Spanglish Waltz

Set in La Alma Lincoln Park, one of Denver’s oldest neighborhoods, Spanglish Waltz explores the shift in the area’s cultural and ethnic dominance from the point of view of a citizen of foreign birth.

Starting before the pandemic and over the course of several years, writer-producer Tarek Chacra constructs a debate about place, race and opportunity based on frank discussions with Denver historians, activists, artists, entrepreneurs and residents.

From candid interviews, two divergent interpretations of this neighborhood emerge. One anchored in the narratives of the indigenous settlers and another informed by the experience of European newcomers.

In this gentrifying area of Denver where the meaning of community is defined through the ethnicity of the observer, Spanglish Waltz examines the role of race and class in testing the viability of America’s melting pot promise.