At the Bar, with words and music by former Point Loma High School theater and music guru Larry Zeiger, is now part of a music video from his album “Meetchu in Machu Picchu: the Music of Larry Zeiger.” The music video stars Point Loma resident Steve Grady, who plays with local band The Lomatones, Grady is a former student of Zeiger’s and sang in his 1987 school production of “Framed Illusions.” Grady appears in the video with singer/classical guitarist Lorraine Castellanos. The film was directed by Blaise O’Dell, another former Zeiger student (class of 2008) who is studying film at San Diego State University. James Rios (class of 2008) was the director of photography. The film was shot at Zia’s Bistro in Little Italy on a rainy night in December and is the story of a lonely young man who enters a crowded bar in search of companionship. On Friday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m., “Meetchu in Machu Picchu” will premiere at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park, where it was filmed last December. The film stars William B.J. Robinson, a student at Southwestern College, and film actor David Fernandez (another Zeiger student from the class of ‘94) and a cast of nearly 70 salsa dancers, including international dance champpions Marilyn Klisser and Rodrigo Leyva and dance celebrity Serena Cuevas from “Dancing with the Stars.” There will be a special guest appearance by world-famous trumpet player Gilbert Castellanos, who also performs on Larry’s album. Most of the cast will be present at the premiere. “Meetchu in Machu Picchu” was filmed by Larry’s former student, Gabriel Soto (class of ‘94) with camerawork by Point Loma filmmakers Charlie Pham and Anh Nguyen, with additional camerawork and editing by L.A. filmmaker Nelson Melgar. The story of the film is about a young man, a composer, who longs for his girlfriend (played by Ariel McCann) who is thousands of miles away in Peru. Through his imagination, he enters an exciting world of music and dance where anything is possible. The event May 20 event at the Centro Cultural will include salsa dancing, special guest stars, a red carpet and refreshments. Admission for the premiere and the festivities is $5, and all proceeds will go to the Centro Cultural de la Raza to help future art and culture exhibits (Larry’s on the Arts Advisory Committee of the Centro). Zeiger, O’Dell and Soto are submitting the film to festivals throughout the world. For more information, call (619) 840-4252, or email [email protected].








