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Iniciamos este episodio en Puerto Rico con Rafi Mercado, un multifacético director quien reflexiona sobre el cine de su país, sobre su carrera como cineasta y su rol como director creativo del mítico club neoyorkino Sound Factory.

Mas adelante, en Manhattan Patricio Lerzundi visita a Guillermo Chacón, Presidente de La Comisión Latina sobre el SIDA. Chacón explica como el estigma, la pobreza y, en ocasiones, el estatus migratorio, crean grandes retos para resolver la crisis del VIH en la comunidad latina.

En Washington Heights, hablamos con miembros de WHIN Music Project, un programa musical basado en los principios de El Sistema de Venezuela, el cual brinda oportunidades a niños y niñas del vecindario para aprender música clásica.

Para finalizar, en el Centro Rey Juan Carlos de NYU, asistimos a la más reciente edición de Corto Circuito. Allí conversamos con las creadoras de este evento que tras diez años de vida se ha consolidado como el único festival de cortometrajes latinos en Nueva York.
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We begin this episode in Puerto Rico with Rafi Mercado, a multi-faceted director who reflects on film in his country, about his career as a cinematographer, and his role as creative director of the mythical New York club, Sound Factory.

Later, in Manhattan, Patricio Lerzundi visits Guillermo Chacón, President of the Latino Commission on AIDS. Chacón explains how the stigma, poverty and, sometimes, immigrant status pose great challenges to resolve the crisis of HIV among the Latino population.

In Washington Heights, we'll speak to members of WHIN Music Project, a musical program based on the principles of El Sistema from Venezuela, which offers opportunities to neighborhood boys and girls to learn classical music.

Finally, at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center in NYU, we attend the latest edition of Corto Circuito. There, we speak with the creators of this event, which after 10 years, has consolidated itself as the only Latino short film festival in New York.

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