VIA PRESS RELEASE | Cine+Mas SF kicks off its 14th annual Latino Film Festival with documentary feature José Feliciano: Behind This Guitar on October 7th at Landmark’s Opera Plaza just blocks away from SF’s historic Civic Center.
Emmy nominated, Addy and Telly award winning Frank Licari teams up with thirty year music industry veteran Helen Murphy, to bring you this compelling story of blind Puerto Rican singer, Jose Feliciano.
The film is co-directed by Khoa Le and the film was executive produced by Murphy, Licari and Le, edited by Paul Jaigua and assistant edited by Frank Bull with cinematography by Egor Morozov. Star commentary is provided by José Feliciano, Gloria Estefan, Carlos Santana, Emilio Estefan Jr., Frank Licari, Rudy Pérez, Rick Jarrard, and Jack Sommer.
Jose Feliciano is a name that is synonymous with decades of American and Latin music. It is synonymous with a presence that has bridged musical styles in a way that has never been equaled. José Feliciano is recognized as the first Latin artist to effectively cross over into the English music market, opening the doors for other artists who now play an important role in the American music industry.
SFLFF has scheduled a slate of over 80 films in a hybrid in-person and online format. Filmmakers from across the Americas submitted feature length, short, narrative, and documentary films made through a Latin American lens.
The mission of the San Francisco Latino Film Festival is to provide a platform for films made with or about US Latino, Latin Americans, or Iberians. Much like other cultural festivals, SFLFF showcases films that demonstrate diverse points of view from distinct regions across the Americas that San Franciscans can enjoy from a local theater. Cultural activities like this community festival connect us to each other locally and across countries.
The community event series will showcase films at multiple Bay Area theaters October 7-22. To purchase tickets, go to https://sflatinofilmfest.eventive.org.
