{"id":62941,"date":"2018-08-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-the-new-york-latino-film-festival-presented-by-hbo-to-kick-off-opening-night-with-icon-ruben-blades-and-the-documentary-ruben-blades-is-not-my-name\/"},"modified":"2018-08-01T13:02:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T17:02:02","slug":"el-new-york-latino-film-festival-presentado-por-hbo-arranca-la-noche-inaugural-con-el-icono-ruben-blades-y-el-documental-ruben-blades-is-not-my-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-new-york-latino-film-festival-presentado-por-hbo-arranca-la-noche-inaugural-con-el-icono-ruben-blades-y-el-documental-ruben-blades-is-not-my-name\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York Latino Film Festival, Presented By HBO, To Kick Off Opening Night With Icon Ruben Blades And The Documentary &#8220;Ruben Blades Is Not My Name&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><b><i>The nations&#8217; leading Latino film festival, celebrating its 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary, will be held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 22<\/span> \u2013 26, 2018 at various theaters around <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> with films featuring<\/i><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><i>notable stars such as <span class=\"xn-person\">Gilberto Santa Rosa<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Brian Kaufman<\/span>, <\/i><\/b><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Liliana Biamonte<\/span><\/b><b>,<\/b><b><i> Residente, Bryshere Y. Gray, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mekhi Phifer<\/span> and many more.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Full Schedule and Tickets Available <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 31<\/span><sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0at <\/i><\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nylatinofilmfestival.com\/2018\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b><i>NYLatinoFilmFestival.com<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 31, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF), the nation&#8217;s largest and most diverse Latino film festival, and a touchstone of the nation&#8217;s thriving multicultural cinematic movement, kicks off its 15<sup>th<\/sup> edition on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Wednesday, August 22<\/span><sup>nd<\/sup> with the <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> premiere of the film &#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">Ruben Blades<\/span> Is Not My Name.&#8221; Directed by critically acclaimed director, <span class=\"xn-person\">Abner Benaim<\/span>, the film stars <span class=\"xn-person\">Ruben Blades<\/span>, Sting, <span class=\"xn-person\">Paul Simon<\/span>, Residente, <span class=\"xn-person\">Gilberto Santa Rosa<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Larry Harlow<\/span>, Andy Monta\u00f1ez, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ismael Miranda<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Junot Diaz<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Luba Mason<\/span>, among others. The star-studded documentary offers an intimate portrait of <span class=\"xn-person\">Ruben Blades<\/span>, revealing the artist&#8217;s struggle to come to terms with his legacy and influence in elevating Salsa music to an international scale.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgd952left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgd952left\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/724850\/New_York_Latino_Film_Festival.jpg \"\/><\/div>\n<p>This year, the NYLFF will showcase a diverse slate representing 17 countries, spanning all genres and formats including features, shorts, documentaries, web series and experimental films featuring, about and\/or for the U.S. Latino community. Highlights this year include: HBO Documentary Films &#8220;The Sentence,&#8221; which explores the devastating consequences of mass incarceration and mandatory minimum drug sentencing and <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> Today&#8217;s, &#8220;The Wall,&#8221; looking at the impact, and unintended consequences of President Trump&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-money\">$20 billion<\/span> promise to build a wall between <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>. \u00a0Other notable selections include &#8220;La Palabra de Pablo\/ The Word of Pablo,&#8221; a sexy and tragic film-noirish take on <span class=\"xn-person\">William Shakespeare&#8217;s<\/span> &#8220;Othello&#8221; featuring a wealthy family in contemporary <span class=\"xn-location\">El Salvador<\/span>; &#8220;Rich Kids,&#8221; a vibrant portrait of six troubled teenagers ongoing challenges like economic disparities, gentrification, displacement, and evictions faced through the lens of Latino and Afro-Latino American youth in South Houston; &#8220;Heredera del Viento\/ Heiress of the Wind,&#8221; a highly personal and searing documentary about torture, tragic deaths, doubt, and disillusionment in <span class=\"xn-location\">Nicaragua<\/span>, &#8220;Canal Street,&#8221; a heart-pounding tale of faith and justice as a high school teen from the South Side finds himself at the center of a murder investigation, among many others. For a full list of programs and locations, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nylatinofilmfestival.com\/2018\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are proud to be