Downtown Center for the Arts (DCA) is presenting a tribute to Gabriel Figueroa, the acclaimed cinematographer from Mexico's Golden Age of Film (1930-1960). The tribute includes a four-week film series during the City of Oxnard’s Latino Heritage Month. The nationally recognized performance artist and painter Gronk will be featured. To launch the tribute, DCA held a benefit dinner on September 13 at the Topa Tower Club in Oxnard, where Gronk unveiled a new print inspired by the film Nazarin, which is part of the Figueroa film series. Gronk also discussed his career and the cinema’s influence on his work. DCA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster economic development and cross-cultural understanding through the arts. For more information about the film series visit DowntownCenter.org.
Beatrice Zamudio, Armando Lopez, Gronk, and Gil Ramirez. Photos by George J. Sandoval.
Virginia Espinoza, Maria G. Brown, and Betty Wills. Photos by George J. Sandoval.
Priscilla Herrera, Danie Navas, Tony Navas, Sue Chadwick, and Anita Havkost. Photos by George J. Sandoval.
Dan La Manno, Flo La Manno, Cynthia Hently, Jess Herrera, and Judy Keer, Rich Keer. Photos by George J. Sandoval.
Christine Velasco, Jimmy Acosta, Maria Elena Acosta, and Gina Fontana. Photos by George J. Sandoval.
10-01-2008
