Court Square Theater to celebrate latin culture

by Hali Chiet, assistant a&e editor

¡Escucha! Listen up! Court Square Theater will be celebrating the rich Latino culture with its upcoming Latino Film Festival. The event, which will take place from Wednesday, Oct. 19 through Saturday, Oct. 29, is a wonderful opportunity to experience a taste of various Latino films.

From Wednesday, Oct 19 to Friday, Oct. 21, “Machucha,” a feature film from Chile about two boys who witness a coup in their native country, will be playing at 7:30 p.m.

On Saturday, Oct. 22, a 2 p.m. showing of “Paturuzito,” an Argentinian animated film about a young prince, will take place. This film is rated “G” and admission is free. Later in the day on Saturday, “El Mar Adentro,” a film from Spain that tells the real-life story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, a man who fought a 30-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die, will be playing at 7:30 p.m. This film also will be playing on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.

On both Thursday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct. 29, “Mojado: The Undocumented Documentary,” a film that follows five Nicaraguans as they travel north, will be showing at 7:30 p.m. Finally, a film blending both Canadian and Mexican cultures will be shown on Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29. “A Silent Love” tells the story of a Montreal professor from Montrealuwho finds a Mexican bride for himself through an Internet service, and will be playing at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Tickets for all of films, excluding the free showing of “Paturuzito,” are $5 for adults and $3 for students at the door. Court Square Theater is located at 61 Graham St., the northwest corner of Court Square in downtown Harrisonburg, next to the Artful Dodger. For more information about the festival, call (540) 433-9189.