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July 2022
Film: Tarek
12:00 pm (available for 48 hours)
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
In Anatael Pérez’ Tarek, four young people, of different sexual orientations, relate their experiences of a night at a party where they met a young man named Tarek, offering a suggestive and enigmatic portrait of a character who will always remain out of the frame.
2021; Spanish with English subtitles; 9 minutes; not rated.
Free Event
NM Jazz Latino Orchestra
8:00 pm
In their fifth performance at the NHCC, “Cuba Linda,” the New Mexico Jazz Latino Orchestra (NMJLO) honors the invaluable contributions of Cuban artists to the genres of Latin jazz and salsa. Their journey into the musical styles that have been introduced to the world by beloved Cuban legends begins with Latin jazz interpretations.
$25, $27 w/ $2 discount for NHCC Members
Film: Antes de la erupción
12:00 pm (available for 48 hours)
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While a volcano can erupt without previous warning, it is more likely that it will emit different types of signals in advance, if we know how to recognize them—in people as well as in natural phenomena. Roberto Pérez Toledo’s Antes de la erupción, told in retrospect by one of five young participants in a trip to the volcanic island of Lanzarote, offers guidelines .
2020; Spanish with English subtitles; 10 minutes; not rated.
Free community event
Film: Extraterrestrial (Spain)
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm pre-film entertainment and cash bar
7:00 pm film screening
When Julio wakes up in a strange apartment, his pleasure at realizing that he has spent the night with the beautiful Julia is complicated by the unexpected return of Julia’s boyfriend and the interference of a prying neighbor, as well as the discovery of a giant flying saucer hovering over the deserted city of Madrid and, possibly, the end of the world.
2011; directed by Nacho Vigalondo; English; 90 minutes; not rated.
Free community event
The Bank of America provides generous support for this film series
Film: Hidroalcohólico
12:00 pm (available for 48 hours)
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In Roberto Pérez Toledo’s Hidroalcohólico, two boys on a blind date discuss the problems, occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, of coming into physical contact with another person. Between comedy and paradox, the short film explores the surreal situations that this new reality has unleashed.
2020; Spanish with English subtitles; 6 minutes; not rated.
Free community event
Film: Yo soy una niña
12:00 pm (available for 48 hours)
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Richard Zubelzu’s Yo soy una niña documents the reality of transsexuality in childhood, while emphasizing the important role of grandparents and their unconditional love for their grandchildren.
2019; Spanish with English subtitles; 20 minutes; not rated.
Free community event
Film: Abriendo ventanas
12:00 pm (available for 48 hours)
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Vicky Calavia’s documentary Abriendo ventanas is a story told in seven voices, in which seven women share their affective, sexual, and gender diversity, as well as the discrimination and violence that they have suffered in their lives.
2021; Spanish with English subtitles; 30 minutes; not rated.
Free community event
OCB Natural New Mexico
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
OCB Natural New Mexico. This year’s competition will be held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Albuquerque Journal Theatre in Albuquerque, NM on Saturday, July 23, 2022. The OCB Natural New Mexico is a drug free tested competition.
$50 adults, $15 Minors 4 years old to 12 years old, Free for Kids younger than 4. $70 Assistant Ticket/Back Stage Pass
Film: (A) Normal
12:00 pm (available for 48 hours)
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Leo, Juan, David, and Lucio meet in the gym locker room—four people with four different views on issues such as masculinity. Miguel Parra’s (A) Normal demonstrates, through the debates that ensue, that “normality” is as personal as each individual’s particular essence and prejudices.
2021; Spanish with English subtitles; 12 minutes; not rated.
Free cummunity event
Film: Better Days
12:00 pm (available for 48 hours)
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Fran Herrero Ansoleaga’s Better Days presents the testimonies of five people who have fled harassment in their home countries because of their gender identities and have sought asylum in Spain. Before the director’s camera, they share their fears, doubts, and certainties, as well as their belief that “everything gets better.”
2021; Spanish with English subtitles; 9 minutes; not rated.
Free community event