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NOW PLAYING: Dreams of Chonta
Sun, Nov 08
|JustBook-ish
NOW PLAYING is a film series curated by Paloma Valenzuela. Dreams of Chonta is the story of Diego Obregon, an Afro-Colombian undocumented immigrant willing to sacrifice everything for his dreams.
Time & Location
Nov 08, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
JustBook-ish, 1463 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122, USA
About the event
Run New York is the promised land for musicians, welcoming outstanding and virtuoso performers from every corner of the world hoping to find success. Diego Obregón, an Afro-Colombian musician, leaves his family behind on the Pacific Coast of Colombia, with this in mind. In New York, Obregón endures a solitary life as an undocumented immigrant and a minimum-wage job at a cemetery all to become an ambassador of his music and culture. His journey reflects both the challenges immigrants face in the United States and how vital they are to it, taking viewers beyond the headlines and the stereotypes into the dynamic and diverse experiences of Latinx people.
With unprecedented access to New York’s underground Latinx music scene, Dreams of Chonta (2020) takes us to where the greatest musicians from around the world blend to create, perform, live, and breathe music. Through his legacy and impressive performances, Obregón honors the richness…
