19th Plaza Classic Film Festival

By Carlos M. De la Torre,

Sam Cassiano

Published July 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM MDT

The borderland is a community that loves films, and one of the city's premier summer events, which focuses on bringing people together through cinema, returns this July, programming a series of classic and contemporary films including a local component. Join this edition of On Film with guest host Carlos de la Torre in the company of returning special guest Doug Pullen, the program director of the Plaza Classic Film Festival, to discuss the upcoming films featured at this year’s annual Plaza Classic Film Festival, July 16 through the 26th.

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Website: https://plazaclassic.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plaza.classic/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plazaclassicfilmfestival/

This program originally aired on July 11, 2026.

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Carlos M. De la Torre

Carlos De La Torre is a volunteer fill-in host for On Film, Saturdays at 11:00 AM. He runs Tower Productions which produces films and podcasts interviewing actors, writers and producers.

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Sam Cassiano

Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.

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