The Maya Indie Film Series Celebrates Latino Themes

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Published on Friday, 23 July 2010 18:19

Written by Perry Santanachote

The Maya Indie Film Series kicks off its sophomore tour on July 23, 2010, in Dallas, TX. The Latino-themed film series will tour eight cities through July and August, with one week in each city, and end in Los Angeles, CA, in time for Hispanic Heritage Month.

The movies in the series are a cross section of genres, including comedy, crime, feel-good, action and romance. Some are in English and some in Spanish. The sample is the same cinematic variety that Moctesuma Esparza, Maya Entertainment’s founder, experienced as a boy growing up in East L.A. 50 years ago.

The six films in the series include:

The Kid: Chamaco
starring Martin Sheen, Alex Parea, and Michael Madsen
A bilingual drama about a young Mexican boxer. An American father and his son, living in Mexico City, put aside their differences to mentor a Mexican teenager with dreams of getting off the streets.

Backyard
starring Jimmy Smits, Ana de la Reguera and Joaquin Cosio
a Mexican thriller, the story takes place in Juarez, Mexico and follows police captain Blanca Bravo on her first case in a new town. She quickly finds herself tracking a serial killer who’s raped and murdered several factory women and discarded their bodies in the desert.

Chasing 3000
starring Ray Liotta and Rory Culkin
A family film about Roberto Clemente’s historic 1972 chase to get his 3,000th hit. Sixteen-year-old Mickey is a diehard Pirates fan and decides to drive cross country to witness Clemente’s historic moment. The only problem is his brother, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, wants to tag along. The brothers reconnect on the journey but Mickey is forced to reevaluate his priorities when his brother’s health takes a toll.

In Therapy
starring Lilia Cabral and Jose Mayer
a Brazilian comedy about a middle-aged wife and mother of two who decides on a whim to visit a psychiatrist. On the couch, she goes through a dramatic transformation that gives her ho hum life some new direction.

Tropico De Sangre
starring Michelle Rodriguez and Juan Fernandez 
In this drama based on the true story of the Mirabal sisters. Set in the 1950s, the Dominican sisters are raised in a privileged family under the tyrannical rule of Rafael Trujillo, but risked everything to stand up against the dictator.

Solo Quiero Caminar
starring Diego Luna and Jose Maria Yazpik
In this thriller, Ana plans a revenge heist on her abusive drug-trafficking husband as her sister Aurora finishes her prison sentence for a robbery gone wrong. With their accomplices, Gloria and Paloma, on board, the girls are ready for their lucky strike in Mexico.

The Dry Land
starring America Ferrera, Wilmer Valderrama, Ryan O'Nan and Melissa Leo
As a bonus, this film will play in select markets as a bonus feature. O’Nan stars as a soldier who returns from Iraq to his small hometown in Texas, only to face a new battle with reintegration into civilian life. His wife, mother and best friend try to support him but can’t relate so he reconnects with his army buddy, who provides him with compassion and camaraderie.


Esparza, an award-winning filmmaker, producer (Selena, Gettysburg and The Milagro Beanfield War and entertainment executive, founded Maya Entertainment in 2008 with the social goal of transforming the image and understanding of American Latinos in our society and the world through media. The company now provides full service motion picture production and distribution for Latino media content worldwide.
 
"Maya Entertainment continues to strive to make available to the U.S. marketplace, quality cinema that features the voices, culture and aspirations of Latinos throughout the world,” said Maya Entertainment President Jose Martinez, Jr. “Part of our mission is to put Latinos on the big screen, and through the Maya Indie Film Series and the support of our sponsors, we are making great strides."

Blockbuster is one of the Maya Indie Film Series’ sponsors and will specially merchandise the showcased films in stores starting in September to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month.

Screening schedules for each city are available at: www.mayaindieseries.com

Dallas
Angelika Film Center Mockingbird

5321 E. Mockingbird Ln.

Dallas, TX 75206

214-841-4700
www.angelikafilmcenter.com

Washington D.C.
Landmark E Street Theatre
555 11th St. Northwest
Washington, DC 20004
202-452-7672
www.landmarktheatres.com/market/washingtondc/estreetcinema.htm

New York
Village East Cinemas
181 2nd Ave.
New York City, NY 10012
(212-529-6799
www.villageeastcinema.com

Chicago
Muvico Rosemont 18
9701 Bryn Mawr Ave.
Rosemont, IL 60018
847-447-1030
www.muvico.com

Miami
Regal Palace 18
11865 SW 26th St.
Miami, FL 95008
305-221-1801
www.regmovies.com

San Jose
Camera 7 Pruneyard
 1875 S. Bascom Ave.
Campbell, CA 95008
408-559-6900
www.cameracinemas.com/c7.shtml

San Diego
Gaslamp All Stadium 15
701 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
619-232-0400
www.readingcinemasus.com

Los Angeles
Mann Chinese 6
6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 60018
323-464-6266
manntheatres.com

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