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LATINOPIA SHOWCASE ‘RISING SOULS, SINGING SCORPIONS”

August 23, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

Paul Espinosa and Mark Day are documentary film makers. Paul’s credits include “The Hunt for Pancho Villa” and “The Lemon Grove Incident.” Mark’s credits include “The San Patricios, ” which is featured as a previous Latinopia Showcase.  They have joined forces to produce a new documentary about the legendary Chicano music group from San Diego, California, “Los Alacranes”  (The Scorpions.)  Latinopia is proud to showcase the trailer for this documentary and to encourage visitors to donate to the film’s success by visiting www.chunkyfilm.com This video is copyrighted by Espinosa/Day Productions and is posted on Latinopia be permission. To donate go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1185491280/singing-my-way-to-freedom   You won’t regret it!

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA MUSIC, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, Music

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