The Factory of Dreams: Inside Mexico's Soap Opera at the LCC - 4/25 to 6/28

THE FACTORY OF DREAMS: INSIDE MEXICO’S SOAP OPERA

AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER

 

April 25 to June 28, 2014

 

DALLAS: The Latino Cultural Center (LCC) presents the photography exhibit The Factory of Dreams: Inside Mexico’s Soap Opera, on view Friday, April 25 to Saturday, June 28, 2014. An opening reception for the artist takes place Friday, April 25 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Admission to the opening reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. The Latino Cultural Center is located at 2600 Live Oak Blvd., Dallas, TX 75204.

The exhibit The Factory of Dreams: Inside Mexico’s Soap Opera features the work of photographer Stefan Ruiz. For the past eight years, he has gained special access to Mexico’s Televisa studios, known as “The Factory of Dreams,” where nearly 50,000 hours of telenovelas (soap operas) are produced annually and exported to more than 50 countries. Ruiz’s photographs offer a behind-the-scenes look at the industry with humor and affection, chronicling the elaborate and surreal studio sets, portraits of the stars and students being groomed for future celebrity. The tales of revenge, love, money, and despair are one of Mexico’s largest exports, gaining popularity in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Stefan Ruiz studied painting and sculpture at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Accademia di Belle Arti, Venice. He taught art at San Quentin State Prison and began working as a photographer in 1994. His images have appeared in magazines around the world, including COLORS (for which he was creative director, 2003–4), New York Times Magazine,Telegraph Magazine, and Rolling Stone. His work has been published in two monographs, San Francisco Berlin (2011) and People (2006), and exhibited at Les Rencontres d’Arles, France; Photographers’ Gallery, London; PhotoEspaña, Madrid; New York Photo Festival; Havana Biennial; and Contact Photography Festival, Toronto. He lives in New York. 

 

 

About the Latino Cultural Center 

The Latino Cultural Center is a division of the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. Established in 2003, the LCC’s mission is to serve as a regional catalyst for the preservation, development and promotion of Latino and Hispanic arts and culture. The LCC offers a year-round season of programs, including visual arts exhibitions in two galleries and more than 50 dance, theater and music performances annually in the Oak Farms Performance Hall. The LCC’s signature family programs include Target Second Saturdays, the Día de los Muertos Celebration, and the annual Posada. The Center is located at 2600 Live Oak, Dallas, Texas 75204. LCC hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information, please call 214-671-0045 or visit our Web site at www.dallasculture.org/latinoculturalcenter.      

 

About the Office of Cultural Affairs

The Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) provides opportunities for all Dallas citizens and visitors to have access to the arts and the means of cultural expression. The Office of Cultural Affairs works with its citizen advisory board, the Cultural Affairs Commission, to foster the development of the cultural system in Dallas. OCA provides a variety of programs and services, including the management and operations of seven cultural facilities, a public art program, cultural funding programs and WRR Radio. More information on the Office of Cultural Affairs’ programs can be found on its website at http://www.DallasCulture.org.

 

To request photographs or additional information about this exhibit, please contact Media and Marketing Coordinator, Rosalinda Luna, at the Latino Cultural Center by calling 214.671.0049 or by email at Rosalinda.Luna@Dallascityhall.com.