Casinero Meet Up/Flash Mob at SD Latino Film Festival Showing of "We Like It Like That: The Story of Latin Boogaloo" - Sun. Mar 13th

Geetings Mi Gente!
Let's get together and meet up at the San Diego Latino Film Festival! Not only is there a Huge Cuban Film Series, but there are some other great movies in the line up for this years San Diego Film Festival, as well as a Baja Beer Wine & Food Fest, opening night party, etc.

Here is the description about this movie: Latin Boogaloo is New York. It is a product of the melting pot, a colorful expression of the 1960's Latino soul, straight from the streets of El Barrio, the South Bronx and Brooklyn. Featuring Latin boogaloo legends like Joe Bataan, Johnny Colon and Pete Rodriguez, We Like It Like That looks at a fascinating moment in Latin music history from its origins to its recent resurgence in popularity - the sound that redefined a generation and was too funky to keep down.

For salsa movies this year, We Like It Like That, the story of Latin Boogaloo music is screening & is showing Fri March 11 at 6:30pm and Sun March 13 at 5pm. Since most of us won't be able to make the Friday showing, Let's meet up on SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH. 

We are in for a big treat this year because one of the San Diego Latino Film Festival organizers (Saul Silva a.k.a. Saul Timba on Facebook), is organizing the Sonido Latino program of music and events is having a Timba band play just after the Sunday showing of Latin Boogaloo. Not to mention there will be a DJ playing timba at his request.  BIG THANKS to Saul Silva! Our dream is finally coming true!!

Here is the line-up of event details:

Sunday, March 13th

11:30am  - Be present with your ticket in the waiting line for the film Havana Motor Club; see the blog post with trailer and ticket link for this movie. 

12:45pm - Havana Motor Club - runs 84 minutes

2:30pm - Lunch in the Fashion Valley food court after the movie. Lunch location TBD with attendees of the Havana Motor Club Movie.  We can discuss the the movie and practice for the flash mob! (Optional)

4:00pm - Be present at the AMC Fashion Valley Theatre with your movie tickets in the waiting line for the Boogaloo movie. If you get there at 5:00pm, you will not be able to get in to see the movie. That happened last year, was not fun. To purchase your ticket, click this link. 

5:00pm - We Like It Like That Movies will start - runs 82 minutes

6:30pm - Music Concert with Zaraguey (Cuban/timba band with Yorly from Kimba Light) is scheduled to play right after the movie. The stage for the band is in front of Macy's in Fashion Valley main courtyard. See picture below as a reference for the stage location. DJ music will playing in between the band's sets. 

A selected timba song will be played (song to be announced-stay tuned) and and Maritza will form a three couples rueda. Don't step in yet until you hear "Una Bulla" and a pre-selected set of three couples will step in. Maritza will call another "Una Bulla, and three more couples will step in and so on and so on.    This flash mob requires even couples. So select your partner now. When we get out of the movie, we will huddle to talk specifics of the 3 set couples and who goes first etc. 

After the Flash Mob - -If the music keeps on playing, let's stay until they kick us out! When in San Diego will we ever get this opportunity to dance to timba? Let's support Saul Timba's efforts! 

Una bulla!

Maritza

 

Early bird pricing on advance passes are still available online right now, but this offer is supposed to end soon (like today...)

http://sdlatinofilm.com/passes/

• $40 for 5 films
• $100 for 11 films with VIP access

I highlighted some other dance/Cuba/food & wine movies below

Here are the details