2nd Annual Latin American Foto Festival

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Published on June 14, 2019, 8:37 pm
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The Bronx Documentary Center’s (BDC) 2nd Annual Latin American Foto Festival will bring award-winning photographers from throughout the Caribbean and Latin America to exhibit their photographs, create installations and hold workshops and panel discussions.

The event will take place in the Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood, one of New York’s fastest growing and most dynamic communities. With installations in parks, schools, gardens and along city sidewalks, an estimated 50,000 residents and visitors will see what is sure to be one of New York’s most exciting cultural activities.

The event will feature Johis Alarcón, Ecuador; Tonatiuh Cabello, Mexico; Andres Cardona, Colombia; Citlali Fabian, Mexico; Fabiola Ferrero, Venezuela; Chris Gregory, Puerto Rico; Yael Martinez, Mexico; Fred Ramos, El Salvador; Luis Soto, Mexico.

The opening reception will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 06:00 p.m.

The exhibit will be on view from July 11 to July 21, 2019.

Image caption: Alin Granda at her father’s home in Taxco Guerrero. Ignacio Granda went missing in Iguala Guerrero on May 10, 2013. Alin was one year old. With more than 100 thousand deaths that the fight against organized crime has left, there is a generation of children growing in a context of violence. Guerrero, Mexico, July 13, 2017 © Yael Martinez.

Fore more information, please call Myrtille Beauvert at 347-295-7694.

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