Nov
13
Wed
Even the Rain @ Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston
Nov 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Country: Spain 2010
Plots keywords: Drama | Social | Cochabamba | Christopher Columbus
Language: Español and Quechua – English subtitles
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Writer: Paul Laverty
Production Co: Coproducción España-Francia-México; Morena Films
Runtime: 104 min.
Cast: Luis Tosar, Gael García Bernal, Karra Elejalde, Juan Carlos Aduviri, Raúl Arévalo, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Carlos Santos, Dani Currás, Vicente Romero
Awards:
2011: Festival de Berlín (Sección Panorama): Premio del público
2011: Premios del Cine Europeo: Nominada a Premio del Público
2010: 3 Premios Goya: Actor de reparto (Elejalde), Música original, Dir. de producción
2010: Premios Ariel: Mejor película iberoamericana (ex aequo)

 

También la Lluvia

Cochabamba, Bolivia. Año 2000. Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) y Costa (Luis Tosar) se han propuesto hacer una película sobre Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América. Mientras que Sebastián, el director, pretende desmitificar al personaje presentándolo como un hombre ambicioso y sin escrúpulos; a Costa, el productor, sólo le importa ajustar la película al modesto presupuesto del que disponen; precisamente por eso elige Bolivia, por ser uno de los países más baratos y con mayor población indígena de Hispanoamérica. La película se rueda en Cochabamba, donde la privatización y venta del agua a una multinacional siembra entre la población un malestar tal que hará estallar la tristemente famosa Guerra Boliviana del Agua (abril del año 2000). Quinientos años después del descubrimiento de América, palos y piedras se enfrentan de nuevo al acero y la pólvora de un ejército moderno. Pero esta vez no se lucha por el oro, sino por el más imprescindible de los elementos vitales: el agua.

Even the Rain

Spanish director Sebastián, his executive producer Costa and all his crew are in Bolivia, in the Cochabamba area, to shoot a motion picture about Christopher Columbus, his first explorations and the way the Spaniards treated the Indians at the time. Costa has chosen this place because the budget of the film is tight and here he can hire supernumeraries, local actors and extras on the cheap. Things go more or less smoothly until a conflict erupts over the privatization of the water supply. The trouble is that one of the local actors, is a leading activist in the protest movement.

 

 

Oct
17
Sat
Gala Noche de las América @ TBA
Oct 17 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

GALA NOCHE DE LAS AMERICAS

The mission of The Institute for Hispanic Culture of Houston is to ensure that the right to an excellent education continues to be an available option for future generations of deserving Hispanic students in the Houston area. For 53 years, The Institute for Hispanic Culture of Houston, has supported qualified and deserving students through partial needs-based scholarships, having awarded nearly $350,000 in scholarships since 1965. The Annual Gala as the signature fundraiser, has a goal of raising more than $50,000 in scholarship resources to support more than 25 students each year. We invite you to support this initiative by attending our Gala or underwriting this event.
Gala Noches de las Américas
Nov
17
Tue
¡Bienvenida a Spotlight Perú! @ Online Event
Nov 17 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Nov
19
Thu
¡Lo más dulce de Perú! @ Online Event
Nov 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Dec
1
Tue
Raíces de Perú @ Online Event
Dec 1 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Preservando el folclor peruano en Houston.

Entrevista a Raíces de Perú., Sra. Nancy  Castro.
Desde 1998 Nancy Valer de Castro ha enseñado bailes autóctonos de Perú a cientos de jóvenes en Houston a través de Ballet Folkórico Raíces de Perú. Sus presentaciones con hermosos trajes y coreografías preservan y promueven estas bellas tradiciones, siendo motivo de orgullo para todos los hispanoamericanos en nuestra ciudad.
Participación especial de Katherine Osuna y Carlos Begglo
Presentación de bailes típicos de Perú con el Ballet Folklórico Raíces de Perú.

