If you missed our hot night of salsa–the screening of the comedy Salsa Tel Aviv starring South of the Border sensation Angelica Vale, followed by a salsa dance party in Thorne Auditorium of  the Northwestern University Law School celebrating 60 years of Israeli-Mexican friendship–on Saturday, Oct. 27, then you had two more chances to see it–on Thurs., Nov. 1 and Sun., Nov. 4 at the AMC Northbrook Court.

[The Oct. 27th event was hosted by the Consulates of Israel and Mexico, the Petach Tikva and Mexico City Committees of Chicago Sister Cities International, the AJC, Alliance of Latinos & Jews, the Jewish Community Relations Council and Club 1948. Music by DJ Frankie. Salsa dance instruction was by Molly Siegel and Arthur Russki. Mexi-raeli treats were provided by Garden Fresh Market.] The Thursday, Nov. 1st screening was hosted by Pintel Financial.

About Salsa Tel Aviv

Feature, 2011
In Hebrew and Spanish with English subtitles.
100 min.
Director: Jorge Weller. With Angélica Vale, Angel Bonani, Angélica María and Hilla Vidor.

Best Comedy, Jewish Omaha Film Festival
Official Selection, Jerusalem and Guadalajara International Film Festivals; Moscow Israeli Film Festival; UK, Toronto, Washington and Sao Paulo Jewish Film Festivals

Salsa Tel Aviv is a musical romantic comedy alive with comic twists and sensuality. It centers on Vicky (Angélica Vale), a talented Mexican salsa dancer and single mom who disguises herself as a nun to journey to Israel in pursuit of her ex-husband and father of her young son. On the plane she meets Yoni, a young Israeli biologist, who is on his way back to Israel to marry his rich girlfriend, Dafna. Vicki and Yoni are from completely different worlds. Almost everything divides them­­—religion, culture, social class—yet despite everything, they slowly develop a close relationship.