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
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

Dec
7
Sat
Mercury’s A Mexican Baroque Christmas @ WORTHAM CENTER IN DOWNTOWN
Dec 7 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

A spirited holiday celebration

A joyful concert experience featuring music from the cathedrals of Mexico and beyond.  Fusing Old World Baroque traditions with New World rhythms and dance, these festive works showcase the broad range of cultures and music in the 17th-century Americas. With vocals, percussion and the energy of Mercury, this will truly be a holiday celebration to remember.

This concert is made possible in part by the Houston Endowment and the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.

 

If you are an IHCH member send us an email at institute@ihch.org to request a promo code for a 25% off your tickets.

If you want to become a member to enjoy this opportunity click here

Jul
16
Thu
Gracias a la vida – Un tributo a Mercedes Sosa @ Online Event
Jul 16 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Nacida el 9 de julio de 1935 en San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, Mercedes Sosa es considerada la mayor muestra del folklore en Argentina. Fundó el “Nuevo Cancionero” y cuenta con 35 álbumes de estudio, dos EPs y 11 álbumes en vivo.

Favorita de más de cuatro generaciones en Latinoamérica, hoy queremos recordar su música.

Blu Internacional – Musical Duo

In 1992, Patricia Gras (USA/Argentina) and María Rimbau (Spain, Ecuador) founded Barandúa, a Latin folk and pop ban, with Carlos Gonzalez Rimbau, María’s brother, Luis Silva and Antonio Mazu both from Chile. Together they produced two CD’s, Barandúa Live and Our Songs. Later, Carlitos Gonzalez Blum (US/Spain) and Luis Montes de Oca (Méjico) replaced Luis and Antonio. In 2009, both María and Patricia were struck with breast cancer. To raise money for breast cancer survivors, the Barandúa band held a concert at the University of St. Thomas, Jones Hall to a full house. Following María’s treatment, they decided to become a duo, this time playing international music with the collaboration of sound engineer Mariela Massuh. They sing in Spanish, English, French, Italian, Russian, Arabic, and Portuguese. Blu International music duo performs at parties, weddings, concerts, and on ZOOM under quarantine!