Maldeamores June 21, 2008

FREE!! Film — Maldeamores (Lovesickness) (Rated R)
7:00 pm- 9:00 pm

Maldeamores (Lovesickness) is a 2007 Puerto Rican film, produced by Benecio del Toro and starring Luis Guzmán. Written by Carlos Ruíz Ruíz and Jorge Gonzales, and directed by Ruíz and his wife Mariem Pérez Riera, the film relates three separate stories dealing with the ironies of love, involving a middle class family, a hostage situation, and an elderly couple. The film was chosen to represent Puerto Rico at the 80th Academy Awards in 2008. This screening is in partnership with Cinema El Barrio, Maya Releasing, and the Association of Hispanic Arts.

Admission: FREE. Film will be screened in El Museo’s Teatro Heckscher.

Official Website: http://www.elmuseo.org