seems to be strategically targeting areas with high concentrations of Latino residents.
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Afternoon Briefing: How the latest tariffs could affect your wallet

Chicago Tribune 04 Apr 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago ... “We’re gonna sue,” Johnson told reporters at an unrelated public housing event ... It’s just that simple ... Asking Eric ... (H ... Chicago Latino Film Festival opens this weekend, with indelible ‘Memories’ and a multitude of stories Review.
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Jesse Garcia and his epic, winding hero’s journey to Hollywood

The Los Angeles Times 03 Apr 2025
'When I got to L.A., I worked in this movie called 'Walkout' with Edward James Olmos [and] started learning about the history of Latinos in L.A.' Garcia landed his breakout role in the 2006 film ...
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Things to Do in Chicago April 3-9: Theater, music, dance, movies and more

Chicago Sun-Times 03 Apr 2025
Chicago Latino Film Festival returns with a program featuring more than 50 feature films and a 30-film lineup of shorts. Highlights include Jayro Bustamante’s horror film Rita, “Chicago Fire” actor Joe ...
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Community Calendar: Upcoming and ongoing events as of April 2, 2025

Park Record 02 Apr 2025
Park City Film SeriesJim Santy Auditorium ... Film. “Universal Language”Park City Film ... The Latino Arts Festival is an annual cultural celebration that showcases visual arts and crafts, live music and dance, poetry, film and cuisine ... Film.
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