Veteran's Day heralds the official launch of the Bay Area's Premier Latino Film Festival. El Acuarelista, an art lovers dream, hits IMAX Dome Theater, for its West Coast debut. Daniel Ro, a revolutionary filmmaker from Peru will be in attendance for Q&A. Open bar courtesy of Isa Tequila - also making its public debut on 11/11. Catering by Chacho's and Latin funk by Blanca Sandoval. Find tickets at http://tickets.thetech.org/calendar/view.asp?id=14347

The film is about Miguel Iza, who wants out of the daily grind. He decides to trade in his day-in-day-out cubicle existence to devote his life to art, but his journey is a battle filled with opposition. He learns to deal with the pressures of being unconventional in a conventional world. Patricia Pereyra, Salvador del Solar and Argentinean actress Sol Alba are among the Latino star studded cast.

Daniel Ro is now working on El Jardinero an international production with an all Chinese cast. The film will be shot in Mandarin and Spanish on location in Peru and in Thailand.