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"Víctimas del Pecado" makes a powerful return to the silver screen.

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Cuban-born Ninón Sevilla starred in the Mexican film "Víctimas del Pecado" in 1951.
"Víctimas del Pecado" makes a powerful return to the silver screen.

Featured on the March 21st, 2024 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

  • Find out how a 3-minute story can be life-changing. Learn about the process behind the annual “Fast Pitch” event, sponsored by Social Venture Partners to build resilience, resources, and relationships for Southern Arizona non-profit organizations.

The Fast Pitch Class of 2024 is preparing for the Main Event on Tuesday, March 26th at 7 pm at The Fox Tucson Theatre.

  • Meet Mel Blumenthal, a leading voice in a storytelling group called Female StoryTellers, or F#ST that has been inspiring local audiences since 2012. And, hear her suspenseful true story about attempting to ride the rail service in Germany without buying a ticket.



  • Cinema Tucsón presents a classic of Mexican cinema next week, when a new restored print of 1951’s Víctimas del Pecado (“Victims of Sin”) screens at The Fox Tucson Theatre March 27 at 7 p.m. Mark talks with Viviana Garcia Besne, a filmmaker and restoration specialist, about the film’s recovery, and film essayist Chris Dashiell offers his opinion of why it should be highly regarded as a passionate example of a noir musical.

Web page by Alecia Vasquez.

ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT airs every Thursday at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm and every Saturday at 3:00 pm on NPR 89.1 FM / 1550 AM.

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Mark McLemore is the host of Arizona Spotlight on NPR 89.1, a weekly radio show with a very wide beat.