Wednesday, October 8, 2014

The Plight of Pepito...October 15, 2014 6:30 pm


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Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archivesat Miami Dade Collegepresents a special screening ofThe Flight of Pepito: Cuba’s Lost Generation



Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014
6:30 p.m.


Miami Dade College
Wolfson Auditorium, Room 1261
300 N.E. Second Ave.
Downtown Miami

Reception to follow. RSVP here.

Watch trailer here.


Join us as we revisit WTVJ’s 1961 news special that examined the rapidly growing community of Cuban exiles in Miami. Focusing on 6-year-old “Pepito,” a newly arrived refugee, the broadcast followed the boy and his parents as they sought shelter and support in their new home and encountered the challenges faced by Miami’s Cuban exiles.

The Wolfson Archives will screen a rare kinescope of the live broadcast, along with related film and video. The real Pepito, Orlando Lopez, will be present for a discussion of his participation in the show.
For more information, call 305-237-7731 or email info@wolfsonarchives.org.
Complimentary parking is available in the Wolfson Campus parking garage (Building 7)
on N.E. Second Avenue with entrances on N.E. Fifth and Sixth Streets.
Please print and present this invitation to the garage attendant.




Presented with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council,
the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.
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