Archive for May, 2009
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Second Class to Award Winner
Christina was referred to us by our friend Akiva and we are thrilled to have Christina here at the cafe. As you'll read from her feature, you'll see that Christina has vast experience in both photography and filmmaking. The images above are photo
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Hot Damn Photographer
The title says it all! When you got the goods it's not boasting it's stating the truth and when we saw Liza Orozco's photos on her myspace page, the truth is evident. Liza's images are hot! They're not just snap shots of places, people and things
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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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From Panamá to Digital Vibrancy
A few months ago Angela Ortiz's amazing cityscapes were displayed at the J. Ferrari Gallery, the moment we saw the colors dance and electrify the wall we knew we wanted to feature these works of art. When colors stun you with their vibrancy and w
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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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An Urban Artist Digests the City
I had seen a couple of Ramon Ramirez's paintings at art shows but it wasn't until a Mental Menudo meeting in Los Angeles that I was able to meet Ramon. Somehow the subject of the Cafe came up and when Ramon asked if there was anything he could do
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