PERU DAYS AT NOTRE DAME!

January 28 - February 13

Hesburgh Center Great Hall

Guillermo Rivas Photography Exhibit and Silent Auction

"Mamacha Candelaria: Reflection of a Multicolored Identity"

Exhibit runs January 28 through February 13, 2008
Hesburgh Center Great Hall

A silent auction of these prints will be held February 6 through February 13.

Proceeds benefit the victims of the 2007 earthquake in Peru.

Click here for more information.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

6 pm - Hesburgh Center Great Hall

Peruvian Peña Criolla

Learn more about Peru:
Sample the cuisine
Learn traditional dance
Practice your Spanish
Photography Exhibit and Silent Auction of "Mamacha Candelaria: Reflections of a Multicolored Identity" by Guillermo Rivas

Wednesday, February 13

7:00 pm - Hesburgh Center Auditorium

Award winning film
DIAS DE SANTIAGO
Filmmaker Josué Méndez will present the film and answer questions following the screening.

Synopsis
Santiago Roman, a rugged, 23-year-old soldier of the Peruvian Navy, returns home to Lima after years of fighting in the jungle. Combat-weary and searching for hope, Santiago is a member of a lost Peruvian generation - his spirit scarred by futile wars with Ecuador and constant fighting against terrorists and drug traffickers. He quickly finds his native Lima an unwelcoming place - his army buddies have taken to bankrobbing; the decadent club scene offers only noise and lights; prospective employers won't hire him; his applications for credit are refused. But worst of all, Santiago learns that his friends, family, and young, professional wife have become decadent or distant-and that they are, each in unique ways, unable to understand him. As his troubles converge in the film's riveting climax, DIAS DE SANTIAGO asks the question, what escape for a discharged soldier, who returns home full of hope, but finds only disappointment and inner turmoil?