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“After Lucia” by Mexican director Michel Franco has won the top prize in the Cannes Film Festival’s sidebar competition, Un Certain Regard. It was chosen Saturday from a slate of 20 films by a jury headed by British actor Tim Roth. Un Certain Regard focuses on new and emerging filmmakers.
(Source: Washington Post)
The Volchol, often called “art on wheels” will be parked at the Denver International Airport (DIA) from May 21 - August 31, 2012. The Vochol® is a Volkswagen Beetle that has been covered with the traditional beadwork from the Huichol (Waxaritari), an indigenous group from Mexico. It is covered in 2,277,000 glass beads applied by 8 artisans from two Huichol families. The artists devoted thousands of hours of their time transferring their inspiration to a magical and colorful design embedded on this Volkswagen. Huichol artists used the Volkswagen as the “vehicle” to express and share not just their artistic skills, but also share their history, mythology, and their culture with the world.
(Source: Flickr / mexicotoday)
Galia Moss, a Mexican sailor girl and the first Mexican and Latin American person to sail the Atlantic Ocean solo between Spain and Mexico in 41 days, joins the “Travesia Sagrada Maya” event on May 2012.
(Source: Flickr / mexicotoday)
In recognition to her contributions to women’s golf, former University of Arizona golfer, Lorena Ochoa, was rewarded the Executive Women’s Golf Association Leadership Award in Las Vegas.
Ochoa, 30, was chosen for the annual award by the EWGA to recognize her outstanding contributions to women’s golf and paving the way for other female golfers. According to the EWGA Web site, Ochoa’s dedication to the game has inspired others to follow in her footsteps.
The song “Mexico Lindo y Querido”, which was made famous by Jorge Negrete, has always had a special place in the hearts of the Mexican people. The song beautifully plays out like a serenade to their beloved country and the ultimate promise of patriotism and loyalty. So when Playing for Change decided to create a video that would celebrate Mexico’s diversity and make a strong impact on the Spanish-speaking world, it is no surprise why they picked this particular song.
(Source: mexicotoday.org)
More than 200,000 people attended Sir James Paul McCartney’s concert in Mexico City, and enjoyed a unique Mexican Mariachi version of the Beatles classic “Obi-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” which made it a great success. The English musician, singer-songwriter and composer and former Beatles member performed at a free concert for three hours in Mexico City’s historic central square, the Zócalo. Go to MexicoToday.org for more on this story.
There’s something beautifully mystifying about a location that’s so estranged from society that you feel like you’re being transported back in time. This is the feeling you get in the Mayan city of Yaxchilán in the southern part of Mexico. Symbolically meaning “green stones”, Yaxchilán is located on the southern most part of Mexico along the Usumacinta River, bordering Guatemala. It is only accessible by boat because of its remote location. Yaxchilán is completely removed from modernity and technology, but is full of expansive green landscapes deep within the Chiapas jungle. Yaxchilán is also the home to picturesque waterfalls, canyons, rivers, and old pasture lands.
Mexico City was once dubbed “Mexsicko City” because of its pollution and smog, similar to that of Los Angeles, California. Recently, however, Mexico City has made a huge improvement on the quality of its air due to a rise in awareness and various initiatives such as this one from VerdMX: vertical gardens. Sculptures such as the arch pictured above and vertical gardens, hanging from walls, aim to clean both the air and the reputation that Mexico City gained in the 70s and 80s. As the nonprofit VerdMX states on its homepage, “better air, better economy”, making a clear link between the efficiency of ecology and its positive economic impact. Its primary function however, is to help rid the air of pollution and toxins and is a reminder for those around it how important natural life is for human health. As one of three ‘eco-sculptures’ installed across the city, the arch, holding over 50,000 plants, is both art and oxygenator. It catches the eye, and it also helps clean the air. For more information, go to the environment page of MexicoToday.org.
