YOUTH FILMS FROM LATIN AMERICA All titles available through Pragda.com
============================================================== **** LA YUMA**** For Women Studies, Central America, Latin America, Gender and Class Issues ============================================================== “Blanco's passionate portrayal of Yuma make this "female Rocky" fresh and appealing.” - MoMA “She often evokes Fellini’s early-sixties neorealist work, Nights of Cabiria in particular.” - Rubén Rosario, SUN POST WEEKLY LA YUMA A film by Florence Jaugey Nicaragua, Spain, Mexico, France / 2011 / 91 min / Narrative / Spanish with English subtitles Nicaragua’s first full-length feature in 20 years, La Yuma tells the story of a young woman who dreams of transcending her bleak life in the slums of Managua by becoming a boxer. Looking beyond the meager possibilities that seem available to her (and ignoring the advice of her gang-member friends), she finds solace and hope in her training and falls in love with a middle-class journalism student. With an extraordinary performance by Alma Blanco as Yuma, the strength, astuteness and determination of the main character reflect the feelings of a population that faces adversity and inequality. Jaugey’s film allows us the rare opportunity to get a glimpse of life in this Central American country where gender and class inequality are an everyday challenge. Universities, Colleges, and Institutions $295 with PPR K-12, Public Libraries, Community Groups: $89.00 To watch the trailer or order the film, visit: http://www.pragda.com/films/la-yuma ============================================================ ****THE CINEMA HOLD UP**** For Latin American Studies, Cinema Studies, Street Culture, Youth, Mexican Studies. ============================================================ “First Rate Caper. Colorful cinematography, buoyant music, and the sounds of the street. In the end, you can't help but feel for these kids.” - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER “Iria Gomez Conchiero’s engaging and impressively structured heist movie is a cinematic pleasure, blending the crime genre with slacker youth and coming up with a vibrant Mexican genre film well worth looking at.” - SCREEN DAILY “Immensely likable…a wealth of organic pleasures…it announces debut director-writer Iria Gomez Conchiero as a talent worth tracking.” - VARIETY THE CINEMA HOLD UP (ASALTO AL CINE) A film by Iria Gómez Concheiro Mexico / 2011 / 124 min / Narrative / Spanish with English subtitles First-time feature director Iria Gómez Concheiro draws pitch-perfect performances from the talented ensemble cast and registers a strong and original voice in Mexican cinema. Negus, Chale, Sapo, and Chata are teenagers who grew up in the same rundown district of Mexico City. They spend their days listening to hip-hop, smoking marijuana and fantasizing about the opposite sex. One day they have the bright idea of robbing a movie theater, jeopardizing the one sure thing they have in life – their friendship. An explosive, entertaining dramatic comedy, The Cinema Hold Up is a vibrant, authentic, and wonderfully observed portrait of the tempo and texture of today's Mexican youth urban culture that is hardly depicted in film. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews. Universities, Colleges, and Institutions $295 with PPR K-12, Public Libraries, Community Groups: $89.00 To watch the trailer or order the film, visit: http://www.pragda.com/films/the-cinema-hold-up View Pragda’s NEW RELEASES at http://www.pragda.com/films ABOUT PRAGDA PRAGDA is a cultural initiative that specializes in offering Latin American and Spanish films of educational interest for students focused in Latin American studies, Spanish and Portuguese language studies, ethnic studies, women’s studies, history, sociology, politics, art and media studies, and international studies among others. Our collection includes films by such notable directors as Lucia Puenzo, Juan Carlos Valdivia, Fernando Trueba, Pablo Larrain, Julio Medem, and many others. To learn more about Pragda, visit www.pragda.com -- Daniela Bajar Pragda 302 Bedford Ave., #136 Brooklyn, NY 11249
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