Aug
28
Wed
The German Doctor (Wakolda) @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Aug 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Country: Argentina 2013
Plots keywords: Thriller | Nazism | Drama | Medicine | 40´
Language: Español and German – English subtitles
Director and Writer: Lucía Puenzo
Production Co: Coproducción Argentina-Francia-España-Noruega; Historias Cinematográfica / Cine.Ar / Hummelfilm / P&P Endemol Argentina / Pyramide Productions / Telefe / Wanda Visión / Moviecity
Runtime: 89 min.
Cast: Àlex Brendemühl, Florencia Bado, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti, Elena Roger, Guillermo Pfening, Ana Pauls, Alan Daicz, Abril Braunstein, Juan I. Martínez, Nicolás Marsella, Carlos Kaspar
Awards:

2013: Festival de Cannes: Sección oficial (Un Certain Regard)
2013: Premios Goya: Nominada a Mejor película hispanoamericana
2013: Festival de La Habana: Premio Especial del Jurado, Mejor dirección
2013: 9 Premios Sur: incluyendo Mejor película y Dirección. 16 nominaciones
2013: Premios Ariel: Nominada a Mejor película iberoamericana
2014: Premios Platino: Mejor coproducción

Wakolda

En el verano de 1960, en la desolada región de la Patagonia, un médico alemán (Alex Brendemühl) conoce a una familia argentina y se une a ellos para seguir la ruta del desierto en caravana. La familia hace renacer en él todas sus obsesiones por la pureza y la perfección. En especial Lilith, una niña casi adolescente con un cuerpo demasiado pequeño para su edad. La fascinación es mutua; en pleno despertar sexual, Lilith siente una inquietante atracción por el forastero. Sin conocer la verdadera identidad del alemán, al llegar a Bariloche, Enzo (Diego Peretti) y Eva (Natalia Oreiro) lo aceptan como primer huésped de su hostería, a orillas del lago Nahuel Huapi. Aunque el extraño personaje despierta en los anfitriones cierto recelo, poco a poco se verán seducidos por sus modales, su distinción, su saber científico y su dinero.

The German Doctor (Wakolda)

The true story of an Argentine family who lived with Josef Mengele without knowing his true identity, and of a girl who fell in love with one of the biggest criminals of all time.

FILM SERIES:  The History Through Cinema

 

Sep
25
Wed
Borderlust Art Exhibition by Mauricio Paz Viola & Justin Earl Grant @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Sep 25 @ 10:00 pm – Oct 12 @ 2:00 pm

Borderlust 

by Mauricio Paz Viola & Justin Earl Grant

 

“Scientists say that human beings are made of atoms, but a little bird told me that we are also made of stories.”
Eduardo Galeano

 

Mauricio Paz Viola & Justin Earl Grant celebrate their second exhibition together. After their shared experiences in Santiago de Chile 2015, they are reunited once again in the city of Houston.

Borderlust is a reflection on the dynamic experience of how we construct our identity as an emancipatory and paradoxical process.

Paz Viola & Grant’s collection of works present a series of silhouettes of the human figure whose limits are traced and shows the interconnection of the subject with the whole.

Bonderlust aspires to reaffirm the magnitude of possibilities of the expansion of the human being.

Opening //  Saturday September 28 @4:00pm
On view until Sat. Oct. 12th
Mon. – Fri. 10 am – 2 pm

Mon. – Sat. 2pm 6pm visits are by prior appointment: info@justinearlgrant.com

Sep
28
Sat
Opening: Borderlust Art Exhibition by Mauricio Paz Viola & Justin Earl Grant @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Sep 28 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Borderlust 

by Mauricio Paz Viola & Justin Earl Grant

 

“Scientists say that human beings are made of atoms, but a little bird told me that we are also made of stories.”
Eduardo Galeano

 

Mauricio Paz Viola & Justin Earl Grant celebrate their second exhibition together. After their shared experiences in Santiago de Chile 2015, they are reunited once again in the city of Houston.

Borderlust is a reflection on the dynamic experience of how we construct our identity as an emancipatory and paradoxical process.

Paz Viola & Grant’s collection of works present a series of silhouettes of the human figure whose limits are traced and shows the interconnection of the subject with the whole.

Bonderlust aspires to reaffirm the magnitude of possibilities of the expansion of the human being.

