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Sep 18th | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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El Cantante
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This biographical drama chronicles the life of salsa legend Héctor Lavoe and the rise of salsa music in 1970s New York.
Puerto Rico x Bad Bunny: Beats & History
Sep 18th | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Learn about Puerto Rican history through the music of Bad Bunny!
El Cantante
Sep 19th | 10:00am - 12:00pm
This biographical drama chronicles the life of salsa legend Héctor Lavoe and the rise of salsa music.
Drills of Liberation
Sep 19th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Through archival footage and testimony, Drills of Liberation chronicles the political and cultural resistance in Vieques.
El Cantante
Sep 17th | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
This biographical drama chronicles the life of salsa legend Héctor Lavoe and the rise of salsa music in 1970s New York.
Puerto Rico x Bad Bunny: Beats & History
Sep 18th | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Learn about Puerto Rican history through the music of Bad Bunny!
El Cantante
Sep 19th | 10:00am - 12:00pm
This biographical drama chronicles the life of salsa legend Héctor Lavoe and the rise of salsa music.
Drills of Liberation
Sep 19th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Through archival footage and testimony, Drills of Liberation chronicles the political and cultural resistance in Vieques.
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