Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921–2010) was a scathing social critic whose work evaded censorship by the Franco regime using a highly expressive way to present his denouncements. He became a master of satirical comedy with his proposal of dissidence that challenged the official Spanish cinema. “Welcome Mr. Marshall” (1952) is an example of his […]
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Letters to the Editor: 3/14/2013
Dear editor, In a recent issue of [El] Tecolote I read of the Mission Peace Collaborative, which is seeking peace in the Mission District. Growing up in the Bay Area, I am no stranger to street violence. Most of my life has been spent behind bars, going back to Juvenile Hall and the California […]
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Cuban 5 prisoner’s artwork featured at 518 Valencia
The “Mariposas of Cuba” exhibit, which features paintings of 25 species of endemic butterflies in Cuba, is coming to the Mission District. Antonio Guerrero paints his watercolors from prison, using pictures taken by Liborio Nodal, a renowned photographer of the Cuban revolution. “I hope all this work will be displayed to help our National Museum […]
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Celebration honors Aztec New Year
For the sixth year in a row, students and community members gathered at City College of San Francisco’s Mission campus, beneath what is said to be the largest Aztec Calendar in the world, to ring in the Aztec New Year.
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Cuba’s travel reform sends blogger on world tour
Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez was denied a “white card” (exit visa) some 20 times under Cuba’s previous travel policy. Since 1961, Cubans faced the white card process as a bureaucratic barrier to traveling outside of their country. But a new law that lifts the exit visa requirement went into effect Jan. 14. After the […]
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Reforma permite a bloguera salir de Cuba
A Yoani Sánchez, bloguera cubana disidente, le fue negada la ‘tarjeta blanca’ (visa de salida) unas veinte veces, bajo anteriores políticas cubanas de viaje. Desde 1961, cubanos han enfrentado el proceso de esta tarjeta blanca como una barrera burocrática para viajar fuera de su país. Pero, a partir del pasado 14 de enero entró en […]
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The legacy of Hugo Chávez lives on
When it comes to Venezuela, a foolproof method to get accurate news over the past 14 years would have simply been to reverse the mainstream media’s message about the late President Hugo Chávez. Unfortunately, on March 5, 2013 there was no reversing the wild cry taken up as the news was announced: Chávez had died. […]
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“If Gender is Kind of Doing” opening reception
Analyzes constructions of gender through several compositions of the female form. From painting and drawing, to video and performance art, the works move viewers beyond formal values of art, and toward an understanding of the racial, patriarchal, and classed constructions of gender. (Exhibit runs from April 9 through May 25.) Where: Mission Cultural Center for Latino […]
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Mariposas de Cuba Fundraiser
An Exhibition of Paintings by Antonio Guerrero, one of the Cuban 5 political prisoners held in U.S. prisons. Poetry by SF Poetry Laureate Alejandro Murguía, Music by Chilean singer María Loreto. Serving empanadas, antojitos y etc. Where: Eric Quezada Center for Culture & Politics, 518 Valencia St. Admission: $10–$20
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De Akokán • Pavel Urkiza y Ricardo Pons
El duo Cubano y Puertoriqueño exploran el filín, un estilo de música Cubana basada en una fusión de Jazz, con ritmos del Oeste de Africa, Brazil, el Mediterraeno, e India. Este concierto pertenece a la residencia de John Santos en el centro de SF Jazz, que tomará lugar desde el 21 hasta el 24 de […]