Thank you for your support! Our 12th Annual International Latino Film Festival was a huge success.

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The 12th International Latino Film Festival Presents

_{Tribute to Gregory Nava & El Norte}

_{November 21, 2008 6:00 PM}

_{Camera 12 Downtown: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{El Norte / The North}

_{dir. Gregory Nava, 1983 139 min.}

_{Gregory Navas acclaimed debut about the harrowing journey of two Guatemalan immigrants celebrates its 25th Anniversary. It is the story of Enrique and Rosa Xuncax, brother and sister who flee their village in Guatemala and embark upon a heartbreaking journey. When temptation threatens to destroy their bond, it is their spirits that prove indelible.}

_{El elogiado debut de Gregory Nava que cuenta el desgarrador viaje de dos inmigrantes guatemaltecos celebra su veinticinco aniversario. Es la historia de los hermanos Enrique y Rosa Xuncax, quienes deben huir de su pueblo y se embarcan en un doloroso viaje hacia una tierra mitologica con casas enormes, luces electricas e inodoros con cloacas. Cuando la tentacion amenaza con destruir el vnculo entre ellos, es su espiritu el que se muestra indelible.}

_{Join us to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Gregory Nava's award-winning film, El Norte. Talk to the director in person about his important contributions to Latino cinema at Azucar Latin Bistro & Mojito Bar where we'll end the night to the sounds of the South Bay's finest salseros. Event goodies sponsored by Azucar and the Castellano Family Foundation}

_{Azucar Latin Bistro and Mojito Bar}

_{8 pm 71 E San Fernando Street San Jose, CA 95113 (one block from Camera 12)}

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_{Maldeamores / Lovesickness}

_{dirs. Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz, Mariem Perez, 2007, Puerto Rico, 90 min.}

_{November 21, 2008 9:15 PM}

_{Camera 12 Downtown: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{The title Lovesickness befits this view of love as a life-long roller coaster, in which passion overrides reason in the backyards of Puerto Rico. Several are stories interwoven in this comedy, including a boy who encounters love for the first time, a love triangle between an elderly trio, and an obsessive bus passenger who cant grasp rejection.}

_{"Maldeamores" describe el amor como una eterna montana rusa, en la que la pasion se sobrepone a la razon. Las varias historias entretejidas en esta comedia incluyen la de un joven que experimenta el amor por primera vez, un triangulo amoroso entre ancianos, y las peripecias de un obsesivo pasajero de autobus que no tolera el rechazo.}

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_{Alondra Smiles}

_{dir. Conchita Nora Villa, 2007, USA, 118 min.}

_{November 22, 2008 3:00 PM}

_{Camera 12: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{Alondra has had a rough start in life, but with the love and support of her grandparents and friends she is planning to have a very special 15th birthday. Her plans seem to be coming along better than expected, that is until her spoiled cousin Tatiana has her own aspirations and is willing to ruin anyone's life to get her way.}

_{Alondra ha comenzado la vida de ruda manera, pero con el amor y el apoyo de sus abuelos y amigos ella esta planeando celebrar sus quince anos. Las cosas estan saliendo mejor de lo que esperaba hasta que su consentida prima Tatiana, dispuesta a arruinarle a todos la vida, impone sus propios designios.}

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_{Postales de Leningrado / Postcards from Leningrad}

_{November 22, 2008 3:30 PM}

_{Camera 12 Downtown: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{dir. Mariana Rondon, 2007, Venezuela, 74 min.}

_{For La Nina and her cousin Teo, childhood during a socialist uprising in 1960s Venezuela is a bumpy ride. While learning to live a clandestine life, they use their imaginations to invent disguises, code-names, escape plans, and superhero revolutionaries, all to help their families survive the frightening realities of guerrilla warfare.}

_{Para La Nina y Teo, su infancia durante la revuelta socialista de los 60 esta llena de obstaculos. Aprenden a vivir de manera clandestina, recurren a su imaginacion para inventarse nombres, planear escapes y crear super heroes revolucionarios, para ayudarse a si mismos y sus familias a sobrevivir la terrible realidad de la guerrilla.}

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_{Rancho Aparte}

_{November 22, 2008 5:30 PM}

_{Camera 12 Downtown: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{dir. Edi Flehner, 2007, Argentina, 90 min.}

_{Superb acting by the two leading ladies command this film based on an Argentine play. When two country bumpkins are displaced from their home, they end up on the doorstep of a family member in modern Buenos Aires, leading to many misunderstandings and laughs in this beautifully crafted film about a clashing of two worlds.}

_{La excelente actuacion (premiada por Festival de Malaga) por parte de las dos actrices principales caracteriza a este exquisito film basado en una obra teatral de Julio Chavez. Cuando dos campesinos son desalojados y terminan en la casa de un familiar en Buenos Aires, se crean cmicos malentendidos y situaciones insolitas en este jocoso choque de dos mundos.}

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_{Amor, dolor y viceversa / Love, Pain, and Vice Versa}

_{November 22, 2008 7:30 PM}

_{Camera 12 Downtown: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{dir. Alfonso Pineda Ulloa, 2008, Mexico / Spain / USA, 85 min.}

_{In this sexy thriller, the stunningly beautiful but forever single Chelo (Barbara Mori) is haunted by recurring visions of a handsome lover (Leonardo Sbaraglia). But dreams turn to nightmares and nightmares to reality. As this tense and noirish jigsaw plot unfolds, truth, fantasy, and lies blur together, and a longing for love turns to unrelenting obsession.}

