EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 The Academy Award-nominated Latino filmmaker who made the movie about the singer Selena will appear at the Plaza Classic Film Festival (PCFF). <\/p>\n
Writer, director and producer Gregory Nava will be at the 19th iteration of the PCFF, sitting down for a Q&A session before a screening of Selena (1997) and El Norte (1983).<\/p>\n
Organizers said Nava will also receive the Plaza Classic Award for Career Achievement. <\/p>\n
Film schedule:Selena
Friday, July 24 at 7 p.m. El Norte
Saturday, July 25 at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Both films will be screened at the Plaza Theatre and tickets will be $10.<\/p>\n
Tickets are set to go on sale June 22 at the Plaza Theatre Box Office or online through Ticketmaster.<\/p>\n
Festival passes are available at plazaclassic.com\/tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n My Family\/Mi Familia (1995), another of Nava’s films, will also be screened, this one at the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) and for free; however, Nava won’t be present for that screening.<\/p>\n Nava is not a stranger to the Borderland, as his films have tackled topics from migration to even the femicides in Ciudad Juarez. <\/p>\n For more information, go to plazaclassic.com<\/a> or call 915-533-4020.<\/p>\n The Plaza Theatre is located at 125 W. Mills Ave. and the MACC is located at 201 E. Franklin Ave., both in Downtown El Paso<\/p>\n RECOMMENDED: Events happening in El Paso this weekend: June 12-14<\/a><\/p>\n Below is a brief breakdown of Nava’s legacy provided by festival organizers:<\/p>\n Nava, whose work has captured the American Latino experience, is considered one of the most influential and important Mexican American filmmakers today. <\/p>\n Three of his films \u2014 El Norte, Selena and My Family\/Mi Familia \u2014 have been selected by the Library of Congress\u2019s National Registry for cultural and historical significance.<\/p>\n El Norte (1983) was nominated for an Oscar for best screenplay. <\/p>\n Nava followed it with the World War II film, A Time of Destiny (1988). <\/p>\n The epic My Family\/Mi Familia, released in 1995, followed generations of a Mexican American family and marked the film debut of Jennifer Lopez, who received a Golden Globe nomination for playing the title role in Selena (1997).<\/p>\n Nava\u2019s other films include Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998), about pop singer Frankie Lymon, and Bordertown (2006), about the slayings of female factory workers in Ciudad Juarez, reuniting Nava with his Selena star Jennifer Lopez. <\/p>\n Nava also co-wrote the Oscar-winning Frida Kahlo biopic Frida (2002). <\/p>\n Nava’s television projects include American Family, the first dramatic Latino family series in the U.S., which received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.<\/p>\n RECOMMENDED: F\u00fatbol Fiesta brings World Cup watch parties and entertainment to El Paso Coliseum<\/a><\/p>\n