Tag: Film screening

‘Las Tesoros de San Antonio’ screening set for Tuesday

In honor of Women’s History Month, OLLU will host a screening of “Las Tesoros de San Antonio/A Westside Story” on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Library Community Room.

The documentary film deals with the lives and careers of four renowned South Texas singers: Rita Vidaurri, Blanca Rosa, Beatriz Llamas and Perla Tapatia. Through their stories and music, the audience learns how these women began their careers in a male dominated industry to become successful singer/performers nationally and internationally. The film also shares their personal tragedies that led to retirement and then to their present-day musical resurgence.

See a film trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbKpOA9Bve0.

The screening is hosted by the Center for Women in Church and Society, the Center for Mexican American Studies and Research, the Humanities and Social Sciences Department and the History Program.

For additional information, please email jlwalter@ollusa.edu.

 

 

OLLU community invited to screening of ‘Prejudice and Pride’

valadezFilm producer John Valadez will lead a screening of his film, “Prejudice and Pride,” Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in Thiry Auditorium.

The film, which is an installment of the six-part PBS series “Latino Americans,” focuses on key events and people that led to the formation of the Chicano identity during the 60s and 70s as the labor leaders organized farm workers in California. The film also chronicles how activists pushed for better education opportunities for Latinos, the inclusion of Latino studies, and empowerment in the political process.

A discussion panel will follow featuring Valadez, OLLU professor Steven Wise, and host-producer for Catholic Television of San Antonio, and OLLU alumna, Martha Tijerina.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact the Center for Mexican American Studies and Research at 210-431-4148 or cmasr@ollusa.edu.