More and more good news continues to unfold here in Puerto Peñasco and now CitiCinemas has opened its doors to the public. “At precisely 8:50 p.m., I inaugurate the theaters of CitiCinemas in Puerto Peñasco,” stated Puerto Peñasco Mayor Alejandro Zepeda Munro enthusiastically on the evening of June 28th. Among applauses, smiles, and a flurry […]
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Today, on the third Sunday of June, Father’s Day is celebrated both here in Mexico as well as in the US, just as in other countries across the globe. It is a day to celebrate loving and responsible fatherhood. The idea to celebrate Father’s Day arose in 1909 by Mrs. Smart Dodd from Washington in […]
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¿Qué se puede decir que no se haya ya dicho? Hay toda una cascada de comentarios y fotos en las redes sociales revelando el éxito de la noche de la Premiere del Primer Taller de Cine. Vagando entre admiraciones, buenos deseos, gratitudes, cambios de fotos de portada, el compartir de fotos, y demás comentarios alegres, […]
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In honor of the Film Premiere’s new date (Sunday, June 10 @ 7 p.m.) we are rerunning this interview with Nina Mier of the Primera Toma Cine Club. Sunday’s show is sold out and an additional showing of the student film shorts is set for Tuesday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Civic […]
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Se corrió la noticia de que un rocaportense había ganado un concurso de cortometraje en Cd. Obregón, y no fue sino hasta un día que me lo presentaron en una cafetería que recordé el hecho. Jimmy Maldonado. Estaba hablando con Nina sobre la muestra de cortometrajes cuando entró Jimmy como ráfaga y se había ido como tal. Fue Nina quien me ayudó a hacer la conexión entre el ganador del concurso, Jimmy Maldonado, y la persona que justo había estado ahí, preguntando sobre cómo sería la exhibición de su corto; el corto ganador. Me puse en […]
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El 23 de mayo (curiosamente el día que se celebra el día del estudiante en México) El Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Puerto Peñasco (ITSPP) convocó a una rueda de prensa en el restaurante Don Julio, para informar a los medios sobre la convocatoria para el proceso de selección de aspirantes. El Lic. Rafael Lara Mungarro, […]
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Throughout May we celebrate Mothers, teachers, and students, as well as biodiversity! In 1994 the United Nations proclaimed May 22nd as International Day of Biodiversity, thanks to concerns for our planet and to raise awareness and knowledge of its importance. Mexico itself signed a BioDiversity Agreement in 1992, ratified in 1993, thereby taking on an […]
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Among the many celebrations and days to honor members of society in Mexico, May 23rd is set aside as a day to recognize students – el Día del Estudiante. Students –full of life and wondrous ideas, who often dress differently or audaciously, and who at times we see outside of everyday life. Nevertheless, students are much […]
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How about a day for teachers? They also deserve to be honored for their arduous educational and influential work. In Mexico the request for such a date did not go ignored given that teaching requires patience, will, strength, and above all vocation, so it was not long before a perfect date was selected to celebrate […]
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On the morning of May 3rd, members from local media attended a press conference for the announcement of the VII Fest of Hispanic American Film and Independent Documentary Video, “All voices Against the Silence,” which will be shown in Puerto Peñasco from May 7th – 13th. The fest is organized locally by the City of […]
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