Quinceñera exhibit film series: Vida (2020)
- Event Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022
- Time: 7:00 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
Vida (2020, Episode 20, dir. Tanya Saracho) - 45 min
Discussion with Dr. Michael DeAnda, DePaul University, and Silvana Scott, University of Texas Austin
Lyn (Melissa Barrera) throws Marcos (Tonatiuh) a double quinceañera for his thirtieth birthday. An extravagant party inspired by 80s telenovelas and 90s music, which he proclaims is "a right of passage that little Marquitos only dreamed of."
Lyn (Melissa Barrera) planea una “doble quinceañera” para los treinta años del cumpleañero Marcos (Tonatiuh). Una fiesta extravagante e inspirada por las telenovelas de los años 80 y la musica de los años 90, Marcos la declara “un rito de iniciación de cual Marquitos solo había soñado.”
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Contact
For further information on this event, contact the Museum Information Desk at spurlock-museum@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 333-2360
All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.