Sep
27
Fri
Ismael Torres in Concert @ Institute of Hispanic Culture
Sep 27 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Ismael Torres is an artist, Singer and songwriter from Rosario, Argentina. He is 32 years old and already has 3 albums, 3 EPs and 1 DVD.

He began his professional career at the age of 16, accompanying with his voice and his guitar artists of the so-called “Trova Rosarina”. At age 18 he released his first solo album “Ciudad Manantial (spring city)”. Today with more than 14 years of experience he has toured multiple cities around the country and the world. He has shared stage and songs with Argentine artists such as León Gieco, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Lito Nebbia, Javier Malosetti, and from other countries: Jaime Ross, Ruben Rada (Uruguay), Ismael Serrano, Pedro Guerra (Spain), Leonel Soto, David Aguilar , Miguel Inzunza (Mexico), Roly Berrío, Augusto Blanca, Vicente Feliú, Amaury Pérez (Cuba) among others.

In 2015, Ismael released his third album titled “Vivo en Cuba (live in Cuba)”

recorded live in the city of Havana and published worldwide by the Mexican label Casete. With this album he toured the stages of Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, USA, Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Uruguay.

In 2016, a tour of Mexico and the USA included concerts such as the “Festival Quimera 2016”, the ”Aula Magna Theater of the Civil College“ in Monterrey, the ”RockWood Music Hall“ in New York and the ”Blackerby Recital Hall“ in Austin among many others.

In 2017, the consolidation of Ismael as a Latin American singer-songwriter expanded the horizons of an important tour called “Una sola América 2017 (Only one America 2017)” touring numerous cities in Mexico, Costa Rica, USA, Panama and Guatemala with more than 60 concerts. The closing of the year was marked with the artistic collective “Rosario 50 years of Rock in Castellano” in a memorable concert at the prestigious “Trovafest” festival in the city of Querétaro (Mexico) with more than 5,000 people, a festival that also hosted artists like Ismael Serrano, Armando Manzanero, Pedro Guerra, Amaury Perez, among others.

We can hear Luis A. Spinetta, Fito Paez, Charly Garcia, Sting, John Mayer, and Djavan as his main influences among others.

The essence of Ismael, though, is that he presents his art and talent via the stories in which he immerses us, through the beauty reflected in his music, and by inviting us to join his collective optimism. In his shows, he presents himself with a unique style and warmth.

This character is present whether he is alone on stage with his guitar, or with a powerful band of musicians without losing his essence.

Apr
6
Mon
Noche de películas junto a IHCH /Movie Night with IHCH Online Screening @ Online Screening
Apr 6 – May 4 all-day

April programing:

La Otra Conquista/The Other Conquest
Country: Mexico 1998/2008
Director & Writer: Salvador Carrasco
Screening during the week of April 6 to 12
With English subtitles

Alatriste
Country: Spain 2006
Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Writer: Agustín Díaz Yanes (Novela: Arturo Pérez- Reverte)
Screening during the week of April 13 to 19
With English subtitles

Noche de películas junto a IHCH /Movie Night with IHCH

Online Screening

Join the IHCH to view these online films. Watch these acclaimed Hispanic-American films at home!
Screenings begin April 6 and run through May.

The IHCH relives for the general public its film series History Through Cinema which was presented last year. The series consists of 16 current Latin American and Spanish films that give an account of Hispanic-American history from the 15th century to the present.
Stay tuned in our fan facebook page @IHCHOUSTON

April/May programing:

Goya en Burdeos/Goya in Bordeaux
Country: Spain 1999/2000
Director: Carlos Saura
Writer: Carlos Saura, Luigi Scattini
Screening during the week of April 20 to 26
With English subtitles

El Libertador/The Liberator
Country: Venezuela 2013
Director: Alberto Arvelo
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
Screening during the week of April 27 to May 3
With English subtitles

Watch now "LIBERATOR" by Alberto Arvelo

?ONLINE SCREENING

Historia a través del cine: SXIX “Libertador” de Alberto Arvelo
https://ok.ru/video/1950709451506

Screening during the week of April 27 to May 3  ?
Libertador / Liberator
Venezuela 2013/2014
Director: Alberto Arvelo
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
*With English subtitles*

Superproducción entre Venezuela y España que relata la figura del militar y político venezolano Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), uno de los principales artífices de la independencia de los países latinoamericanos frente al imperio español en el siglo XIX.

Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered – it liberated.

 

*Restricted: Parental accompaniment required for younger audiences.//CONTENIDO SUGERIDO PARA MAYORES DE 16 AÑOS*
*Contenido disponible desde el día 27 de abril hasta el 3 de mayo*

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
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