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Be a part of the only annual US Festival premiering the best in Mexican and Mexican American films...in Tucson!
The Second Annual PURO MEXICANO: TUCSON FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 3 - 5, 2006. Bilingual Skills not required!

Three days of fantastic new films and guest stars from Mexico and around the world headquartered at the newly re-opened 1929 Southwestern Art Deco Movie Palace, the Fox Tucson Theatre.

VIP reception with Guest Celebrities & Sponsors.

Free Evening Outdoor Films from Mexico's Golden Age at Cinema La Placita.

Friday afternoon Fox matinees with celebrity guests for students.

Fun for the Entire Family at the Fox with traditional Food, Drink and Entertainment -- inspired by Mexico's Day of the Dead.

A Special Tribute to the Father of Chicano music, Tucson's own: Lalo Guerro!

VAMOS A TUCSON Saturday Night Gala Reception - a Mexico Modern-inspired star studded evening with gourmet food, drink, sophisticated entertainment and Puro cigars.

Pura Inspiracion Film Competition & Awards - juried contests of short films by children, teens and adults culminating in screenings and Award ceremonies at the Fox.

The Sunday Best of the 2006 Guanajuato Shorts Film Festival / Expression en Corto -- a compilation of the very best short films from around the world brought to you by the Mexican festival's director.

WHO WE TARGET & HOW:
Phoenix and Southwest Arizona residents from the Tucson Foothills south to Nogales, from Douglas west to Amado with $10,000 worth of purchased print and broadcast media and $100,000+ in kind media and publicity.

Mexican Visitors - Sonoran and Sinaloan residents via weekly mentions in the #1 rated news program in the state of Sonora during its "Vamos a Tucson" segment and with promotional literature in the new Vamos a Tucson Visitor Center in Hermosillo.

Industry Filmmakers in Los Angeles, New York and Mexico through partnerships with the Tucson Film Office, the Sundance, Telluride and South by Southwest film festivals, and with the Mexican Academy, the Guadalajara and Guanajuato film festivals.