The Afro-Mexican Presence in Film July 3, 2009

The Afro-Mexican Presence in Films. An evening of films exploring the topic of the African presence in Mexico: The Forgotten Root/La Raiz Olvidada by Rafael Rebollar Corona (Spanish with English subtitles); The Third Root by Reed Rickert and Camilo Nu; film clips of singer Toña La Negra with commentary by Chuy Varela. Music by members of Cascada de Flores. At 6 p.m. tour the special exhibition The African Presence in Mexico with Evelyn Orantes, cultural arts developer. Part of OMCA’s First Fridays After Five.

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