Justina Bonilla

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Sold-out ‘Macario’ a triumphant conclusion to The Poitier Film School Latino Screening Series | ASU News

It was a rare and inspiring sight at Milagro Cinemas in Norwalk, California, last week: Two theaters packed with people to see an old black-and-white film on a Wednesday night.Not just any black-and-white film, but the first Mexican film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. “Macario” is a fantastical Spanish-language movie from 1960 by Mexican director Roberto Gavaldón, about a hungry peasant who wishes to have a good meal on the Day of the Dead. The Nov. 5 screen...

ASU film school director brings overlooked 1931 Spanish-language 'Dracula' to big screen | ASU News

“Soy Dracula” isn’t as famous a horror movie catchphrase as Bela Lugosi’s sinister introduction “I am Dracula.” But it should be.“It’s wild that there is a Spanish-language version of ‘Dracula’ that’s even better than the English-language version that everyone loves, but virtually nobody knows about it,” said Peter Murrieta, deputy director of The Sidney Poitier New American Film School at ASU. “But I’m hoping to change that.”Murrieta curated a community screening of the rarely exhibited film at...
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City celebrates Chicano history with educational event - el Don News

Families, students, and community members packed the Santa Ana City Hall courtyard as the Ballet Folklorico Leyenda dance company, wearing large, variously colored feathered headpieces and tops with gems and jewels, performed a ritualistic Aztec dance to pounding drums. The seven musicians in the group Mariachi Folklore then performed as kids, munching on colorful conchas, jumped and danced to the music and parents yelped and cheered at the band.Santa Ana hosted The Chicano Heritage Educational...

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The Frida Cinema •

‘WTF Wednesdays’ Series ‘Episode 5: Eyes Without A Face,’ Featuring Frida Writers Justina Bonilla & Austin Jaye

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“At his secluded chateau in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor (Pierre Brasseur) attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughter’s disfigured countenance—at a horrifying price.”

Rent Eyes Without a Face on our streaming cinema channel, then tune in this Wednesday for the next edition of WTF Wednesdays, a series hosted by Frida Cinema programmer Trevor Dillon which finds him boldly exploring
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The Frida Cinema 10 Hour Social Distancing Stream-A-Thon Fundraiser 3!

Join us on Saturday, August 15th from 12pm to 10pm, as we present the third and final installment of our 10 Hour Social Distancing Stream-A-Thon Fundraiser!

Donations can be made at https://thefridacinema.kindful.com/, or by texting the word FILM to 714-276-6080!

Hosted by our own Programming Director Trevor Dillon, this live streamed event will feature friends of theater, various movie-related segments, and trailers for upcoming programming for our Drive-In events!

Schedule:
- 12:00 - Opening Remarks
- 12:15 - Keefer Blakeslee Returns - Favorite Movie Theater Experiences
- 1:00 - Secret Movie Club's Craig Hammill Shares Their Top 10 Events
- 1:30 - Ruby Velasco Returns - Top Movies of the 2010s
- 2:00 - LA Arts Society's Alex Martinez Talks Staying Afloat
- 2:30 - Horrible Imagining's Miguel Rodriguez Talks Cannibalism Exploitation
- 3:00 - AGFA's Bret Berg - Top 5 AGFA Movies to watch this October
- 4:00 - Cardio Hour - Break Out the Gloves with Aya vs The Big Boys
- 5:00 - Executive Director Logan Crow Drops by for a Special Announcement!
- 5:30 - Meet The Interns - The Secret Helpers Behind The Scenes of The Frida - Summer Interns!
- 6:00 - Mexican Consulate - Justina Bonilla Discusses Mexican Cinema Day
- 7:00 - Horrorbuzz Hour - Short Films presented by Norman Giddey and Eric Ryan
- 8:00 - Trailers for Upcoming Drive-Ins!
- 8:30 - Nostalgic Nebula's Cody Chavez Talks 3rd Installments!
- 9:00 - Adam Wagner Returns!
- 9:45 - Now That's Cinema with Jordan Djahangiri/Closing Remarks!

Of course, what's a Fundraising Stream-A-Thon without fundraising!? We'll be asking for donations throughout the show, and thanking donors as donations come in! We will also be having Film Club Members every hour matching donations throughout the show! Donations can be made at https://thefridacinema.kindful.com/, or by texting the word FILM to 714-276-6080!

Tune in for the finale of our trilogy!

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The Frida Cinema •

Scene Selections Episode 27: Scary Cinema

“KTFC: Scene Selections” is a series of conversations between Anthony McKelroy, Miquela Davis, and a rotating cast of friends of The Frida Cinema. Tune in as we dissect shot compositions, overanalyze subtext, and wait for our coronavirus boosters.

Blog contributor and esteemed podcast guest Justina Bonilla joins the show to tell us about her appearance in Shudder’s new documentary series, 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time (TRAILER:

Later we review scenes that scare us the most.

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Scene Selections Episode 11: The "Style" Of Quentin Tarantino

“KTFC: Scene Selections” is a series of conversations between Anthony McKelroy, Miquela Davis, and a rotating cast of friends of The Frida Cinema. Tune in as we dissect shot compositions, overanalyze subtext, and wait for our coronavirus vaccines.

This week, hosts Anthony and Miquela are joined by Frida blog writers Bradley Burke and Justina Bonilla to examine the sartorial design of Quentin Tarantino’s cinema.

The “Style” of Quentin Tarantino





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