Special guest of the Dominican Global Film Festival

Mexican actress Kate del Castillo will be one of the special guests XVI Domi Global Film Festivalnicano (FCGD)which will be held in Santo Domingo from January 26 to February 1, the organization reported on Wednesday.

Del Castillo, who played Teresa Mendoza in the popular soap opera ‘Queen of the South‘, will be present at opening ceremony at the National Theatre from the capital, where the career of his compatriot will be recognized Yalitza Apariciothe first indigenous woman to be nominated for a Oscar as the best actress, 2019, for her work in the film ‘Roma’.

For the organizers of the event, “it is an honor to welcome Kate del Castillo, a well-known actress in Dominican Republic“Omar de la Cruz, director of the festival, which is considered the most important cinematic event in the Caribbean, points out in a statement.

The actress will be accompanied by her partner, Edgar Bahena, director of photography for ‘La Reina del Sur’, the note added.

At the age of 19, Del Castillo starred in the soap opera ‘Muchachitas’ for Televisa in 1991, and later continued her career in film and television in Latin America, playing central roles in soap operas such as ‘We’ll Have Any Wings’. ‘The Lie’, ‘Ramona’ and ‘Under the Same Skin’.

The festival will also honor Dominican actor and producer Elvis Nolasco, known for his roles in the crime drama ‘The Godfather of Harlem’ and the television series ‘American Crime’.

Nolasco will present his short film ‘Ro & the Stardust’ on this occasion, the press release added.

The film ‘Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean’ by Puerto Rican Ray Figueroa will open the FCGD, which in this edition will be dedicated to Pericles Mejía, who is considered a pioneer of local cinematography, and the city of New York.

The meeting program includes films from festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale, Cannes, Tribeca and San Sebastián, according to a press release from the organization.

Films such as the Mexican ‘Tótema’, the Argentinian ‘Los Criminals’, the Chilean ‘The Colonists’, the Irish ‘In the Shadow of Beirut’ or the Venezuelan ‘In the Shadow of the Sun’ will be shown.

Likewise, the theme of diversity is highlighted, with works such as ‘Monster’ by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda and ‘I Love You Crazy’ by Spaniard Alejandro Marín.

In the documentary section, among other things, the documentary ‘The Photographer of 40’ by Chilean photographers Erika Santelises and Orlando Barria will be shown, which recreates the story of Pedro Aníbal Fuentes Berg, who discovered the photos of the opponent of the Dominican dictator Rafael Leónidas. Trujillo (1930-1961) tortured in La 40 prison.