The highly anticipated opera adaptation of Rudolfo Anaya's famed novel "Bless Me, Ultima," one of the most recognizable works of Mexican-American Literature, is set to premiere.And the National ...

Miriam Colon and Luke Ganalon star in the drama 'Bless Me, Ultima.' (Photo by Arenas Entertainment) To its credit, "Bless Me, Ultima" has a firm grasp on what kind of movie it is. A World War II-era, ...

Offsetting stiff acting with rich atmosphere, visuals and music, this long-awaited pic hits the novel's key plot points without denying its spiritual soul. Nearly as sacred as the Good Book itself in ...

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“Why is there evil in the world?” That question and its corollaries — Where does evil come from? Why can so many create and commit it with apparent immunity? — are at the core of the film Bless Me, ...

“Why is there evil in the world?” That question and its corollaries—Where does evil come from? Why can so many create and commit it with apparent immunity?—are at the core of the film Bless Me, Ultima ...

It’s a long way from Christy Walton’s ocean-view manse near La Jolla to the arid plains of 1940s New Mexico. But over the decades, the billionaire heiress to the Wal-Mart fortune has found solace and ...

USATODAY Review%3A * * 1/2 out of four Stars%3A Miriam Colon%2C Luke Ganalon%2C Dolores Heredia%2C Benito Martinez%2C Castulo Guerra%2C Joaquin Cosio Rated PG-13%3B Runtime%3A 1 hour%2C 42 minutes%3B ...

Rudolfo Anaya’s beloved 1972 novel Bless Me, Ultima—like its new big-screen adaptation—is set in New Mexico in 1944, in a culture in transition. The film stars Luke Ganalon as a young boy living with ...