Talk also available via Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/t47CbdAGQSuAmAKxJUYQpQ The American Dream or the promise of “the good life” has long been portrayed as the driving force behind Latin American migration to the United States—a promise of upward mobility, economic stability, and a better future. However, the hopes for individual and social upward mobility, along with the prospects...

Born in Colombia and raised in Mexico City, Rodrigo García is a celebrated award-winning director, producer and writer. A consistent figure in independent film over the last 20 years, Rodrigo has directed the multiple Academy Award®-nominated film, Albert Nobbs, starring Glenn Close, Mother and Child, starring Annette Bening, Naomi Watts and Samuel L. Jackson, Apple...