Ya no estoy aquí (Fernando Frías, 2019)
Thu, October 9, 2025 | McCormick Room HG 1070
As part of the Hispanic Heritage Festival, join us for the screening of Fernando Frías de la Parra’s award-winning film Ya no estoy aquí / I’m No Longer Here. This moving story of identity, migration, and music will also mark the first screening of the Latin American Film Festival 2026, which will continue later in the school year.
Program
4:00 PM – Appetizers served
5:00 PM – Film screening
7:00 PM – Dialogue with keynote speaker
Come for the food, stay for the film, and take part in a meaningful conversation!
Sinopsis:
La película traza el viaje de Ulises Samperio, un mexicano de 17 años, que después de un malentendido con miembros de un cártel local, se ve obligado a emigrar a los Estados Unidos, dejando atrás lo que más le define.
In the mountains of Monterrey, Mexico, a small street gang named “Los Terkos” spend their days listening to slowed down cumbia music and attending dance parties, showing off their outfits, hairstyles and gang alliances. These different bands of disaffected youth refer to themselves as Kolombianos, combining the Cholo culture with Colombian music. Ulises Samperio (17), the leader of Los Terkos, tries to protect his friends from the nefarious elements of a quickly evolving drug/political war, but after a misunderstanding with a local cartel, he is forced to leave for Jackson Heights, Queens, a diverse immigrant community in New York City. Ulises tries to assimilate, but when he learns that his gang and the whole Kolombia culture is under threat, he questions his place in America and longs to return home.—PPW Films
