Aug
14
Wed
Roa @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Aug 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Country: Colombia 2013
Plots keywords: Drama | Histórico | Politics | 40´
Language: Español – English subtitles
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Andrés Baiz, Patricia Catañeda
Production Co: Coproducción Colombia-Argentina; Dynamo / RCN Cine / Patagonik
Runtime: 98 min.
Cast: Mauricio Puentes, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Santiago Rodríguez, Rebeca López, John Álex Toro, Carlos Manuel Vesga, Arturo Goetz, César Bordón, Jose Luis Garcia Campos, Nicolás Cancino, Julio Pachón
Awards:
2014: Premios Platino: Nominada a mejor película

2013: 5 Premios Macondo: incluyendo mejor actor (Puentes) y actriz (Hinestroza)

Roa

La historia sucede en Bogotá en los días previos al 9 de abril de 1948. Roa es el clásico agüerista que lo deja todo a la suerte, un pobre diablo sin oficio estable pero con una familia que alimentar. Cansado de buscar trabajo y convencido que ha nacido para cosas grandes, visita a su ídolo Eliecer Gaitán para pedirle trabajo.

Roa

The story takes place in Bogotá in the days leading up to April 9th, 1948, a day in history known as ¨El Bogotazo.¨  Roa is an example of a classical superstitious man that leaves everything to chance, a poor man without a stable job but with a family to feed. Tired of looking for work and convinced that he was born for big things, he visits his idol Eliecer Gaitan to ask for work.

FILM SERIES:  History Through Cinema

 

Sep
11
Wed
Allende in his Labyrinth @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Sep 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Country: Chile 2014
Plots keywords: Drama | History | Bio | Dictatorship | Chile | 70´
Language: Español – English subtitles
Director and Writer: Miguel Littin
Production Co: Coproducción Chile-Venezuela; Zetra Films / La Taguara Fílmica
Runtime: 90 min.
Cast: Imanol Arias, Lluís Homar, Roger Príncep, Carmen Machi, Fernando Cayo, Diego Martín, Oriol Vila, Cristina Marcos, José Ángel Egido, Emilio Aragón ‘Miliki’, Luis Varela, Asunción Balaguer, Pedro Civera, Javier Coll, Francisco Merino, Lola Baldrich

Allende en su Laberinto

Una mirada desde la ficción, pero con base en datos reales, sobre lo que ocurrió dentro del Palacio de la Moneda, en Santiago de Chile, el 11 de septiembre de 1973, durante esas últimas horas en la vida del presidente Salvador Allende, el día del golpe de estado que cambió la historia del país y de toda Latinoamérica.

Allende in his Labyrinth

The last 7 hours of democratically elected former President of Chile Salvador Allende and his closest collaborators, inside the Palace of La Moneda, during the brutal military coup d’etat on Sept. 11, 1973, the day democracy in Chile ended. Based on true events.

FILM SERIES:  The History Through Cinema

Jan
25
Sat
Tango Time Celebration @ University of St. Thomas (Jones Hall)
Jan 25 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Casa Argentina de Houston
in collaboration with
the Consulate General of Argentina in Houston
the Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston

present:

“Tango Time Celebration”
Casa Argentina de Houston 50th Anniversary
Music, Dance, and Singing with René Casarsa  
 with the special participation of :
Michael Fahey & Stratford Tango Strings Orchestra
Pablo Donatti (violin), Matt Tavilson (bass) & Charles Olivier (bandoneon)
Andrea Berri & Giancarlo Piletti (vocalists)
Susana Collins & Gonzalo André (dancers)
Winners of 2019 CAH “Young Musician Scholarship” program: Rion Tojo (flute), Francisco Grimoldi Calo (viola), Andrew Askounis (violin) & Emily Gladstone (violin)
Saturday, January 25th, 2020, 7:00 pm
University of St. Thomas (Jones Hall)
Join us and enjoy the unforgettable music of Buenos Aires, from the “Guardia Vieja” to Astor Piazzolla
 General Admission: $25
CAH / IHCH members: $20
Students: $10   
Sale of appetizers and drinks
Net proceeds from the event will fund the 2020 Young Musician Scholarship Program, sponsored by Casa Argentina and organized by René Casarsa