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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Cinequest Film Festival 2016 (CQFF2016)
Latino Cinema Celebration
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CQFF2016 occurs March 1-13, 2016 in San Jose/Silicon Valley and offers an exceptional
Latino program, including a Maverick Spirit Award presentation to Rita Moreno after the
world premiere of her latest gem.
For over seven decades, Rita Morena has shined like no other star in all arenas of the
entertainment business. A rare EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) “grand slam” winner,
Ms. Moreno was the first Hispanic actor to receive an Academy Award for her role as the
fiery Anita in West Side Story. More impressively, Ms. Moreno is a Medal Of Freedom
recipient, our nation’s highest civilian honor. Still going strong, she continues to delight
audiences and fight for minority rights. As noted by President Barack Obama, “She’s still a
leading lady of her era, a trailblazer with courage to break through barriers and forge new
paths.” Cinequest will present Ms. Moreno the Maverick Spirit Award on March 5 at 7 pm. at
the California Theatre after the screening of Remember Me.
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Remember Me | Moreno enchants in this heartwarming and hilarious comedy. Two
self-involved cousins and their recently widowed grandmother take a wild road trip
punctuated with detours of drinking, dancing, and ultimately, life.
Seven additional Spanish Language powerhouses round out Cinequest’s best Latino Cinema
line-up to date:
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El Comienzo Del Tiempo (The Beginning of Time) | Mexico: Even after many
years, loving, elderly couple Antonio and Bertha long to see their son again. Finally
when the day arrives in the midst of the couple’s financial crisis, the son reappears
and leaves behind an unexpected gift: their grandson.
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La Extincion de los Dinosaurios (The Extinction of the Dinosaurs) | Mexico:
Terminal cancer won’t stop Hugo from making a little extra cash, but when he finds
out Paco doesn’t actually have enough money to buy Hugo’s house from him, they
concoct a plan to rob a bank. After hiring the perfect thug, the three old coots can’t
agree on a strategy, leading to arguments, bickering, and strife right up to the fated
day.
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Indivisible | Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, USA: While fighting for a chance to become
U.S. citizens, Renata, Evelyn, and Antonio – three undocumented children - struggle
to reunite with their families who were ripped from them and deported. Through the
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children’s lives, we witness a thought-provoking, heart-wrenching tale that highlights
dubious immigration reform and the depths of true familial love.
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Ma Ma | Spain: Academy Award Winner Penelope Cruz is Magda, a strong and
passionate woman and mother, battling breast cancer. After meeting Arturo, who
soon receives his own devastating news, Magda is filled with renewed life. Through
their individual tragedies, Magda and Arturo forge a powerful bond to guide them on
their journey.
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Magallanes | Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Spain: For some, the past, via various
means, returns to haunt them; for Magallanes, it enters his cab. In this understated
thriller, Magallanes, riddled with guilt from his days as a loyal soldier to a feared
military officer, struggles for redemption after a woman from his past unexpectedly
re-enters his life.
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The Memory of Water | Chile, Spain, Argentina, Germany:
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Parabellum | Argentina: When news of the impending end of the world arrives, a
group of housewives, professionals, and middle class workers retreat to the jungle to
prepare. What appears to be quiet and normal resort living turns out to be far
stranger and darker than it seems.
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Zanjas (Ditches) | Argentina, Mexico: When a missing girl’s body is found
abandoned in a ditch, Zamora’s quest for catharsis is interrupted by the secrets and
eeriness of a dusty, rustic town.
A parent’s greatest fear
is not the death of love, but the death of one most loved. A film of quiet moments, crystal
beauty, poetry and restraint, and something not only bearable, but deeply memorable..
Cinequest Film Festival 2016 occurs March 1 – 13, 2016 in San Jose/Silicon Valley.
About Cinequest
A vanguard organization set in the Silicon Valley, Cinequest’s uniqueness and impact result from being
ahead of the curve in the powerful integration of creativity and technology. Cinequest fuses the world
of the filmed arts with that of Silicon Valley’s innovation to empower youth, artists, and innovators to
create and connect - driving transformations and a better tomorrow. Cinequest does this through
Cinequest Film Festival, Picture The Possibilities, and its sister company Cinequest Mavericks Studio.
(Voted Best Film Festival by USA Today Readers.)
CQFF Partners: Applied Materials (NYSE: AMAT), City of San Jose, Barco (EBR:BAR), Kaiser
Permanente, Harmonic (NYSE: HLIT), Synaptics (NYSE: SYNA), Canon (NYSE: CAJ), Panasonic
(OTCMKTS:PCRFY), Cisco (NYSE: CSCO), Dolby (NYSE: DLB), Stella Artois (NYSE: AHBIF), Tito’s
Handmade Vodka, , Google (NYSE: GOOG), SIMON Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), Essex Property
Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS), Atomos, Macy’s (NYSE: M), Hint Water, PayPal (NYSE: PYPL), Sonic.net,
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), Seagate (NYSE: STX), VTA, Agile Ticketing Solutions, NBC Bay
Area, Metro, 94.5 KBAY, Mix 106.5, Fairmont San Jose (NYSE: FHR), Hyatt Place San Jose (NYSE: H),
Hilton San Jose (NYSE: HLT), Marriott San Jose (NYSE: MAR), Hotel De Anza, Camera 12 Cinemas,
and San Jose State University.
Picture The Possibilities Partners: Kaiser Permanente, The Hearst Foundations, John S. and James
L. Knight Foundation, The David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Morrison & Foerster Foundation, Capital
Group, Hewlett Packard Workstations (NYSE: HPQ), Brett Company, AT&T (T) Southwest Airlines
(NYSE: LUV), Google (NYSE: GOOG), Liquid Agency, Seagate (NYSE: STX), Litepanels, Cisco (NYSC:
CSCO), AudioTechnica, Media Center, Adobe (NYSE: ADBE), Eddie Lira, GlideCam, Atomos, CreaTV,
Rhino Camera Gear, Manfrotto, Red Giant (NYSE: REDG)
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