MEXICO: Sofia Loren and Alain Delon launch the Acapulco International Film Festival

Record ID: 304572

  • Title: MEXICO: Sofia Loren and Alain Delon launch the Acapulco International Film Festival
  • Date: 19th November 2011
  • Summary: ACAPULCO, GUERRERO, MEXICO (NOVEMBER 18, 2011) (REUTERS) (*** FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ***) VIEW OF ACAPULCO SHORELINE SOPHIA LOREN DURING NEWS CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS AT NEWS CONFERENCE VARIOUS OF LOREN TAKING HAND PRINT AND SIGNING PLAQUE VARIOUS OF LOREN AND FRENCH ACTOR ALAIN DELON TAKING SEAT AT NEWS CONFERENCE GENERAL VIEW OF NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (ITALIAN WIT
  • Embargoed: 4th December 2011 12:00
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  • Location: Mexico, Mexico
  • Country: Mexico
  • Reuters ID: LVA59KIK25O2D8YUO8Z9R6BSA2JJ
  • Story Text: Italian film legend Sofia Loren and acclaimed French actor Alain Delon flew into Mexico's picturesque city of Acapulco earlier this week to help kick off its international film festival on Friday (November 18).
    Backed by the Guerrero state government, the film festival gives the embattled coastal city an opportunity to shine its spotlight away from the drug gangs that have ravaged the region and back onto its cultural pursuits and its stunning shoreline.
    At a packed news conference in the iconic Las Brisas hotel, the Italian siren told reporters that she was delighted to finally be in Acapulco.
    "This is the first time I'm in Acapulco and truthfully it is a wonderful place, unfortunately I do not have much time to see the area but I feel at home. However, I'm very happy to be here, sure it's a long journey and I don't like travelling by plane but its worth it. I am here for what is always a party for me, to meet journalists and people and I love being among you, always. I am very happy to be with you but I will always remember Acapulco. Thank you," said Loren.
    The festival programme features a homage to Mexican screen legend Cantinflas and a diverse selection of films from around the world ranging from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar's The Skin I Live In to the highly-anticipated Muppets Movie.
    The seventh annual event runs for eight days from November 18.
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