MASS Gallery, in partnership with our friends at Nepantla, USA, is excited to announce an outdoor movie screening of the incredible 2017 documentary Chavela on Saturday, February 29th, in conjunction with our current exhibition Yvette Mayorga: Monochromatic Dreams. This screening is free and open to the public. 

About the Movie

Chavela is the captivating look at the unconventional life of beloved performer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of Mexican popular music and triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame. Born in Costa Rica in 1919, Chavela Vargas ran away to Mexico City as a teenager to sing in the streets. By the 1950s, she became a household name in her adopted country, delivering her performances with a raw passion and unique voice. Just as influential were her cultural contributions; Chavela was a bold, rebellious, sexual pioneer who was known for having many female lovers at a time when being out in Mexico was dangerous. -Rotten Tomatoes

Arepa Dealers  will be onsite with Venezuelan Soul Food for sale. Drinks will be available by donation, and the fire pit will be burning. Bring a blanket or fold up chair and watch Chavela under the stars with us. 

About Nepantla, USA

Nepantla, USA is an artist-run gallery & community space in an 1100sq ft shack in the heart of East Austin hidden among the gentrifying condos & high rises of downtown Austin. Just two Mexicans that strive to create a place where exclusivity is non existent. All are welcome.

See you soon!
MASS Gallery

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Photo by MAJ LINDSTRÖM