On Sundays 13, 20 and 27, Dominican films will be showing in New Delhi, the Bollywood capital of the world. India is where most films are produced and where most cinema tickets are sold. The films are “La Hija Natural,” by Leticia Tonos, “La Montana” by Tabare Blanchard and “Jean Gentil,” by Laura Amelia Guzman and Israel Cardenas, reported the cultural counsellor of the Dominican Embassy in Washington, Soraya Franco. The films will be shown at the auditorium of the Instituto Cervantes and admission is free. Franco said that in India, going to the movies is only second to cricket as a national pastime.
The event is a continuation of activities to commemorate the national independence organized by the Dominican Embassy under Ambassador Hans Dannenberg. Other earlier activities included the performance of Latin jazz saxophonist Sandy Gabriel and a culinary demonstration featuring Dominican chef Ines Paez Nin (Tita).
Ambassador Dannenberg says these are efforts to create closer ties between the two countries and cultivate a market of 1 billion people as potential consumers of Dominican rum, cigars and tourism.