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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.

The article provides information about the 41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on June 30 to July 8, 2006 in Czech Republic. During the festival, the Ecumenical Jury awarded its prize to the film "El destino" or "Destiny," directed by Miguel Pereira. The film is an adaptation of the novel "The Man Who Came to a Village," by Hector Tizon. The Ecumenical Jury has also awarded a commendation to the film "Goodbye Life" by Ensieh Shah-Hosseini for its pacifist message in emphasizing community spirit.

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.

The article reports that Argentina's 20th Mar del Plata Film Festival will open with Balhman Ghobadi's movie "Turtles Can Fly" and will showcase 17 other movies from March 10-20, 2005. Under festival director Miguel Pereira, now in his third year, an event once best known for star photo calls and lost film copies has found a social conscience and aims to establish itself as an industry platform.

Reports on director Miguel Pereira's appointment as artistic coordinator of Argentina's Mar del Plata Film Festival.

Reports the impact that Miguel Pereira had on sales of the Spanish-language newspaper `La Opinion' in the United States. Sales increase of the paper under his promotions; Success of a promotion in which the paper was inserted into the `Los Angeles Times'; How he targets a bilingual market.

This article features Miguel Pereira, marketing director for Los Angeles, California's daily Spanish-language newspaper, La Opinion. Pereira joined La Opinion in 1999, after serving as a international marketing director for the Miami Herald's El Nuevo for more than two years. Previously. Pereira, a native of Spain, was a marketing consultant for El Pais, a Latin American newspaper based in Miami, Florida. As marketing director for La Opinion, Pereira's mission is to transform the newspaper, jointly owned by Times Mirror Co. and Lozano Enterprises, into a marketing company. La Opinion aims to reach its growing audience through a variety of distribution channels, including partnerships with other marketers and media operations.