• Pioneras: Mujeres de Vanguardia/Pioneers: Women of the Avant-Garde, Después de… Atado y bien atado

    12 pm (MST) Available for 48 hours Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE The second part of the documentary Después de..., by Cecilia and José Juan Bartolomé, features politicians, professionals, and citizens from all walks of life as they express their opinions of the changes that have befallen Spain during the years of the country’s transition to democracy following the death of Francisco Franco. The outspokenness of some of these testimonies and the sense of tension that pervades the film caused its release to be held up until (more...)

  • César Chávez Day Celebration

    Times TBD Recuerda César Chávez Committee Facebook page HERE Since 2007, the National Hispanic Cultural Center has collaborated with Albuquerque’s Recuerda a César Chávez Committee (RCCC) to celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned American civil rights leader César Estrada Chávez, co-founder, with Dolores Huerta, of the National Farmworkers Association and subsequently president of the United Farmworkers of America. In previous years, the annual Marcha de Justicia  has departed from the NHCC to begin the day’s activities, returning to the Center for an afternoon community Fiesta. (more...)

  • Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Lucas

    12 pm (MST) Available for 48 hours Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE In Álex Montoya’s short film Lucas, a high school boy wanting to buy a motorcycle in order to impress a girl agrees to model for a photographer he met at the gym, but finds that things are not always what they seem.  Montoya’s short films, striking in their narrative efficiency, have enjoyed impressive circulation. In 2019, the director adapted Lucas into a feature film, still awaiting release as a result of the pandemic. 2013; Spanish (more...)

  • Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Asamblea

    12 pm (MST) Available for 48 hours Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE Álex Montoya’s first feature film, an adaptation of the play La gente by Juli Disla and Jaume Pérez (who also wrote the screenplay for the film), is a comic look at the decision-making processes of assemblies formed as a result of political movements after 2011. In a last meeting before the summer, Josep wants to move forward on the approval of a plan, while respecting differing ideologies and allowing all members an opportunity to speak. (more...)

  • Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Mala espina

    12 pm (MST) Available for 48 hours Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE Belén Macías’ second feature film, Marsella, dramatizes a tug of war between two women, raising the question of who should have custody of a child—the struggling working-class biological mother unable to raise her “properly,” or the wealthy middle-class adoptive mother who can do so. Does having money give one a greater claim on motherhood? 2013; Spanish with English subtitles; 98 minutes; not rated. Free community event During April, Instituto Cervantes presents the work of four (more...)

  • Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Marsella

    12 pm (MST) Available for 48 hours Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE Belén Macías’ second feature film, Marsella, dramatizes a tug of war between two women, raising the question of who should have custody of a child—the struggling working-class biological mother unable to raise her “properly,” or the wealthy middle-class adoptive mother who can do so. Does having money give one a greater claim on motherhood? 2013; Spanish with English subtitles; 98 minutes; not rated. Free community event During April, Instituto Cervantes presents the work of four (more...)

  • Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Rodilla

    12 pm (MST) Available for 48 hours Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE Several of Juanjo Giménez’ short subjects explore the world of soccer, and its emotional impact on fans. In Rodilla, a chance sighting of the legendary player Rodilla working as a cab driver leads a middle-aged man on a search for a missing trading card to settle childhood scores. 2009; Spanish with English subtitles; 16 minutes; not rated. Free community event During April, Instituto Cervantes presents the work of four filmmakers in collaboration with Alcine, the (more...)

  • Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Nos hacemos falta

    12 pm (MST) Available for 48 hours Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE In Juanjo Giménez’ first feature film, Nos hacemos falta, a prisoner granted leave to attend his mother’s funeral encounters an old friend, a newly discovered little brother, and a truck with a clandestine cargo. As the assorted characters travel through the desert in this “peculiar road movie,” they discover what unites them, as well as what keeps them apart. 2001; Spanish with English subtitles; 97 minutes; not rated. Free community event During April, Instituto Cervantes (more...)

  • Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Pulse

    12 pm (MST) Available for 48 hours Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE María del Puy Alvarado, often collaborating with director Álvaro Giménez Sarmiento, has produced films in a variety of genres. In Pulse, a thriller shot in Madrid but set in the Ukraine in late 2008, the body of 14-year-old Anna Skobalski is found on the outskirts of Kiev. 2013; Spanish with English subtitles; 17 minutes; not rated. Free community event During April, Instituto Cervantes presents the work of four filmmakers in collaboration with Alcine, the film festival (more...)

  • On-Line Albuquerque Premiere: Conjunto Blues

    7 pm (MST) The premiere performance will be on our Foundation YouTube page HERE This performance, the Albuquerque premiere of Valdez’ critically acclaimed work, is made possible through the generous sponsorship of AARP. In Conjunto Blues, playwright, actor, and musician Nicolás Valdez explores the social and historical conditions that led to the development of conjunto music as an expression of cultural resistance and liberation. Centering on Valdez’ personal experience growing up in the conjunto music scene, the work is loosely based on his relationship with his grandfather, (more...)