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LALIFF’s “quinceañera” kicks off

July 18, 2011 by Veronica Villafañe

Festival co-founders Edward James Olmos and Marlene Dermer pose with Gabi award recipient Guillermo Navarro.during opening night. (photo JC Olivera, LALIFF)

The opening night gala of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) was last night at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.  The 9 day festival, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, showcases high quality cinema from Latin-American filmmakers.

During the  sold out event, organizers presented the Gabi Lifetime Achievement Award to Academy Award winner Guillermo Navarro in recognition of his visionary excellence in cinematography. The “Gabi” was created in 1997 to honor Gabriel Figueroa, the first Mexican cinematographer to be nominated for an Oscar for his work in “Night of the Iguana.”

The opening night film was the comedy “Aquí Entre Nos,” the Opera Prima of Mexican director Patricia Martinez de Velasco.

You can check out the festival’s film selections at www.latinofilm.org.

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Edward James Olmos, Egyptian theater, Gabi Lifetime Achievement Award, Guillermo Navarro, LALIFF 2011, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, Marlene Dermer

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

Full bio here
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