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THE 21 Annual SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL (March 13-23) WILL BE FUN AND FULL OF COMEDIES IN 2014
MEDIA ARTS Center San Diego's San Diego Latino Film Festival is coming of age this March, turning the big 2-1, and it will be fun and full of comedies in honor of recent Latino box office hits Instructions Not Included in the U.S. and Nosotros Los Nobles in Mexico. You can expect comedies of all kind, including wacky, hilarious, and off-beat variations of classic stories. Such as recent Colombian box office hit El Paseo 2 with John Leguizamo, Spain’s ensemble comedy, Una Pistola En Cada Mano with Ricardo Darin (The Secret of their Eyes, 2009), and 200 Cartas, a bilingual U.S. romantic comedy starring Jaime Camil (Pulling Strings, 2013). Additional comedies include John Leguizamo’s soon to be released HBO special Ghetto Klown¸ Mexican romantic comedy No se si cortarme la venas o dejarmelas largas with Luis Gerardo Mendez (Nosotros los Nobles, 2013), Casese quien pueda from Mexico starring Martha Higadera (Street Kings, 2008), Me Late Chocolate also from Mexico with Karla Souza (Nosotros los Nobles, 2013) and Brazilian box office hit My Mom is a Character. The festival of course will have many more films, like in the Spotlight Films programming which this year include Who is Dayani Cristal?, a US/Mexico immigration documentary with Gael Garcia Bernal (Casa de Mi Padre, 2012), Argentine thriller Thesis on a Homicide starring leading actor Ricardo Darin, Carlos Cuaron’s romantic coming of age Besos de Azucar with Héctor Jiménez (Nacho Libre, 2006), Mexican drama Deseo with Christian Bach and making its world-premiere, the Mexican historical drama Los Arboles Mueren de Pie with Jaime Camil. Full festival schedule and individual tickets available: February 28th But, it's not too early to reserve your seat now by purchasing a FILM or FESTIVAL PASS now! BUY YOUR FILM or FESTIVAL PASS TODAY! Film Pass ($100) - All-Access Pass ($200) - Includes over 150+ films/programs, no waiting in lines, VIP seating, filmmaker workshops, a free Amigo Membership for 1 year at the Media Arts Center San Diego and access to exclusive Festival after-parties. - - - - INFO: 619-230-1938, www.sdlatinofilm.com, gheath@mediaartscenter.org - - - - SPONSORS - - - - Major Sponsors: City of San Diego Commission for the Arts & Culture, U-T San Diego, Vida Latina- SanDiego, Enlace, Showcase Sponsors: HBO, Neighborhood House Association, Televisa XEWT 12, KPBS, County of San Diego, Azteca SanDiego 15, El Latino Newspaper, Somos Tv, Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), Centro Cultural Tijuana. Screen Sponsors: National Endowment for the Arts, Union Bank. Gala Sponsors: Stella Artois, Uniradio, Radio Latina, Televisa XEWT 12, Vida Latina – San Diego, Univision. Award Sponsors: HBO, Somos Tv. Film Sponsors: Latino Public Broadcasting, ScholarShare, NuVoTV, Cinelatino, LatAm Cinema, Radio Latina 104.5 FM, New York Life Insurance, Mujer Actual, Para Todos, El Informador, Channel 50 KSDY. Official Magazine Sponsor: Giving Back Magazine. Official Hotel Sponsor: Town & Country Resort Hotel. Newspaper Sponsors: El Mexicano, San Diego City Beat. Official Spanish-Language Television Sponsors: Telemundo 33, Univision KBNT 17. Official Spanish-Language Radio Sponsors: La Invasora 99.7 FM, Pulsar 107.3 FM. Official Airline Sponsor: AeroMexico Contigo. Official Transportation Sponsor: Amtrak.
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Jaime Camil in "200 Cartas"
John Leguizamo in "Ghetto Klown"
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