• Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival 2019: Latino Film Highlights

    Arturo Hilario El Observador For film fans and the technology-curious alike, Cinequest Film Festival, now named Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, brings a yearly opportunity to delve into the worlds of cinema, technology, and art within the setting of vibrant downtown San Jose locations. Every year, patrons have the...
  • Cinequest Q&A: “The Public”

    Writer, Director and Actor Emilio Estevez Brings to Life the “Last Bastion of True Democracy” Arturo Hilario El Observador One of Cinequest’s main events is a riveting film titled “The Public”. Written, directed, and starring Emilio Estevez, the film tackles the themes of homelessness, mental illness and human morality....
  • Q&A: Halfdan Hussey and the Evolving Creativity of the Film Festival

    A Look at the New Components of the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival Arturo Hilario El Observador Halfdan Hussey is the Director, CEO and Co-Founder of Cinequest Film Festival. But before all that he is a lover of the arts and technology. For years now, Cinequest Film Festival has...
  • Broadway Q&A: Meeting Munkustrap

    “Cats” performer Dan Hoy talks about his fondness for the show and what it’s like to work with a bunch of cats on stage Arturo Hilario El Observador Dan Hoy remembers wearing out a VHS copy of “Cats” when he was a young boy. Ever since then he’s embraced...
  • Entrevista: Ballet bajo la gran carpa de VOLTA

    El nuevo espectáculo del Cirque du Soleil combina acrobacias de alta energía y la danza clásica de la artista Rosina Gil. Arturo Hilario El Observador Cirque du Soleil presenta su 41ª producción con el lanzamiento de VOLTA, un espectáculo de música electrónica de alta energía que combina bailes clásicos,...
  • Belize makes big push into sustainable tourism, Latin American market

    Ana Lopez EFE Mexico City – Belize is making a big push to create a sustainable tourism industry, aiming to protect the environment and avoid mass tourism by offering boutique hotels and crystal-clear waters that are a diver’s dream. Belizean Tourism and Aviation Minister Manuel Heredia unveiled a new...
  • Alex Lora: 50 Años de El Tri

    “Las piedras rodando se encuentran.”   Arturo Hilario El Observador   La revolución de musica rock en español empezó con un hombre en México en 1968 que tenía un enfoque inusual para crear la música de rock ’n’ roll, que solo se cantaba en inglés en ese tiempo. Alex...
  • California Dreaming

    With the coast to our left, and canyons to our right, we take the 2019 Camaro SS cruising up the Pacific Coast Highway  Arturo Hilario El Observador   Editor’s Note: The following event took place a week before the devastating Woolsey Fires in Southern California which began on November...
  • “Something Rotten” This Way Comes

    Actor Danny Lopez gives us the 4-1-1 on the fun-filled, Shakespeare influenced Broadway show coming to San Jose January 29 – February 3. Arturo Hilario El Observador Danny Lopez is a theater performer who hails from Stamford, Connecticut. Of Puerto Rican background, Lopez was born and raised in Stamford,...
January