_{En este sexy thriller, la bella pero eternamente soltera Chelo (Barbara Mori) es perseguida por visiones recurrentes de un apuesto enamorado (Leonardo Sbaraglia). Pero pronto los sueos se convierten en pesadillas, y las pesadillas en realidad. En la medida que esta trama en la major tradicin del Film Noir se desarrolla, la verdad, la fantasa y las mentiras se mezclan y el deseo irredimible del amor se vuelve una obsesin.}

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_{Ladrones / Thieves}

_{November 22, 2008 9:30 PM}

_{Camera 12 Downtown: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{Co-presented by latinfusionsf.com}

_{dir. Jaime Marques Olarreaga, 2007, Spain, 101 min.}

_{Sometimes we cannot escape our past, especially when it is all we know. This Spanish drama depicts a teenage boy taught the ways of pickpocketing by his now absent mother. When he meets a middle-class girl who flirts with shoplifting, a partnership in crime and love ensues.}

_{A veces no podemos escapar nuestro pasado, especialmente cuando es lo unico que conocemos. Este sorprendente drama relata la historia de un carterista adolescente a quien su madre ausente le enseno el oficio. Cuando conoce a una muchacha de clase media intrigada con el robo, se establece una relacion basada en el crimen y en el amor.}

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_{The Golden Age}

Co-Presented by the San Jose Earthquakes

_{November 23, 2008 1:00 PM}

_{Camera 12 Downtown: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{dir. Phil Tuckett, Scott Duncan, 2007, USA, 92 min.}

_{Golden Age is a highly competitive middle-aged mens soccer league in Queens, New York, comprised mostly of retired world champions from throughout South America. Now hard-working laborers in the immigrant community, each weekend these passionate players resist the aches and pains of aging to return to their true calling.}

_{La "Edad de Oro" es un equipo de futbol muy competitivo, conformado por gente mayor de Queens en Nueva York. La mayoria fueron campeones sudamericanos que ahora son trabajadores manuales de la comunidad inmigrante. Cada fin de semana se sobreponen al cansancio y a la edad y siguen apasionados por llegar al campo de juego, su verdadera vocacion.}

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_{Paraiso Travel}

_{Co-presented by latinfusionsf.com}

_{dir. Simon Brand, 2007, Colombia / USA, 110 min.}

_{November 23, 2008 3:00 PM}

_{Camera 12 Downtown: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{A young Colombian couple, the seductive Reyna and her naively love-struck boyfriend Marlon, embark on a perilous trip the United States. Separated upon arrival, Marlon must invent a life from scratch, finding unexpected support in a community of other immigrants while obsessively searching the streets of New York for his lost love.}

_{Una joven pareja colombiana, la seductora Reyna y su ingenuamente enamorado Marlon, inician como inmigrantes un peligroso viaje de Medellin a Nueva York. Separados desde su llegada, Marlon debe inventarse una nueva vida, encontrando el apoyo inesperado de otros inmigrantes mientras continua la busqueda incesante de su amor perdido.}

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_{Mare, Nossa Historia de Amor / Another Love Story}

_{Closing Night Movie}

_{dir. Lucia Murat, 2008, Brazil / France / Uruguay, 104 min.}

_{November 23, 2008 5:30 PM}

_{Camera 12 Downtown: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{Called by critics Favela-Side Story, this musical story mixes Brazilian funk and hip-hop with classical and modern dance to remake Shakespeare's most famous romance, Romeo and Juliet. As two rival drug gangs fight (and groove) out their aggressions, the star-crossed Analdia and Jonath hope to use their talents to escape their inevitable destiny.}

_{Llamada la version brasilena de West Side Story, esta historia ubicada en las favelas, mezcla ritmos de hip-hop, funk, danza moderna y clasica interpretando la mas famosa obra romantica de Shakespeare, la tragedia de Romeo y Julieta. Mientras dos pandillas rivales se enfrentan, Analdia y Jonath se debaten usando sus talentos para escaparse de su inevitable destino.}

Closing Night Party at Loft Bar & Bistro
90 South 2nd Street San Jose, California 95113 (one block from Camera 12)

Following the screening of Mare, Nossa Historia de Amor, samba your way from the theater to Loft Bar and Bistro for our Closing Night Party. Feast on tapas bars from the Silicon Valley's favorite Latin caterers - Casa Azteca, Chachos and Pastry Chef Michael Bronson. Enjoy the comedic talents of Frankie Quinones and let the sounds of bossa nova and funk by DJ's Robert Villa and Frank Ruiz bring a perfect close to this three week Bay Area series of raw Latino film. Sponsored by the Castellano Family Foundation, Event Decor Courtesy of CasaQ

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_{Sleep Dealer}

_{November 23, 2008 7:45 PM}

_{dir. Alex Rivera, 2008, USA, 90 min.}

_{Camera 12 Downtown: 201 South Second Street, San Jose, CA 95113}

_{This Sundance and Berlin award-winner paints a visually captivating but critical vision of the future, with airtight borders, militarized corporate control on natural resources, and an underground class of Mexican "cybraceros" who plug their nervous systems into a global computer network. A truly original story, with romance and betrayal, equally influenced by sci-fi novel and current political debates.}

_{Ganador en Sundance y Berlin, el film pinta una vision cautivadora pero critica de un futuro con inexpugnables fronteras y control corporativo-militarizado de los recursos naturales. Una clase clandestina de ciber-braceros mexicanos conectan sus cerebros a una red global informatica en esta historia original con elementos de romance y traicion, entre la ciencia-ficcion y la realidad de los actuales debates politicos.}

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