Archive for the Filmmakers Category
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Pepper Captures the Dark Side of Beauty
Pepper Negron is a unique talent. It takes a special eye to find beauty in both glamour and the dark side of life, as the photo above reveals. As Pepper continues his vision in film we are sure his images will be just as captivating and beautiful a
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Going on 13 – Can’t stay a little girl forever
Since meeting Kristy Guevara-Flanagan at NALIP, we have been interested in featuring her documentary, "Going on 13". Last week the film won Best Documentary at the Boyle Heights Latina Film Festival. Fortunately for us, we were able to get both Kri
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Latin Horror
In celebration of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, we could think of no better person to feature than Edwin Pagan. A master of Latin Horror! If you enjoy frights and scares you'll want to visit www.latinhorror for the latest news on horror films
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Ghost Story in Espanol
Adam P. Cray graduated from UMASS-Darthmouth with a Degree in Drama/Film Studies. He is originally of Westport MA, where the racial makeup of the town was 98.01% White, 0.17% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.02% Pacif
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Encounters with Sex Trafficking
[repost] Chelo Alvarez is an award winning filmmaker. Her work on the documentary “Tin Girls,” compelled her not only to produce another film about human sex trafficking but to make a difference in the lives of her protagonists. Be sure to wa
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LittleLoca – The YouTube Queen
[repost] In May 2006, 35,000 videos a day were being added to the video broadcasting site Youtube.com, and an estimated 30 million clips were being viewed daily. One day Little Loca, a chola from East Los topped the charts with her video blog
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We’re Filmmakers, Period
I first met Ed and Jose Quiroz ten years ago when I worked on their film "Blood and Tears. I had just decided to go back to school. I remember my husband thinking I was nuts; flying out to San Francisco alone, to meet some guys that said they wer
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Latino American Movies: Who’s making them and who’s not?
(photo Fancisco Ordonez, Angel, Franc. Reyes) [display_podcast] It was at NALIP that we met Franc. Reyes or should I say we smacked into the culture of Franc. Reyes. If you know Franc...you understand what I mean. If you don’t know him.
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A Filmmaker Taking on the Future
Michael Centeno is a young filmmaker I met at the Pasedena Cinco de Mayo Festival last year. When I asked to view his work for an article on this site, he presented me with a press kit worthy enough to represent a million dollar film. I realize a
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Film and Social Activism : A natural combination
Paul and I got to see a powerful movie last year. Made in L.A. follows three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles sweatshops as they embark on an odyssey to win basic labor protections from a trendy clothing retailer. No matter what your pers
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