Hispanic Heritage Month
From Dracula to Zorro to a musical masterpiece, join The Cary as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a selection of legendary cinema milestones.
Hispanic Heritage Month takes place from September 15 to October 15. The celebration began in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded to a month-long celebration in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan.
September 20, 2025 – 1:30 pm
West Side Story (1961)
A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. The situation becomes complicated when a gang members falls in love with a rival’s sister.
The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 10, including Best Picture (in addition to a special award for Robbins), becoming the record holder for the most wins for a musical. The film has been deemed “culturally significant” by the United States Library of Congress and was selected for the National Film Registry in 1997.
Rita Moreno won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for West Side Story.
September 26, 2024 – 8:00 pm
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
October 4, 2025 – 2:00 pm
Dracula (1931) – Spanish Version
In the early days of sound, it was common for Hollywood studios to produce Hollywood foreign-language versions of their films (usually in French, Spanish and German) using the same sets, costumes and etc. Unfortunately, most of these foreign language versions no longer exist. The Spanish version of Dracula is an exception. In recent years this version has become more highly praised by some than the English language version. The Spanish crew had the advantage of watching the dailies from the English crew’s version when they came in for the evening and they would figure out better camera angles and more effective use of lighting in an attempt to “top” it. As a result, this version’s supporters consider it to be much more artistically effective.
