Mexican Revolution Movie Screening
El Paso Museum of History Celebrates the Mexican Revolution!
El Paso, TX. The El Paso Museum of History (510 N. Santa Fe) hosts a movie screening of the documentary “Mexican Revolution Sites in El Paso” on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free.
From 1910 to 1920 the Mexican Revolution captured world attention as Pancho Villa led military attacks on Juarez,Mexico across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. Villa and Mexican revolutionary leaders met in El Paso to plan and equip their armies. Refugees from the battle crowded into El Paso as hundreds of international journalists and photographers filled El Paso hotels to report on the revolution. It was one of the most historic conflicts in North America, and spectators in El Paso sometimes got shot. See many historic photos from the Mexican Revolution and walk with El Paso historians Leon Metz and Fred Morales to learn how events in El Paso were crucial to the revolution, and where Pancho Villa liked to hang out in downtown El Paso.
El Paso historians Leon Metz and Fred Morales will be on hand to answer questions and provide real life stories about the exciting history of the Revolution that changed the face of El Paso. Books from the authors will be sold to the public as well as copies of the DVD. The DVD has been produced by El Pasoan Jackson Polk of Capstone Productions.
In 2010, the City of El Paso celebrates the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution. This celebration will feature commemorative public events to be held in collaboration with major governmental and non-governmental organizations on both sides of the border. Stay Tuned for the Revolution that changed the face and history of the border town of El Paso.
For more information contact Victor Guerrero at 541-4942.
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Mexican Revolution Movie Screening
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Time: 2 p.m.
