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Sinfonía, Sabor & Cine - A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in Sound & Cinema
Stony Brook, NY — The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) in Stony Brook Village (at 97 Main Street) presents Sinfonía, Sabor & Cine - A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in Sound & Cinema. A celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month 2026 (Tuesday, September 15, to Thursday, October 15) with two music concerts and documentary film screenings. For more information, visit https://www.limusichalloffame.
"The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame is proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by showcasing the extraordinary richness of Latin culture,” said LIMEHOF Executive Director Judi Lach Veeck. “We are thrilled to bring world-class artists to our stage, highlighting not only artistic brilliance, but the shared cultural heritage that continues to shape and inspire the world of entertainment."
On Sunday, September 20, at 2pm LIMEHOF (97 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY) will host a Percussion Workshop and Concert featuring Hector Martignon. The percussion workshop will feature World-class Colombian percussionist Samuel Torres, exploring instruments and rhythms from Latin America and Peruvian bassist Daniel Oetz Salcines. This workshop will be followed by a concert with Colombian pianist Hector Martignon on piano and accordion. This event is free for members, included with admission ticket, or $10 admission includes both the workshop and concert.
On Saturday, October 3rd at 3pm LIMEHOF presents an afternoon of Latin American classical music concert with World-renowned Argentinian pianist Mirian Conti at the Patchogue-Medford Library (54-60 E Main St, Patchogue, NY). This event is free.
The Second Annual LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival will feature three films making their Long Island premieres, focusing on Hispanic artists and stories.
Saturday, Sept. 26 | 11:05 AM Precious Perez in The Blind Reggaetonera
Sunday, Sept. 27 | 11 AM Paquito D'Rivera: From Carne y Frijol to Carnegie Hall
Featuring the legendary Cuban-American musician, with performances and collaborations with Chucho Valdés and Yo-Yo Ma
Sunday, Sept. 27 | 12:45 PM Leiva Oficial in Until My Voice Breaks
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About the films
Long Island Premiere
The Blind Reggaetonera
Short | United States | 27 Minutes | English
THE BLIND REGGAETONERA chronicles the journey of Precious Perez, a young woman redefining what it means to live with a disability while giving back to her community. Through her story, we explore the intersection of music, vision, romance, disability rights, and the fight for equal access to education. As Precious pursues her dream, she also dedicates herself to educating and inspiring the next generation of blind children, showing them that the sky is the limit. Director: River Zhihui Zhang.
New York Premiere
Paquito D’Rivera: from Carne y Frijol to Carnegie Hall
Feature | United States | 73 Minutes | English, Spanish
This lively and heartfelt documentary traces the remarkable life and career of Paquito D’Rivera, a 16-time Grammy and Latin Grammy-winning artist whose boundless musical curiosity defies genre. A virtuoso clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer, D’Rivera left Cuba in 1980 at great personal risk, forging an immigrant success story defined by brilliance, humor, and reinvention. Filmed across New York, Boston, Miami, and Uruguay, the film features intimate performances and collaborations with D’Rivera’s longtime friend Chucho Valdes and world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Director: Juan Mandelbaum (Our Disappeared/Nuestros Desaparecidos; Caetano in Bahia; A New World of Music).
United States Premiere
Until My Voice Breaks
Feature | Spain | 90 Minutes | Spanish
With all the emotional depths it entails, Spanish rock singer, musician and songwriter Leiva offers a raw, unfiltered first-person account of the whirlwind he’s currently living through, granting unprecedented access to his life at the peak of his career. An irreversible issue with one of his vocal cords constantly challenges both his present and future, yet he can’t imagine any path other than carrying on — until his voice breaks! One of Spain’s most successful and respected contemporary rock artists, Leiva has earned two Goya Awards for Best Original Song, nine Latin Grammy nominations, multiple Platinum and Multi-Platinum records, and multiple No. 1 albums in Spain. In 2026, he received eight nominations and won four awards at Spain’s Music Awards. His career spans both his years as a member of the hugely successful Spanish rock band Pereza and an acclaimed solo career that has taken him to major venues and festivals throughout Spain and Latin America. He has opened for The Rolling Stones at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and sold out five consecutive concerts at Madrid’s WiZink Center. Critics often compare aspects of his songwriting and production to artists such as Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Ryan Adams. As a songwriter and producer, he has also collaborated with major artists including Joaquín Sabina, for whom he produced the acclaimed album Lo niego todo. His achievements in music and film have made him one of the defining figures in contemporary Spanish rock — making the intimate story of a singer confronting the possibility of losing his voice all the more powerful. Directors: Mario Forniés and Lucas Nolla.
About HECTOR MARTIGNON
Be it as a highly requested pianist, composer, orchestrator and conductor, New York based, Colombian born Hector Martignon is featured on over a hundred albums in a wide spectrum of genres, from Classical and Crossover, to Jazz and World Music, to Rock and Pop, four Broadway Musicals (including Paul Simon’s Capeman) and multiple theater and film scores, including Ang Lee's OSCARnominated movie Eat, Drink, Man, Woman. Two of his solo CDs (Refugee, 2008, and Second Chance, 2010) were nominated for a GRAMMY Award.
He has toured the world with such greats as Ray Barretto (for whom Hector wrote over half of the compositions and arrangements), Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Steve Turre, Don Byron, Tito Puente and was featured pianist with Max Roach's famed Project America at the 92 St Y.
He is a requested guest-lecturer and performance professor in music faculties and academies in several countries of Europe, East Asia and North- and South America and wrote an instructional book on Latin piano commissioned and published by Hal Leonard.
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