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The Mexico Tourism Board Presents Mexican Film
Series at the 25th Annual Chicago
Latino Film Festival
Chicago, IL (April 1, 2009) - The Mexico Tourism Board (MTB) is partnering with
the Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) to bring prominent Mexican film
productions to the 5th Annual Chicago Latino Film Festival to be
held from April 17th to April 29th in select theatres
around Chicago. A total of eight feature films and seven short films make up
the series of Mexican movies that promise to transport the audience into Mexico’s
legendary past and present.
To celebrate Mexico and honor the country’s film
talent, on Wednesday, April 22nd the MTB will host the CLFF’s
traditional “Noche Mexicana” (Mexican
Night) at the Thorne Auditorium of NorthwesternUniversity located at 375 E. Chicago Avenue.
Tickets for cocktail and movie screening ($50) are available to the public at
auditorium’s box office. Attending this Noche Mexicana will be Director of Arráncame la Vida/Tear This Heart Out, Roberto Sneider.
“We
take great pride in our talented artists and the magnificent places where these
films are shot,” says Rodrigo Esponda, Director of the MTB in Chicago. “This
artwork gracefully portrays Mexico’s
culture and heritage.”
Film Arráncame la Vida/Tear This Heart Out, set in post-revolutionary
Mexico, was selected for the 25th Latino Film Festival due to its
compelling story about Catalina (Ana Claudia Talancón) who at a very young age
marries the much older and charming, General Andrés Asensio (Daniel Giménez
Tacho) and who to escape General Asensio’s abuse, enters a forbidden
relationship with musician, Carlos Vives (José María de Tavira). The scenery
and architectural beauty of Puebla
has captivated movie goers to a degree that demand for a new product was
created: the Tourism Board of Puebla now offers a specialized tour that
showcases the film’s set locations.
Roberto Girault’s El Estudiante/The Student filmed in the
state of Guanajato, portrays the story of 70-year old Chano as he enrolls in
college to study literature and confronts a challenging generational gap.
Colonial buildings from the 19th Century and Guanajuato’s
world famous landmarks are Chano’s stage on his journey to obtain his
college degree.
Just as Sneider and
Girault’s films delightfully display Puebla,
Mexico City and Guanajuato
– all UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the rest of the
festival’s selected films also provide an insightful portrayal of Mexico’s
extraordinary architecture and cultural richness.
The Mexico Tourism Board (MTB) brings together the resources
of federal and state governments, municipalities and private companies to
promote Mexico’s
tourism attractions and destinations internationally. Created in 1999, the
MTB is Mexico’s
tourism promotion agency, and its participants include
members of both the private and
public sectors. The MTB has offices throughout
North America, Europe, Japan and Latin America. For more information on destinations and online trip bookings
please go to www.visitmexico.com .
FOR PRESS ONLY: For additional ideas, help with a
story or general travel and tourism information
about Mexico, please contact the MTB’s U.S. Press Room directly at
1-800-929-4555, by e-mail at northamericanpress@visitmexico.com
or visit our press Web site at www.visitmexicopress.com
