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Fogaréu – film screening

International Village #10 88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, B.C.

Join us for the Canadian premiere of the Brazilian film Fogaréu, a narrative feature film by director Flavia Neves. There will be a Q&A after the screening on October 7. In her debut feature, “Fogaréu,” director Flávia Neves interweaves the broader impact of colonialism in Brazil with a close-up tale of insidious goings on in […]

Fogaréu

International Village #10 88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, B.C.

Join us for the Canadian premiere of the Brazilian film Fogaréu, a narrative feature film by director Flavia Neves. There will be a Q&A after the screening on October 7. In her debut feature, “Fogaréu,” director Flávia Neves interweaves the broader impact of colonialism in Brazil with a close-up tale of insidious goings on in […]

Making Movies in the Americas: a conversation | FREE event

Vancity Theatre, Studio Theatre 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C.

Join Brazilian director Flávia Neves in conversation with local Indigenous journalist Tina House on the challenges and opportunities of making movies in the Americas as part of a minority group (women, indigenous, Latin American). The speakers will discuss hot-button subjects such as feminism, cultural traditions, colonization, and more. Date: Sunday, October 9 Time: 10:30 am […]

Xicanx Speaks!  

Museum Of Anthropology at UBC 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C.

Join MOA for Xicanx Speaks! This new series of artist talks features Xicanx exhibition artists speaking about their works and participating in roundtable dialogue moderated by exhibition co-curator Jill Baird. […]

Latin American Brilliance

Revue Stage at Granville Island 1601 Johnston Street, Vancouver, B.C.

“One of the debut novels that most stood out this year in Latin America,” said the New York Times of Natalia García Freire’s This World Does Not Belong to Us. Claudia Castro Luna—an Academy of American Poets Poet Laureate fellow, Washington State Poet Laureate, and Seattle’s inaugural Civic Poet—joins us with Cipota under the Moon: […]

Latin Expressions Short Stories Reading Group with Natalia García Freire

Britannia Community Centre - 55+ Centre 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C.

Join us on Friday, October 21st at 7:00 pm at the Britannia Community Centre, +55, for this special Latin Expressions edition of our beloved Latin American Short Stories Reading Group. Our guest is Natalia García Freire, an Ecuadorian writer who will join us online from Ecuador and, Carmen Rodriguez, a Vancouver-based Chilean-Canadian author, who will facilitate this in-person conversation around […]

Bailando! What is the Latin American dance scene in Vancouver? | FREE event

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, B.C.

DanceHouse has partnered with the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre to ask, "What is the Latin American dance scene in Vancouver?". Join us for this free event featuring demonstrations from four local Latin American artists and a panel discussion as we explore this intriguing question together. This event is part of Latin Expressions, VLACC's celebration […]

Sal Ferreras’s Puerto Rico: Roots and Rhythms | November 4

Vancouver Playhouse 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, B.C.

Sal Ferreras’s Puerto Rico: Roots and Rhythms is an exciting all-star tribute to Puerto Rican dance and music, led by veteran performer Sal Ferreras. The concert will feature various Puerto Rican songs with music from other places, performed by a ten-piece band joined by singers and dancers.Inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, Ferreras […]

Sal Ferreras’s Puerto Rico: Roots and Rhythms | November 5

Vancouver Playhouse 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, B.C.

Sal Ferreras’s Puerto Rico: Roots and Rhythms is an exciting all-star tribute to Puerto Rican dance and music, led by veteran performer Sal Ferreras. The concert will feature various Puerto Rican songs with music from other places, performed by a ten-piece band joined by singers and dancers.Inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, Ferreras […]

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | November 2022

Rink Mezz room, Britannia Community Centre 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C.

VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, a reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. On November […]

Descarga Musical with Miguelito Valdes and Friends

Vancouver, B.C.

Join us on Friday, December 23rd at 6:30 pm on Facebook Live for the last Descarga Musical of the year. Miguelito Valdés and his friends, a group of fantastic musicians, […]