Couldn’t get enough Copa America? Come and celebrate everything Latino, from Fútbol to Folklore and everything else in between! Join us at the new and groovy Bankstown Arts Centre where ¡Cultura Viva! will transport you to a Peña with live music, film & dance.
We are delighted to be presenting Venezuela’s entry to the 2011 Academy Awards - Hermano, a bittersweet tale about two brother’s love for fútbol and their family.
After the film, you’ll be hypnotised by Cecilia Vilardo, a Uruguayan singer whose repertoire spans a wide range of genres including Bossa, Tango and Folklore Rioplatense. And to finish off the night, DJ Spex will be spinning alternative tracks that fuse with his Argentinian background to offer energy unlike others in this town… be prepared to party with some Latin-Reggae, Latin-Rock, Latin-Ska, Latin-Hip-hop and Cumbia Villera!
Cultura Viva! will be presented by Mrs Ana Cecilia Mendez, Second Secretary, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela "
BANKSTOWN ARTS CENTRE (details)
7:30pm Friday 7th October
Marcel Rasquin, 2010, Feature, Venezuela, 96min, Spanish with English subtitles
Raised as brothers, Julio and Daniel have remained virtually inseparable ever since the newborn Daniel was found abandoned in a trash heap in their La Ceniza slum. Hope of a brighter future presents itself when a scout from the Caracas Football Club offers both boys a tryout with the pro team, just as a tragic act of violence results in creating a seemingly irreparable rift between them..