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Reviews the motion pictures "A Flame in My Heart," starring Myriam Mezieres and directed by Alain Tanner, "Music Box," starring Jessica Lange and Armin Mueller-Stahl and directed by Costa-Gavras and "Veronico Cruz," starring Miguel Pereira. INSET: FILMS WORTH SEEING.

The article features Asociación Cultural y Social del Uruguay (ACSU) Mundo Afro. In 1999 Mundo Afro confronted the Uruguayan diplomats that resulted to the establishment of its strong partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs aims to negotiate insertions within the government agencies. According to the organization director Miguel Pereira, the drum serves as their principal tool and the legacy of the slaves that represents their community and resistance.

The article presents an interview with Miguel Pereira, who has been working with young, millennial chefs, bartenders and sommeliers to showcase how the queen of spices can take her rightful place in the modern day food and beverage industry. Topics discussed include role played by internet and smartphones in keeping Millennials away from beverage industry; information on raspberry and cranberry characteristics; and use of vanilla-salt combinations for creating smoked chilli vanilla salt.

The article reports on the culmination of the spring season of performances by Transitions Dance Co. at Laban. The culmination will feature a new work from April 30 to May 2, 2008. It also shows the new work of Alison Brown, Miguel Pereira, and Lost Dog. Information on the box office numbers, as well as the venue's Web site is offered.

In this article the author reports from a grade-A South American film festival that puts audiences first. When Argentine film-maker Miguel Pereira took over the Mar del Plata International Film Festival he described the event as "a Rolls-Royce--but with no engine or seats." Now in his third year as artistic director, he demonstrated in the festival's 20th outing in March how he has used increased funding from the INCAA, Argentina's national film institute, to improve the organization and programming of the only South American festival given A grade status by international producers' body, FIAPF.