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We Reflect on ‘El Norte’ on It’s 40th Anniversary & How It’s Still Relevant Today

Alejandra Martinez — Tue, 30 May 2023 20:07:27 +0000

White roses on a carpet of grass, butterflies flitting around a candlelit room, white peacocks in the suburbs of Los Angeles — these are some of the powerful, indelible images that come to mind when thinking about El Norte. Gregory Nava’s Latine epic about two indigenous siblings making a harrowing journey to the U.S. after

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Director Gregory Nava On the Importance of Putting ‘El Norte’ in Theaters Again During Trump’s Presidency

Kiko Martinez — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:40:50 +0000

The story of Gregory Nava’s grandfather was something his family never talked about. The director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter’s grandfather was one of two million people of Mexican heritage — many of them U.S. citizens — deported (or coerced to self-deport) during the Great Depression by local, and sometimes federal, authorities. “My family was ripped apart,”

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Gregory Nava’s Classic Film ‘El Norte’ Returns to Theaters for One Day to Celebrate 35th Anniversary

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:45:04 +0000

Gregory Nava’s 1984 film El Norte, cowritten by Anna Thomas, holds the distinction of being the first U.S. independent production to earn a Best Original Screenplay nomination. El Norte is about siblings from Guatemala who aim to flee their country’s violence and head northward, eventually finding that life in the U.S. comes with its own challenges. It’s an

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From Superheroes to Art Thieves: These Are the Must-See Latino Movies at Los Angeles Film Festival

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:42:35 +0000

Now in its 24th year, the Los Angeles Film Festival is back with what’s looking to be yet another great lineup. With films starring the likes of Tessa Thompson, Gael García Bernal, Kate del Castillo and Raul Castillo, LAFF will feature no shortage of Latino and Latin American talent. Moreover, in addition to a slew

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BAM Is Bringing ‘Selena,’ ‘La Bamba,’ ‘Zoot Suit’ & Other Chicano Classics to the Big Screen

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 22:32:35 +0000

Whether your only points of reference for Chicano cinema are films like Zoot Suit and Selena or whether you’re a scholar of all things Chicano on the big screen, BAMcinématek’s upcoming ¡Sí Se Puede! Pioneers of Chicano Cinema program has something for you. Curating those more well-known films alongside pioneering work from Lourdes Portillo and Sylvia Morales among others, the weeklong series serves

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The Cast & Director of ‘El Norte’ On Surviving Kidnapping and Robbery While Filming the Latino Classic

Carlos Aguilar — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:35:42 +0000

Earlier this year, Mexican-American director Gregory Nava celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Latino staple, Selena, which immortalized the Como la flor singer and earned J. Lo a Golden Globe nomination. But before that major project, Nava had already made a name for himself in Hollywood with his Oscar-nominated, Spanish-language immigrant story, El Norte. Strikingly elegant

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The Academy Invites You to a Screening of ‘El Norte’ With Director Gregory Nava

Carlos Aguilar — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:02:11 +0000

Long before Cary Fukunaga’s Sin Nombre depicted the harrowing journey of Central American immigrants coming to the United States, a 1983 film by a US Latino filmmaker told the story of two teenage Guatemalan siblings escaping civil war with the American dream in their sights. Gregory Nava’s El Norte is a pioneering piece of cinema that

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