I'll leave the argument to scholars of South American history. It will be screened at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1 as part of the 22nd Annual Latin American Film Series, a rare treat. Although Latino-tinged music can be heard almost everywhere lately, Latino film hasn't even begun to catch up with Livin' La Vida Loco . The festival affords a glimpse of national cinemas whose products are seldom screened in Milwaukee, with entries from Mexico, Argentina and Cuba as well as a U.S. indie, La Ciudad , about Hispanic immigrants in New York City. The Latin American Film Series runs March 31-April 7 at the UWM Union Cinema.
Admission is free.
For more information on the Latin American Film Series, call UWM's Center for Latin America at 229-5986. Consider the physical surroundings of their rural school. The roof leaks, the blackboard is almost worn away, the chalk is rationed and the teacher shares, with five students, a cramped bedroom adjacent to the classroom. But then, good things can come from meager materials. She's no prodigy.