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2012 CLA INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES – La Yuma

La Yuma is the first full-length fiction film to emerge from Nicaragua in the past two decades. Yuma, a strong-willed and rebellious young woman, dreams of being a boxer as she struggles to escape the barrios of Managua. The film will be introduced by Dr. Nicole Fabricant, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice. Dr. Fabricant will lead a discussion of the film afterwards.   The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain, and its Program for Cultural Cooperation with United States’ Universities.

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