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Thank you Denise Sullivan for the fabulous article!

Denise Sullivan is an author, cultural worker and editor of “Your Golden Sun Still Shines: San Francisco Personal Histories & Small Fictions.” Follow her at www.denisesullivan.com and on Twitter @4DeniseSullivan.

Thank you Kevin N. Hume for the beautiful shots.

And thank you Martin Rapalski for proclaiming me the Queen of Empanadas: "Paula is a Mission original and it wouldn’t be the same without her vivacious smile and positive attitude. ‘The Girl from Empanada’ is now ‘The Queen of Empanada,’” said Rapalski."

Martin Rapalski owns The Make Out Room and The Latin American Club.

The first Cine Chileno in San Francisco pays tribute to acclaimed film director Silvio Caiozzi, who will travel from Chile exclusively for the screenings.

The day-long retrospective will feature 3 films, Julio comienza en julio (JULIO BEGINS IN JULY, 1979) , La luna en el espejo (THE MOON IN THE MIRROR, 1990) , and last year's winner of the Grand Prix of the Americas (Best Film) at The Montreal World Film Festival …Y de pronto el amanecer (…AND SUDDENLY THE DAWN, 2017). Through out the retrospective five episodes of Descorchando Chile (Cheers from Chile) will be shown.

Descorchando Chile is an award-winning television series, produced and directed by Silvio Caiozzi to commemorate Chile's bicentennial celebrated in 2010. Hosted by British wine expert and television personality Olly Smith , it spotlights Chile's exceptionally beautiful and diverse wine-producing regions, and chronicles each vineyard’s exceptional story.

You can purchase tickets to each individual program or you can acquire an All-Day Pass.

Limited tickets to pre-show cocktail reception with Silvio Caiozzi at The Castro Theatre’s mezzanine includes All-Day Pass.