Aviva Press

By Maria Esteves – September 24, 2011

The 12th New York International Latino Film Festival 2011 (NYILFF11) Closing Night World Premiere of OUR LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA), by Academy Award winning filmmaker Leon Gast commenced Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the AMC Empire Cinema. Presented by American Airlines, sponsored by Heineken, the 40th anniversary remastered edition of FANIA All-Stars musical documentary OUR LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA) is now available on DVD. Prior to screening, one lucky festival patron found underneath their theater seat a pair of round trip airline tickets to the island of Puerto Rico, compliments of American Airlines. NYILFF11 Closing Night After Party immediately followed at Highline Ballroom, New York.

NYILFF11 Closing Night Red Carpet arrivals included filmmakers, writers, actors, recording artists, industry executives, corporate sponsors, festival patrons, journalists, cast and crew (Leon Gast, Larry Harlow, Jonny Pacheco, Ismael Miranda).

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA)
red carpet arrivals: from left-right, co-executive director Elizabeth Gardner, founder/co-executive director Calixto Chinchilla, NYILFF; chief marketing officer, Michael Rucker, Codigo Group (FANIA Records); director Leon Gast,
FANIA All-Stars Larry Harlow, Johnny Pacheco, Ismael Miranda, and Joe Conzo.

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA)
red carpet arrivals: from left-right, FANIA All-Stars artists artists Larry Harlow, Johnny Pacheco, Ismael Miranda, OUR LATIN THING, and Joe Conzo.

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR LATIN THING (NUESTRA
COSA) red carpet arrivals: chief marketing officer, Michael Rucker, Codigo
Group (FANIA Records), center, with NYILFF founder/co-executive director Calixto Chinchilla, and co-executive director Elizabeth Gardner.

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA)
red carpet arrivals: FANIA All-Stars composer/singer Ismael Miranda, OUR LATIN THING, center, with NYILFF founder/co-executive director Calixto Chinchilla, and co-executive director Elizabeth Gardner.

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA)
red carpet arrivals: NYILFF founder/co-executive director Calixto Chinchilla, right, with FANIA All-Stars Grammy Award winner Larry Harlow, OUR LATIN THING, and Wendy Harlow.

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR LATIN
THING (NUESTRA COSA) red carpet arrivals: director
Leon Gast, OUR LATIN THING.

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR LATIN
THING (NUESTRA COSA) red carpet arrivals: chief marketing
officer, Michael Rucker, Codigo Group (FANIA Records).

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR
LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA) red carpet
arrivals: FANIA All-Stars composer/bandleader
Johnny Pacheco OUR LATIN THING.

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR
LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA) red carpet arrivals:
anchor/correspondent Darlene Rodriquez, NBC.

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA)
red carpet arrivals: FANIA All-Stars Grammy Award winner Larry Harlow, OUR LATIN THING.

NYILFF11 Closing Night World Premiere of OUR
LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA) red carpet arrivals:
FANIA All-Stars composer/singer Ismael Miranda,
OUR LATIN THING (NUESTRA COSA).