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Latin American Cinema Festival
In the 1946 film Enamorada (Woman in Love),
a general falls in Photo by Oscar Pedroza.
 | love with a beautiful young woman in the peaceful
town of Cholula during the Mexican Revolution. The problem? The
general's troops have come to Cholula to seize the property of the rich,
and the young woman's father is the town's wealthiest citizen.
Treasured as one of the jewels of Mexican cinema, Enamorada is featured as part of the Latin American Cinema Festival of Kansas City. The festival, presented by Sociedad Hidalgo, takes place on Saturdays, September 4 - October 2, at the Rio Theatre in Overland Park.
Contemporary
and classic films from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Chile offer insight into Latin American culture, customs, and traditions. A bilingual discussion in English and Spanish follows each screening. Click here for a complete list of films.
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Kansas Opera Houses & Community Events
 From melodrama to Shakespeare, from church socials to high school commencements, the opera houses of Kansas made significant contributions to the social and cultural fabric of our state. Jane Rhoads provides an overview of opera houses in Kansas Opera Houses and Community Events at the Waterville Opera House on September 12 at 2:00 PM. Click here for more information. Kansas Opera Houses and Community Events is one of 72 Kansas-themed presentations available in KHC's Statehood Speakers Bureau catalog.
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