Luis Cruz

Land Without Bread by Luis Bunuel There are numerous ethnographic surrealist films that have an intriguing relationship to aesthetics and politics. A film that exemplifies this relationship is “Las Hurdes: Tierra Sin Pan” (Land Without Bread). This film is only 27-minutes and is directed by the infamous Luis Bunuel in 1933. Bunuel was a Spanish filmmaker of the 1920’s to the 1970’s. He is often attributed to being one of the major contributors to the surrealist movement of the 1920’s. “Ethnographic

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Herbert William Mullin was born on April 18, 1947, in Salinas California (Newton, 2000). Dr. Lunde and Morgan describe Salinas as a farming community in Monterey County South of Santa Cruz (1980). Herbert is the younger of two children his sister Patricia being the elder, born to Jean and Martin William Mullin. Jean, a devout catholic, and Martin, a military veteran; raised their children in what some would say a “nurturing, stable but perhaps strict Roman Catholic household”

Puerto Ricans Immigrating to America The migration of Puerto Ricans to the United States occurred in two major waves. The first wave was in the 1910s-1940s and the second wave was from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each wave of migrants brought new generations of Puerto Ricans to the United States. Both waves of migrants believed that they were going to live a better life in America and migrated to major cities such as New York City, Chicago, Hartford, etc. The early migrants looked for industrial

Arturo was a jazz musician in Cuba that was classically trained and played excellent music. The only problem was he didn’t have any artistic freedom with what music he could play, the Cuba government controlled everything the citizens did. Arturo contemplated leaving but soon he meets the love of his life Marianela. Torn between leaving the country and settling with Marianela he choses to settle with Marianela but instead of escaping the country himself he wants Marianela and the family he made with

mother's scolding? A mother from worrying about the violent morality of a child? His own sense of morality that goes against what his wife has gotten the family into? Matti and Yamamoto obviously take these themes seriously, and so does Cruz, Soriano, Tirso Cruz III, and William Martinez (whose character is unfortunately unexplored in the film). The look on Cruz's face when the teacher reprimands Angel (saying "Hindi ka dapat nakikipag-away, kababae mong tao") is the reason why awards for acting

Most everyone who has toured coastal California is familiar with the Santa Inez Mountains that form the striking backdrop for the city of Santa Barbara. But not everyone has been in (or on) those mountains, and that’s where the true magnificence lies. Have you? One such journey begins on Gibraltar Road near the upper edge of the city, just above the Santa Barbara Mission. The trip is breathtaking as it winds its way through several different climate and flora zones on its way to La Cumbre Peak

and anything about them. I also think that one of the genres that are on the rise is the Independent films. Erik Matti’s Indie film, Honor Thy Father, brings a very different tone and story to the plate. The movie starts off with Edgar (John Lloyd Cruz) picking up his daughter from school. The scene shifts to their house where Kaye (Meryll Soriano), Edgar’s wife, is persuading a group of friends to invest in her father’s business where everyone gets significantly rich. Edgar sits from behind, listening

During our time studying in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu critical decisions regarding youth work practice were made. One of these decisions was staying to wait for our boat to the island of Savo. Many of the group woke up early to be at the port in time to catch our boat to be told that we would be waiting at least another hour. During the wait the group found a comfortable spot and relaxed. After the hour ended the group went back to the port in time to catch the boat however, we ended up waiting

The Cost of Living “The Cost of Living” by Carlos Fuentes, starts with Salvador Renteria and his wife Ana. Ana has been in bed for two weeks and is very ill. Salvador comforts his wife while she is lying in bed. He tells her not to worry and that she will get better soon. Salvador shows his love for his wife while she is sick. “She asked Salvador to check her messages at the office, he told her that the office wanted her to come in person to sign” (Fuentes 451). We can note from this that during

The article explores the life of Carlos Guerra, who was a columnist for the San Antonio Express and a civil rights activist. The article highlights some of the life achievements of Carlos Guerra and the impact he had on the society. The article on Legacy.com also describes the last days of Carlos Guerra before a housekeeper found him dead in his house. Darryl Johnson of the Port Aransas Police Department noted that he does not suspect foul play or trauma as the cause of Carlos’ death. Apart from