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"\"Bless Me, Ultima\" made its New Mexico debut to ecstatic fan base of nearly 1,000 people at the Lensic Theatre in Santa Fe.The long awaited film based on the book by Rudolfo Anaya drew rave reviews.The story is set in New Mexico with local customs and traditions showcased throughout. Local actor Benito Martinez plays the father in the film.\"I'm shaking, I'm happy, I'm nervous. We finally got to this point. It's been a long road, and a long beautiful road,\" actor Martinez said. \"I prayed that I would have a chance to be in it. I got the opportunity. I got to play the dad. We got to film it in New Mexico and he approves of it, which is even better.\"Anaya said he hopes the \"Bless Me, Ultima\" movie paves the way for Hispanic films.\"I hope this opens up Hollywood's eyes that we have a lot of stories to tell here in Hispanic New Mexico and we are just waiting for them,\" Anaya said. \u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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