A conversation on the role early movies–both silent and talkie–played in creating the myth of LA’s past. Panelists, including theater director Theresa Chavez, Latin music producer Betto Arcos, LA historian Bill Deverell and film scholar Chon Noriega, will explore the historic and filmic encounter between early Hollywood and Southwest culture. Discussion will be accompanied by spoken and musical excerpts from “They Shoot Mexicans, Don’t They?,” an original theater-work directed by Chavez, premiering in April at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA.
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