

Residents from this largely Latino community had to travel nearly 40 miles to see the latest film, a drive advocates say was rare since around a third of the population lives in poverty. For around a decade, the farm worker city of Delano, has lacked a movie theater. In this photo, movie goers wait in line at the Maya Cinemas Theater in Delano, Calif. Barrios/The Bakersfield Californian via AP) Henry A. rural areas that lack basic entertainment options. Moctesuma Esparza, a well-known Latino movie producer, opened his latest Maya Cinemas theater in May 2018 in the Central California city of 53,000 people as part of his ongoing effort to open movie theaters in poor, U.S. Residents from this largely Latino community had to travel nearly 40 miles to see the latest film a drive advocates say was rare since around a third of the population lives in poverty. In this photo, Linda Hylton, right, says "This is great, we don't have to drive far," as she and her friend, Ginda Adkins, left, attend the opening of at the Maya Cinemas Theater in Delano, Calif.For around a decade, the farm worker city of Delano, has lacked a movie theater. Barrios/The Bakersfield Californian via AP) The Bakersfield Californian - Henry A. In this photo, Larry Porricelli, vice president of Maya Cinemas, walks through the crowd of guests to pass out popcorn to theatergoers attending the first movies at the Maya Cinemas Theater in Delano, Calif. Barrios/The Bakersfield Californian via AP) Bakersfield Californian photographs - Henry A. This week, Moctesuma Esparza, a well-known Latino movie producer, opened his latest Maya Cinemas theater this month in the Central California city of 53,000 people as part of his ongoing effort to open movie theaters in poor, U.S.

In this photo, McFarland High senior Victoria Sharp works at the food concession and is one of the high school students that acquired one of the coveted jobs at the Maya Cinemas Theater in Delano, Calif.
