ArteCareyes Film and Art Festival Will Light Up the Costalegre PR Buzz
go to original February 12, 2013

The ArteCareyes Film & Arts Festival will be celebrating only its third year but it is already recognized as one of the most exciting cultural events in Mexico.

Being held at Casa Careyes on the Costalegre February 27 through March 3, it will feature screenings of short films and documentaries, gourmet dinners with wine pairings, showings by Mexican artists and designers, parties, musical performances, polo games, and more.

Many chic luxury brands are sponsoring the event including Infiniti, Moet & Chandon, El Palacio de Hierro, Montblanc, Quien Magazine, E! Entertainment, Monte Xanic, Mezcal Unión, Johnnie Walker Blue, Ciroc and Buchanans - as well as Las Alamandas resort.

As a sponsor, Las Alamandas' guests will have access to tickets and roundtrip transportation to all events, so they can experience all the festival has to offer. Las Alamandas also will host one of the festival soirees: a beach party from noon to 5:00 p.m. on February 28 with a seafood buffet lunch, live band and DJ.

Careyes is an innovative, avant-garde art and cultural center, as well as a hotel, located a short drive from Las Alamandas. ArteCareyes is an artistic platform that promotes emerging young talents in film, art, music and design, and a cultural meeting point where creators exhibit their work and come together with other artists and guests.

On the agenda are screenings by Mexican, Latin American and international short film makers, exhibits by up-and-coming artists, exhibits by Mexican designers, and an array of musical performances from electro-cumbias, bossa nova and electronic jazz to rockabilly, indie rock, folk and Mexican cabaret.

E! Entertainment and InStyle will host a Red Carpet, and various awards and prizes will be presented including lifetime achievement awards to personalities in the international film industry.

The Costalegre, located between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo on the Pacific coast, is Mexico's least developed resort area - by design. This is Mexico's ecological destination of spectacular and untouched natural beauty with only a handful of eco-friendly, high-end resorts set within their own nature reserves that were created by visionary hoteliers, including Casa Careyes and Las Alamandas.

Las Alamandas is the ultimate tropical paradise on 1,500 lush acres. The intimate resort has just 17 ultra-luxurious suites with shaded terraces, private Jacuzzis and oversize tubs. The hallmark of this exclusive retreat is the highest level of personalized service.

Guests dine on sophisticated farm-to-table gourmet cuisine prepared with seafood freshly caught by local fisherman, organic meats, and produce and fruits grown in the resort's own organic gardens.

Activities include tennis, beach volleyball, croquet, lawn chess, mountain biking, ping-pong, horseback riding, bird watching, kayaking, hiking, surfing and boogie boarding. There is a fully equipped air-conditioned gym, 60-foot swimming pool and chic rooftop bar.

At Las Alamandas, guests discover one of the most beautiful natural environments of any resort - a private nature reserve of untouched white-sand beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs, lagoons and the Rio San Nicholas that are habitats for numerous species of birds, trails that are ideal for biking and hiking, and view points with dramatic panoramas. Las Alamandas' verdant gardens are a profusion of towering palms, flowing fountains, expansive lawns and colorful blossoms, including the resort's namesake yellow "Alamanda" flower.

For more information about the Careyes Film Festival and reservations at Las Alamandas, Telephone + (52) 322 285-5500; toll free in U.S. and Canada 888-882-9616; or info@alamandas.com.