The Centro Cultural César Chávez is partnering with the Spanish program in World Languages and Cultures to show Filmarte’s film, Vengo Volviendo (2015). The film is celebrating 10 years since its premiere and is making its way to OSU! This event will also be a part of International Education Week.

We’ll be joined be the producers and actors before and after the movie screening for a special Q&A via Zoom! You won’t want to miss it.

About the Film:
Ecuador, Drama/Folklore, 2015
103 min, Color
Spanish with English subtitles

Twenty-two-year-old Ismael only thinks about traveling to the U.S. He grows up under the love and care of his grandmother Mariana, midwife and ancestral healer, after his parents emigrated from Ecuador. After agreeing on a price with the coyote, his best friend Luz comes back after eight years of living abroad. She turns into the force that fills Ismael with doubts about his situation. The two friends travel to the depths of their province, and along the way meet various characters, stories and legends that will present Ismael with what he fears most: his own destiny.

Ismael, crece bajo el cuidado de su abuela Mariana, partera y curandera, debido a que sus padres emigran del Ecuador. A sus 22 años, solo piensa en viajar a los Estados Unidos. Luego de acordar un precio con el coyote para su viaje, Luz, su mejor amiga, retorna tras ocho años de vivir fuera, para convertirse en la fuerza que llena a Ismael de dudas sobre su situación. Los dos amigos viajan hasta lo más profundo de su provincia para encontrarse con diversos personajes, historias y leyendas que enfrentan a Ismael con lo que más teme: su destino.

For accommodation requests related to disability, please contact Freddy León at freddy.leon@oregonstate.edu