The Director Series: La Caravana de Gardel

The Director Series:
La Caravana de Gardel, a Film by Carlos Palau

Bay Arts Alliance and Teatro de las Artes are partnering to bring Colombian filmmakers, Carlos Palau (Director) and Angela Marken (Producer), to Florida State University Panama City Campus on April 21 for a Q&A and screening of the film, La Caravana de Gardel.

Following the film and Q&A, guests will enjoy a Tango Concert featuring Moni Botango, Vocals; Osvaldo Barrios, Bandoneon; Sergio Eduardo, Guitar with a performance by internationally renowned Dancers, Claudio Otero & Lauren Woods.

Doors open at 5:00 PM for a social hour.
The screening will begin at 6:00 PM in the Holley Center at Florida State University Panama City campus.

About the Film
Set in the 1930’s, La Caravana de Gardel (Spanish Language with English subtitles) depicts the pilgrimage of devoted fans of Carlos Gardel as they struggle to bring his body back to Argentina after a fatal plane crash in the mountains of Colombia. The film is based on a novel by Cruz Kronfly that was reissued in 2015 on the 80th anniversary of the death of the legendary Argentine Singer.

This screening is made possible by support from The St Joe Community Foundation, Thrivent Financial Services, Emerald Coast Rotary, Bay Arts Alliance and Teatro de las Artes. Other organizational, marketing and endorsement support has been given by: Consulate General of Uruguay, Academia Nacional of Tango, Uruguay, L’Associon de Gardel, Toulouse, France.

While in the United States, the filmmakers and artists will also appear in a twin event in Los Angeles, California.