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Details

Additional authors

1. Maldonado, Victoria.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Portrays the life of a group of Hispanic American artists living in a large urban center in New York's Lower East Side and how it influences their sense of community and self. Marpesa, a South American immigrant, helps run the eponymous cafe that serves as a meeting place for other Latino immigrants and is pressured for a commitment by her boyfriend, an alcoholic artist and owner of the cafe. Her situation intensifies when an old friend, a South American Indian, arrives and also vies for her affections.

Subject

1. Emigration and immigration > Drama
2. Hispanic Americans > Drama
3. New York (N.Y.) > Drama
4. Short films
5. Hispanic American artists > Drama

Note

1. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Original version (note)

1. Original production: c1988.

System details (note)

1. VHS.

Title

1. Caf︠e Norte y Sur [videorecording] / written, produced, and directed by Victoria Maldonado.

Imprint

1. [United States] : Victoria Maldonado, 1989.

System details

1. VHS.

Original version

1. Original production: c1988.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Reserve Film and Video Collection Special Collections material

Added author

1. Maldonado, Victoria.

Branch call number

1. VTH 2394 C