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October 19, 2006
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ME Television Announces Cultural Highlights to their 1st Dia de los Muertos Celebration “Rock n Roll Dia” Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7p.m. La Zona Rosa
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Austin, TX – October 23, 2006 ME Television announces additions to “ Rock n Roll Dia,” a multi-media themed rock and roll event combining a traditional Dia de los Muertos celebration featuring the latest in Latin music, art and film. Proceeds raised at the event will benefit the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC), Austin Latin Music Association (ALMA), and The Austin Public Library Foundation.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival will present a program of Latin American short films, documentaries and vintage Mexican horror films throughout the evening. Now preparing for their 10th anniversary festival in April 2007, Cine Las Americas brings to Austin the best in new cinema by and about Latin American and Indigenous peoples. Films to be screened at Rock and Roll Dia include GRINGOTON, SAMUEL DE MANGO (by Austin filmmaker Everett R. Aponte) and HECHO A MANO (by local filmmaker Ryan Polomski). For more information, please visit www.cinelasamericas.org.
Latinas Unidas Por el Arte (LUPE Arte) will perform comedic skits dressed as traditional Calveras. LUPE Arte is dedicated to preserving and supporting the arts in the Latin American community. LUPE Arte is well known for its multifaceted culturally relevant artwork in Austin and for sponsoring individual artists and projects such as ALTA, (Austin Latino Theater Alliance) in their production of the annual play “La Pastorela”. For more information, visit www.lupearte.com or www.lapastorela.com.
Haydn Vitera joined the list of confirmed rock acts that also includes Brownout, Maneja Beto, Ghandaia and Jumbo. The event will feature the debut of “Mariachi Rock Review,” featuring traditional Mariachi standards set to Vitera’s fiddle playing unique Latin Rock sound.
ME Television, Direct Events and Sonido Boombox present the 1st Annual “Rock n Roll Dia,” on November 2, 2006 at 7:00 pm. La Zona Rosa will host the event which will be taped and aired at a later date on ME Television. For more information, please visit www.metelevision.com.
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