Showtimes and Locations

Sunday, September 20. 4:00 p.m. Elaine Chao Auditorium
Introduction: Prof. Manuel F. Medina, Classical & Modern Languages

Thursday, September 24, 5:00 p.m. Elaine Chao Auditorium

Title: The Yuma/La Yuma
Director(s): Florence Jaugey
Country: Nicaragua
Year: 2011
language: Spanish with English subtitles
Genre: Drama
Type: Full length feature film
Length: 91 minutes.
Format: Digital
Rating*: NR L, V 

 

Presented as part of The Spanish Film Club series with the support Pragda, and the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC, Spain-USA Foundation. Special thanks to the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.

*Rating System:  Latin American films use a different rating systme. However, we have used the following rating system to evaluafte these films.
V includes violence | L includes strong language | N includes nudity | S includes sex

Storyline

Nicaragua’s first full-length feature in 20 years, La Yuma tells the story of a young woman who dreams of transcending her bleak life in the slums of Managua by becoming a boxer. Looking beyond the meager possibilities that seem available to her (and ignoring the advice of her gang-member friends), she finds solace and hope in her training and falls in love with a middle-class journalism student. With an extraordinary performance by Alma Blanco as Yuma, the strength, astuteness and determination of the main character reflect the feelings of a population that faces adversity and inequality. Jaugey’s film allows us the rare opportunity to get a glimpse of life in this Central American country where gender and class inequality are an everyday challenge.
From Pragda, Spanish Film Club

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