Argentina Week boosts cultural links
(VOV) - Hanoi officially launched its “Argentina Culture Week” on December 14, beginning a range of artistic and cultural celebrations to honour the 40th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.
As part of the week-long event, the Hanoi Opera House will host the Argentine Tango and Folklore Concert on the night of December 16, featuring the renowned Seleccion Nacional de Tango and Compadia Nuevo Arte Nativo.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has worked with the Argentine Ministry of Culture on the Eva Peron, Ambassador of Peace photo exhibition at Hanoi’s National Library. Dedicated to Peron, the late First Lady of Argentina (1919–1952), the exhibition includes a seminar on her life and career and marks the Vietnamese language debut of her book “La Razon de Mi Vida (The Reason of My Life).
The Hanoi National Cinema’s Argentine Film Week will open on December 18.
Planned screenings include Leandro Ipia’s Revolucion: El Cruce de los Andes (Revolution: The Crossing of the Andes), Ariel Winograd’s Vino Para Robar (To Fool a Thief), and Maria Veronica Ramierz’s animated Anima Buenos Aires. The week will conclude with Aniceto, directed by Leonardo Favio.
Argentinian Ambassador to Vietnam Claudio R. Gutierrez expressed his hopes Argentina Culture Week will inspire renewed enthusiasm for cultural cooperation between the two countries and help introduce their respective peoples to the richness of each other’s cultural identities.