Día de los Muertos
(Day of the Dead Festival)
October 30, 2013, 6:15pm
Vancity Theatre
This special event features film, music, painting, prayer and hot chocolate, all in honour of Mexico’s traditional holiday, “Día de los Muertos.”
Highlights:
From 6:15pm: Art exhibit and Altar with photos of deceased loved ones.
7:00pm: Film introduction and explanation of the day of the dead custom.
Followed by Film screening: Macario. This 1960 classic of Mexican cinema is based on a novel by B. Traven (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), itself based on a folk tale. Ignacio Tarso plays a peasant who goes on hunger strike in the hope of a turkey dinner. He gets more than he bargained for when the Grim Reaper (Enrique Lucerio) strikes a deal with him. It’s a powerful supernatural fantasy that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
8:40pm (approx.): Hot chocolate and prayer for the departed.
Followed by a short set of traditional songs performed by Mariachi Los Dorados