Feel the Latin Spirit
Hola Everybody!
On behalf of the Latin American Society we would like to welcome you to Lancaster University!
The Latin American Society at Lancaster University brings people together to have fun and share their passion for Latin American
culture in a super friendly environment. Everyone is welcome!
Check us on facebook as Latinamerican Society Lancaster University or drop us a line at ku.ca.retsacnalnull@naciremanital if you want to know
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Hola Everybody!
This Friday the 28th, January we will go out on a mighty Pub Crawl around campus, visiting some of the finest bars Lancaster University Colleges have to offer. So if you fancy a pint or two, some witty multi-cultural conversation, great jokes and a friedly atmosphere do join us from 7:00 PM til late!
Intinerary:
County Bar – 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Fylde Bar – 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Grizedale Bar – 8: 45 PM – 9:30 PM
Lonsdale Bar – 9:30 PM – 10: 15 PM
Grad Bar – 10:15 PM – Late…
See you all there!
Matando Cabos (Killing Cabos) is a 2004 Mexican dark comedy of errors about a group of Mexico City friends embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot. Starring comedians Tony Dalton (Sultanes del Sur, Los Simuladores [TV]) and Kristoff Raczyñski, both of which gained fame from their TV Show “No te equivoques” in which they performed crazy stunts a la Jackass, it also features Ana Claudia Talancon (The crime of Father Amaro, Love in the Time of Cholera) and silver screen veteran Pedro Armendariz Jr. (once upon a time in Mexico, the Legend of Zorro… and tenthts more).
WHERE: Marcus Merriman Lecture Theatre (Bowland North)
WHEN: Thursday the 20th, January at 7:00 PM
And like all of our Latin Cinema Nights… it’s totally free!
Directed by acclaimed Argentinian musician Fito Paez, and starred by his then wife Cecilia Roth (All about my mother) this movie tells the story of a woman trying to cope with her troubled present and even more troubled past. Mexican actor Gael Garcia-Bernal (The motorcycle diaries, Babel) also stars.
WHEN: Thursday the 18th, November. 7:00 PM
WHERE: Marcus Merriman Lacture Theatre (Bowland North)
Hola everybody!
Would you like to practice your Spanish speaking skills in a relaxed, informal environment and get the chance to chat with native speakers and make new friends? Then our Spanish Conversation Sessions are just the thing for you! We would like to invite you to the first session of the term:
WHEN: This coming Thursday, the 11th of November, from 6:30 PM onwards.
WHERE: County Bar (next to the Great Hall, northern end of the Spine). Just look for the loud spanish speaking group! (or alternatively check the banners)
Being the first one of these sessions, the first topic is really simple: Introduce yourself! And like all of our activities, it’s free!
Nos vemos!
Hola everybody!
The Lancaster University Latin American Society invites you to a very special Halloween Latin Cinema Night. We will be showing, KILOMETRE 31, a 2006 Mexican film based on a popular folk tale (the Legend of the Crying Woman) with a modern twist. See you all there… if you dare!
WHEN: Thursday, November the 4th at 7:00 PM
WHERE: MARCUS MERRIMAN LECTURE THEATRE, BOWLAND NORTH
Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona for more info on the legend of the Crying Woman and http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460485/ for more info on the film.
Latin American Cinema presents: CAPTAIN PANTOJA AND THE SPECIAL SERVICE – PANTALEON Y LAS VISITADORAS (Peru, 2000)
We kick off our Latin Cinema sessions with a Peruvian film, based on a story by 2010 Literature Nobel prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa about a very efficient officer in the Peruvian Army sent to a remote location in the Amazon region with the task of setting up a very unusual unit…
When: THURSDAY THE 21st, OCTOBER, 2010 at 7 PM
Where: MARCUS MERRIMAN LECTURE THEATRE, BOWLAND NORTH