Opening //  Saturday September 28 @4:00pm
Closing // Saturday October 5th @4:00pm

Sep
15
Tue
Music from Mexico and Central America @ Online Event
Sep 15 @ 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Presentation by Mr. Walter Suhr, songwriter musician, and Director of Mango Punch Band.
We will bring together music and history celebrating the roots of different genres across Mexico and Central America.
Presentado por Walter Suhr, musico, compositor y director de la Banda Mango Punch.
Entre música he historian celebraremos las raíces de diferentes géneros de los países de Centro America y Mexico.
Requiere registro previo. https://aarp.cvent.com/TX-915-HH
*Evento presentado por AARP Houston
Sep
29
Tue
Rethinking the History of Maize – Maíz, regalo de los dioses @ Online Event
Sep 29 @ 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

 

Domesticated by early farmers around 9000 years ago, it has evolved into tasty, tender corn that was carried on to other parts of the Americas. By the time of the European colonization, corn was a major food source through many parts of the region and it was then adopted by the world as part of a universal diet. A gift from the Americas to the world, we will cover the history, the impact, and the many ways this plant has made its way along the centuries.
Cultivado por más de 9000 años el maíz ha evolucionado su sabor y textura, siendo usado en muchas partes de América. Para la época de la colonización, el maíz era la base de la alimentación que más tarde fue adoptada por el resto del mundo y ahora hace parte de la dieta universal. ¡Un regalo desde las Américas para el mundo! Aquí cubriremos su historia, impacto e interpretación durante todos estos años.
Requiere registro previo. https://aarp.cvent.com//TX-929-HH
*Evento presentado por AARP Houston
*Evento en español.
Oct
9
Fri
Día de la Hispanidad / Hispanic Day @ Miller Outdoor Theatre
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This event was postponed due to the coronavirus regulations.

We will announce the date for next year’s event. 

Since 1983, the IHCH has sponsored each year an international artistic production, the “Festival Folclórico”, at the Miller Theater. The theater offers IHCH the presentation of recognized Hispanic artists in the areas of theater, television, radio, and film, and it also features colorful folk dance groups, both local and international. Every year we celebrate a different country. The entrance is free to the general public.

Hispanic Day at MIller Outdoor Theatre

Oct
13
Tue
Literary Encounters. Literature from Spanish and Latin American Nobel Prize winners @ Online Event
Oct 13 @ 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Did you know that there have been eleven Nobel Literature prizes awarded to authors from Spain and Latin America since the 1900s? And, that most of these authors are widely available in English translation? This webinar will explore the work of these authors, including possible approaches to reading and understanding the works in translation or in Spanish, and the author’s connections with the United States.

Dr. María E. Pérez is a retired professor from the Department of Hispanic Studies of the University of Houston. Since her retirement, she has been active in Hispanic organizations in Houston, including the Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston, where she currently serves as a Board Member.

Previous registration required.
https://aarp.cvent.com/TX-1013-HH
*This event is presented by AARP *Event in English

Oct
9
Sat
Día de la Hispanidad / Hispanic Day @ Miller Outdoor Theatre
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This event was postponed due to the coronavirus regulations.

We will announce the date for next year’s event. 

Since 1983, the IHCH has sponsored each year an international artistic production, the “Festival Folclórico”, at the Miller Theater. The theater offers IHCH the presentation of recognized Hispanic artists in the areas of theater, television, radio, and film, and it also features colorful folk dance groups, both local and international. Every year we celebrate a different country. The entrance is free to the general public.

Hispanic Day at MIller Outdoor Theatre

Oct
9
Sun
Día de la Hispanidad / Hispanic Day @ Miller Outdoor Theatre
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This event was postponed due to the coronavirus regulations.

We will announce the date for next year’s event. 

Since 1983, the IHCH has sponsored each year an international artistic production, the “Festival Folclórico”, at the Miller Theater. The theater offers IHCH the presentation of recognized Hispanic artists in the areas of theater, television, radio, and film, and it also features colorful folk dance groups, both local and international. Every year we celebrate a different country. The entrance is free to the general public.

Hispanic Day at MIller Outdoor Theatre

Oct
9
Mon
Día de la Hispanidad / Hispanic Day @ Miller Outdoor Theatre
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This event was postponed due to the coronavirus regulations.

We will announce the date for next year’s event. 

Since 1983, the IHCH has sponsored each year an international artistic production, the “Festival Folclórico”, at the Miller Theater. The theater offers IHCH the presentation of recognized Hispanic artists in the areas of theater, television, radio, and film, and it also features colorful folk dance groups, both local and international. Every year we celebrate a different country. The entrance is free to the general public.

Hispanic Day at MIller Outdoor Theatre