Dermer's dream ... come true.(Marlene Dermer of Latino International Film Institute)(Interview)

Latino Leaders | August 1, 2006| | Copyright

Marlene Dermer, a half Peruvian, half German dynamo of a woman, is the co-founder and executive director of the Latino International Film Institute and the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALLFF), which this year celebrates its 10th year of success. Her passion for film and her Latino roots were so intense that they drove her to envision, and implement, a worldview film festival to showcase the diverse viewpoints--and imagination--of the Latino community at large.

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