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Curtain to Rise on Manhattan's Only All Latin Movie Theatre - Clearview Cinemas Announces the Grand Opening of Cinema Latino Cinema Latino To Open On Friday, August 27 with 'Vidas Privadas' (Private Lives) Starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Cecilia Ruth NEW YORK, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearview Cinemas today announced that on Friday, August 27 its movie theatre at 62nd and Broadway will open as Cinema Latino -- the only all Latino movie house in Manhattan. The single-screen, 300-seat theatre will exclusively show first run Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese films with English subtitles imported from 20 different countries. "Opening Cinema Latino as the first and only exclusive Latin film house in Manhattan clearly places Clearview Cinemas at the forefront in bringing these exceptional films to audiences here in Manhattan," Morten Gotterup, senior vice president and general manager of Clearview Cinemas, said. "In addition to appealing to the sig...

Commentary Saving a Life Matters Even If It Is a Cat By Clarisel Gonzalez Puerto Rico Sun SAN JUAN -- "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress may be judged according to the way its animals are treated." That's a quote from Ghandi. Unfortunately, Puerto Rico is simply not doing a good job at caring for its cats and dogs. That is obvious in the strays all over the San Juan metro area and everywhere on the island. The animal overpopulation is a serious problem, largely because people dump the responsibility on someone else, leaving cats and dogs to fend for themselves on the streets. So, don't be surprised if you see a dead cat or dog on a corner as you walk on the street or drive around one on a highway as you head to your favorite tourist destination. Don't be surprised to see hungry dogs breaking garbage bags open in the middle of the day as you wait for a bus. Don't be surprised to see cats and dogs, dodging cars and buses as they try to cross bu...

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poetry JUST A FEATHER By FERNANDO A. ZAPATER Once your feather had blown unto me I wondered the beautiful happenings Became restless and watched the sky Overall our marvelous migrations above thy The skies told me it was time to fly As I set my eyes upon the cottoned clouds The horizon appeared, and a goose flied Throwing a feather upon earthly lives As it floated towards ground under above You smiled towards land and said to me A feather, a feather, a feather as gift to you Adonais my love, a gift from above The feather, regarded, as the Indian in you Saw the pureness in the lonesome gift And its whiteness was bestowed upon me Graciously to give my soul the needed lift The Indian in you gave the poet in me The most beautiful gift in a feather For it will not matter day, night or weather We shall find the universal truth together. c 2004 Fernando A. Zapater Fernando A. Zapater contributes his poetry to Puerto Rico Sun. Zapater is from Ponce and curren...