The-almost-sighting of Jaime Camil

The husband and I were going to be in Tijuana on Sunday, visiting the baby that my cuñada is adopting from Mexico, and decided we would go to the Gala of the Festival del Cine Baja California, which Jaime was supposed to be hosting on Sunday night, since we would be in Tijuana already. We tried to buy tickets online the week before and were told we could buy them at the ticket office at CECUT in downtown Tijuana. When we arrived, of course the ticket sellers didn't even know the event was happening, and the guest services personnel said to come back later in the evening, just in case there was someone from the festival selling tickets. When we came back, the red carpet was all laid out, the camera crews were around, but there was maybe 20 people standing around at 7pm, with the event supposedly starting at 8. We noticed a hand-written sign posted on the doors of the Sala, stating that Jaime wasn't going to be there, and my husband and I decided to save $40 and get back to Los Angeles, since it takes an hour to cross la Linea, even when walking over.

I've worked at film festivals in LA in the past, and this one earns the title for being the least organized. My guess is that the low ticket sales prompted Jaime to cancel. I do think it was rather devious that both the film festival website and Jaime's own website were promoting his appearance up to the day of the event, (if in fact he did cancel the week before, as was reported by Karell, who said she heard it on a radio program in Mexico last week), although we did get to eat quesadillas at Tacos Paisano and went to La Mejor for my most favorite and the absolutely most delicious pan dulce, and I loved seeing my cutie-pie soon-to-be sobrino.

Addendum: Jaime's website was updated just now, with an apology for missing the event, due to a "medical emergency", although he was in Chihuahua on the previous night, at an event with 10,000 screaming girls, so I wonder what kind of medical emergency it might be??!!!?? but I think it could have something to do with this ...totally dorky dancing with 14-year-old girls;) Que ridiculo - the things that Rosy Ocampo makes these people do!

posted by letylafea @ 3:22 PM