Documentaries, biographical films, among other events, make up the program, which aims to reveal the human being behind one of the most iconic faces of the 1950s and early 1960s.

  Titled “Marilyn Monroe: Unknown and Tragic,” the series began yesterday and honors the artist on a date that commemorates her work and outstanding presence in the entertainment industry.

  The documentary Marilyn, Last Sessions (2008), by Patrick Jeudy, will be screened, while the award-winning film My Week with Marilyn (2011), by Simon Curtis, will also be shown.

  Next week’s program features the films The Misfits (1961) by John Huston, The Prayer (1984) by Cuban filmmaker Marisol Trujillo, Marilyn Monroe: The Last Days (2001) by Patty Ivins Specht, and Insignificance (1985) by Nicolas Roeg.

  “Marilyn Monroe: Unknown and Tragic” proposes a dialogue with the viewer through the language of cinema, the medium in which she transcended through her performances and captivating appearance, which made her one of the most popular sex symbols of the era.

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