By Brazilian director Fellipe Barbosa Wednesday, April 01, 2015 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Melnitz Hall 1409 UCLA James Bridges Theater Exploring issues of class privilege among Rio's decadent elite, Casa Grande depicts a teenage boy's struggle to escape his overprotective parents as they covertly spiral into bankruptcy. 115 minutes | In Portuguese with English...
For More information on the film screening visit the UCLA Latin American Institute website.
This seminar will not involve lectures or presentations, but rather discussion of pre-circulated essays by our featured participants. If you plan to attend this seminar, you must RSVP and read the essays in advance. Please respect the fact that these essays are works in progress and are not meant to be circulated or cited outside the seminar....
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Rosana, a Latin Grammy nominee for best singer-songwriter, is back to the United States on tour, and she will conduct a special master class for our students before her concert at Club Bahía. In her latest album, 8 Lunas, Rosana encompasses the classics of her career (some of them very well known singles, while others...
This event is FREE. For more information visit the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.
Women and Servants (1613-14) turns Madrid upside down, as daughters and secretaries outsmart their fathers and masters for the sake of love. Lope's marvelous comedy depicts a sophisticated urban culture of self-fashioning and social mobility, where creaky notions of honor and vengeance have virtually no place. Recently rediscovered in Madrid’s Biblioteca Nacional, the play emerges...