celebrating our 15<sup>th<\/sup> year of serving and empowering our community. This important festival, in celebration of inclusion, aims to highlight our untold stories, unique experiences and daily realities in this country. It is important now, more than ever, that we provide a strong platform for emerging and established filmmakers to showcase films that audiences can truly identify with. NYLFF is you,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Calixto Chinchilla<\/span>, Founder of NYLFF. <\/p>\n<p>This year, NYLFF will present, once again, &#8220;FUTURO,&#8221; a digital conference presented by Google and Driven Society, on <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 22<\/span><sup>rd<\/sup> at the Google NY Headquarters. The one-day conference will feature leading digital thought-leaders, executives, and social media influencers, whom will participate in panel discussions on the most innovative and upcoming trends in the Latino digital space.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b>Sponsors <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF) is presented by HBO. Major sponsors include American Airlines, Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo. Additional support provided by WarnerMedia&#8217;s OneFifty, Hennessy, Google, Driven Society, AARP, <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> Today, SociedAD, The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Third World Newsreel, AMC Independent, The Hispanic Federation and Everybody Digital.\u00a0 For sponsorship and brand partnership opportunities, please contact: <a href=\"mailto:Info@NYLatinoFilmFestival.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Info@NYLatinoFilmFestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About the New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF) is the nation&#8217;s premier <span class=\"xn-person\">Urban Latino<\/span> film event founded by <span class=\"xn-person\">Calixto Chinchilla<\/span>. Since its inception in 1999, each year, the NYLFF brings together more than 20,000 movie fans and industry executives for a celebration of culturally relevant and entertaining experiences that aims to build audiences for Latino cinema, support the film community with professional development and foster relationships for Latino talent. Programming includes the flagship film festival in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>, the Futuro digital conference, competition programs, as well as community programs. For more information on NYLFF, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nylatinofilmfestival.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.NYLatinoFilmFestival.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>To connect with NYLFF on social media, follow us on Facebook (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NYLatinoFilm\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@NYLatinoFilm<\/a>), Instagram (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nylatinofilmfestival\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@NYLatinoFilmFestival<\/a>), and Twitter (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYLFF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fnylatinofilmfestival.com%2F2017%2Fabout%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\">@NYLFF<\/a>). #NYLFF<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About HBO<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>HBO\u00ae is one of the most respected and innovative entertainment brands in the world, serving iconic, award-winning programming to 142 million subscribers globally.\u00a0A subsidiary of WarnerMedia, HBO is the world&#8217;s most successful pay TV service with an extensive array of programming that includes some of the most notable titles to be on television including Game of Thrones\u00ae, Big Little Lies\u00ae, Westworld\u00ae, The Sopranos\u00ae, Sex and the City\u00ae, Band of Brothers\u00ae, and The Wire\u00ae. In <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, HBO<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and sister network Cinemax\u00ae are available across multiple platforms including HBO On Demand\u00ae, Cinemax On Demand\u00ae, HBO GO\u00ae and MAX GO\u00ae, as well as HBO NOW\u00ae. Internationally, HBO branded services, including television networks and the standalone streaming product HBO GO\u00ae, are available in more than 70 countries across <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>. HBO and Cinemax programming is also sold into more than 150 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/724850\/New_York_Latino_Film_Festival.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/724850\/New_York_Latino_Film_Festival.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>SOURCE  New York Latino Film Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><b><i>The nations&#8217; leading Latino film festival, celebrating its 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary, will be held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 22<\/span> \u2013 26, 2018 at various theaters around <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> with films featuring<\/i><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><i>notable stars such as <span class=\"xn-person\">Gilberto Santa Rosa<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Brian Kaufman<\/span>, <\/i><\/b><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Liliana Biamonte<\/span><\/b><b>,<\/b><b><i> Residente, Bryshere Y. 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