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The Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI) and MonteVideo celebrate Women’s History Month with Latina Spring, a curated selection of inspiring films by Latina and Indigenous women directors! Presented in partnership with UNAM and American Indians of Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions (AIT SCM), these special screenings spotlight Texas filmmakers Jackie Barragan and Robie Flores, and Mexican filmmakers Ángeles Cruz and Samantha Ramirez.Join us on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at UNAM San Antonio, 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way, for our Salón de Cortos! This collection of award-winning short films features selections from Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States.
⏰ TIME: Doors open at 6:30 PM; Film begins at 7:00 PM
🏷 COST: FREE!
🅿️ PARKING: Free parking is available after 5 PM at South Alamo St. Lot and Martinez St. Lot (more info at https://sapark.sanantonio.gov/Parking-Locations/Affordable-Parking). Paid parking is available at the Hemisfair Garage at 623 Hemisfair Blvd.
ABOUT THE FILMS
Echoes of the Rio
Jackie Barragan, 2023, USA, 8 min
An El Paso filmmaker calls on her Indigenous and Mexican ancestors to explore the cyclical starvation of the Rio Grande River and the human and inhumane factors contributing to the disappearance of its culture and bounty.
Los Mosquitos
Nicole Chi, 2024, Costa Rica, 14 min
A 15-year-old Honduran teen and her younger cousin must forge new bonds in the US and redefine their concept of family.
sisters by water
Shenny De Los Angeles, 2023, USA, 15 min
A Caribbean-American coming-of-age story centering two best friends afraid of getting in the water. It is only through the intimacy of sisterhood that Ambar and Larimar can unearth and heal these generational fears.
Sentir el Son
Karla Duarte, 2024, USA, 17 min
Sentir el Son is a poetic documentary short about an Afro-Mexican woman in search of her ethnic and gender identity through the West African and Afro-Mexican practices in music and dance.
El Regreso
Samantha Ramirez, 2024, USA/Mexico, 23 min
At age seven, Sam Ramirez fled Mexico with her family in pursuit of the American Dream. On the eve of Día De Los Muertos, she is offered the singular opportunity to return to Mexico after 30 years away.
RSVP at https://www.somosmacri.org/event-details/latina-spring-film-series-2025-03-25-19-00
MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Spurs Give, Wells Fargo, and individual donors like you! Gracias! 🌟
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
UNAM San Antonio, 679 Hemisfair Plaza Way, San Antonio, TX 78205, United States,San Antonio, Texas
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