Media Arts Center San Diego’s San Diego Latino Film Festival and Otay Ranch Town Center bring the best of Latin American films to enjoy this September at the 3rd Annual Que Viva! Cine Latino 2009. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month the public is invited to experience a collection of popular Latino films. In addition there will be a Latino art exhibit and live entertainment. Held weekly in September, film screenings and events will take place Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m.  September 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 in the Food Pavilion at Otay Ranch Town Center. All film screenings and events are free and open to the general public.

“Otay Ranch Town Center is the perfect venue for such a wonderful outdoor film series,” says Tina Medina, Senior Marketing Manager, “We are honored to highlight such rich and beautiful cultures during Hispanic Heritage Month.”

 The schedule for each evening will include the following:

 6:30PM – ArteLatino Exhibition of local and nationally recognized Latino artists & LiveMusic of local Latino musical groups (including Malamana, Julian Briano y sus Hermanos, Olympian High School Mariachi, Folklorico Nahuatlan and Mario Olivares on solo guitar ); and then,

 7:30PM – Screening of short films and Latino feature films. The film schedule is as follows:

 o September 2nd – Fados
 o September 9th – La Misma Luna
 o September 16th – Rudo y Cursi
 o September 23rd – El Raton Perez 2
 o September 30th – Vicky Christina Barcelona

 Visit the Otay Ranch Town Center web site for more event information: www.otayranch

towncenter.com or visit Media Arts Center San Diego’s San Diego Latino Film Festival web-site at: www.sdlatinofilm.com.