Spanish-language film series opens at East Las Vegas center
“Revolution and Reprisal” examines historical events in a Spanish-language film series scheduled for consecutive Thursdays at the East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave.
Each film will begin at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a discussion led by independent producer Luis Bonilla.
Call 229-1515 for information.
“Rojo Amanecer” opens the series on June 14. Horrific events unfold through the eyes of a middle-class family in the 1989 film.
On Oct. 2, 1968, in Mexico City, only 10 days before the Olympic Games, a small students’ revolt turned into major political turmoil that resulted in the brutal massacre of hundreds of people.
Salma Hayek and Edward James Olmos star in “In the Time of the Butterflies (Tiempo de Mariposas),” on June 21.
The 2002 film is based on the real-life story of the Mirabal sisters, who were courageous revolutionaries during the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.
The sisters, known as las mariposas (the butterflies), progressed from naivety to idealistic opponents of the regime. Their involvement in a plot to assassinate Trujillo led to their murder in 1960.
The film series ends on June 28 with “Z.”
Director Costa-Gavras chronicles the overthrow of the democratic government in Greece in an acclaimed film that won the 1970 Academy Award for best foreign film.
When a prominent, liberal politician was murdered, the government and military tried to cover up their roles while a judge searched for the truth.
The film series is presented by the Arts & Community Events Division of the city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure services and co-sponsored by Univision Radio.
