La Yuma
Florence Jaugey / Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain / 2011 / 91 Min
Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM – Film Viewing
1:30 – 2:00 PM – Post-film discussion with director Florence Jaugey and panel (Dr. Yovanna Pineda and Dr. Maria Cristina Santana-Rogers).
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Location: UCF Downtown Campus, Communications and Media Building (CMB) 127
SYNOPSIS
Spanish with English subtitles
With Alma Blanco
Nicaragua’s first full-length feature in 20 years, La Yuma tells the story of a young woman who dreams of transcending her bleak life in the slums of Managua by becoming a boxer. Looking beyond the meager possibilities that seem available to her (and ignoring the advice of her gang-member friends), she finds solace and hope in her training and falls in love with a middle-class journalism student. With an extraordinary performance by Alma Blanco as Yuma, the strength, astuteness and determination of the main character reflect the feelings of a population that faces adversity and inequality. Jaugey’s film allows us the rare opportunity to get a glimpse of life in this Central American country where gender and class inequality are an everyday challenge.