Con Safos: A Film Screening with Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara

1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez,Monterey Park CA 91754

16 July, 2022

Description

Join us for a screening of Con Safos! (2021), the award-winning KCET Artbound documentary that tells the story of Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara. A pioneer of Chicano rock 'n' roll, Guevara recounts his life in music, performance art, and activism — from his time as lead singer of the doo-wop band The Apollo Brothers, his collaborations with Frank Zappa and Cheech Marin, and his crossover into the Chicano performance art world of the 1960s and 1970s — all of which have shaped Mexican American culture. This special screening will be accompanied by conversation between Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara and his son, producer Rubén Guevara III, and will be followed by a spoken word performance by Funkahuatl himself. The event is moderated by Joseph Daniel Valencia, VPAM Associate Curator and Programs Manager. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Sonic Terrains in Latinx Art, on view April 30 - July 30, 2022 at the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College.