Presentado por Carmen Herrada
Martes, 1 de diciembre 5 p.m. CST

EVENTO GRATUITO – EN ESPAÑOL CON SUBTITULOS EN INGLÉS

Via Facebook Live @ihchouston

Dec
3
Thu
Creating a New Visual Language: Art in Colonial Peru @ Online Event
Dec 3 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Creating a New Visual Language: Art in Colonial Peru

An introduction to the art of colonial Peru, focusing on works that show how Andean, Spanish, and West African people and traditions created a new visual language in the Andes.
Special guest: Ximena A. Gómez, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
She was born in Lima, grew up in Houston, and received her PhD from the University of Michigan. She specializes in the art of colonial Latin America and her research focuses on the visual culture of Indigenous and Black people in colonial Lima. Her work rescues these influences in European artworks, as well as the influences in contemporary Latinx artistic expressions.

Host: María E. Pérez, PhD – IHCH
December, Thursday 3 @5 p.m. CST

FREE – IN ENGLISH

Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i12O9wILRDGDsOpvNxB3Sw

 

Dec
8
Tue
Fashionista, diseñadora de modas y activista social Luisa Fernanda Nadarajah @ Online Event
Dec 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Luisa Fernanda Nadarajah

Fashionista, diseñadora de modas y activista social.
Nacida en Perú y criada en Argentina, Luisa Fernanda llegó a Houston donde descubrió en el 2015 su talento para el diseño de modas cuando ganó un concurso patrocinado por el Museo de Bellas Artes de Houston. Su interés por la moda responsable la ha llevado a crear colecciones con el apoyo de comunidades indígenas como su colección Calipso, incorporando el color y el trabajo artesanal del bordado de mujeres en Guatemala. Su preocupación social se extiende a su trabajo como fundadora de Project Piruw, una ONG dedicada a apoyar la educación y la nutrición de comunidades indígenas en Perú.

Presentado por María E. Pérez, PhD – IHCH

Martes, 8 de diciembre 5 p.m. CST

EVENTO GRATUITO – EN ESPAÑOL

Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U86JxUrYSeOguUdoBWM9Pw

 

Oct
17
Sun
Gala Noche de las América @ TBA
Oct 17 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

GALA NOCHE DE LAS AMERICAS

The mission of The Institute for Hispanic Culture of Houston is to ensure that the right to an excellent education continues to be an available option for future generations of deserving Hispanic students in the Houston area. For 53 years, The Institute for Hispanic Culture of Houston, has supported qualified and deserving students through partial needs-based scholarships, having awarded nearly $350,000 in scholarships since 1965. The Annual Gala as the signature fundraiser, has a goal of raising more than $50,000 in scholarship resources to support more than 25 students each year. We invite you to support this initiative by attending our Gala or underwriting this event.
Gala Noches de las Américas
Oct
17
Mon
Gala Noche de las América @ TBA
Oct 17 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

GALA NOCHE DE LAS AMERICAS

The mission of The Institute for Hispanic Culture of Houston is to ensure that the right to an excellent education continues to be an available option for future generations of deserving Hispanic students in the Houston area. For 53 years, The Institute for Hispanic Culture of Houston, has supported qualified and deserving students through partial needs-based scholarships, having awarded nearly $350,000 in scholarships since 1965. The Annual Gala as the signature fundraiser, has a goal of raising more than $50,000 in scholarship resources to support more than 25 students each year. We invite you to support this initiative by attending our Gala or underwriting this event.
Gala Noches de las Américas
Oct
17
Tue
Gala Noche de las América @ TBA
Oct 17 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

GALA NOCHE DE LAS AMERICAS

The mission of The Institute for Hispanic Culture of Houston is to ensure that the right to an excellent education continues to be an available option for future generations of deserving Hispanic students in the Houston area. For 53 years, The Institute for Hispanic Culture of Houston, has supported qualified and deserving students through partial needs-based scholarships, having awarded nearly $350,000 in scholarships since 1965. The Annual Gala as the signature fundraiser, has a goal of raising more than $50,000 in scholarship resources to support more than 25 students each year. We invite you to support this initiative by attending our Gala or underwriting this event.
Gala Noches de las Américas