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Argentines use murals to search for missing children

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA (authorities) have said has
Associated Press been satisfactory."
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina She suspects that her sister,
(AP) — Daiana Garnica's a cheerful teenager who
sparkling eyes catch the was close to her family, was
attention of many passers- delivered to a prostitution
by in Argentina's capital, ring. But she remains hope-
where her face is painted ful.
on a wall in a plea for help "I think this (mural project)
to find the teenager who that spreads her image is
disappeared one year going to help speak to the
ago. public conscience, and re-
Garnica's image is one of inforce the fact that there's
five paintings of missing a family waiting for her,"
young people put on walls she said. "If they think like
across Buenos Aires in a bid a father, a mother, a family
to raise awareness about member, it will move them
their disappearances. to speak out."
The initiative, which is led The national registry of miss-
by the private group Miss- ing minors says 1,154 are
ing Children Argentina un- still missing out of the 2,571
der the #ParedesQueBus- cases reported last year
can, or #WallsThatSearch, A man walks by a mural of Daiana Garnic, a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since last nationwide. Most are be-
slogan, is supported by a year, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. tween the ages of 13 and
growing number of urban 17, and girls predominate
artists who hope their work smiling face, which is paint- and "art," based the paint- only person arrested in the among the missing. The
helps the search become ed in black and white and ing on one of the photo- case so far. He is accused campaign was launched
more visible. tones of grey that contrast graphs the family has used of playing a role in her dis- by Missing Children and the
"I wanted to communicate with a colorful background in the search for Garnica, appearance. Authorities advertising agency DDB
the gaze, which is the stron- resembling a galaxy. Gar- who went missing at age have offered a reward of Argentina. All the images
gest, so that the image has nica's portrait is on the ex- 17. about $6,000 for informa- share the same deep gaze
an impact," artist Sebastian terior wall of a bus terminal She was last seen on May tion leading to Garnica's in the eyes. In a corner of
Richeri told The Associated in the Villa Crespo neigh- 6, 2017, when she went out whereabouts. each mural, the artist has
Press. "So you stop and stare borhood, where urban art shopping with Dario Suarez, "Tucuman doesn't have painted the name and age
at it, instead of looking at it is often displayed in murals. a neighbor in her small enough means to look for of the missing youngster,
like just another face." Richeri, who signs his work community in the north- missing people," Daiana's and a telephone number
A bright orange neon light "Chispart," a nickname that ern Argentine province sister, Sonia Garnica, told to call in case anyone has
surrounds the teenager's combines "spark" in Spanish of Tucuman. Suarez is the the AP. "Nothing that the information.q

In 'Ibiza' a summer comedy,

streaming at home

By JAKE COYLE maphobe boss (the excel- EDM-blaring clubs of Ibiza is
Associated Press lent Michaela Watkins) dis- probably about as likely as
So long a staple of the mov- patches her to Barcelona discovering the meaning of
iegoing experience, the on a business trip to land a life on spring break at Lake
summer comedy has fallen Sangria client for their pub- Havasu.
on hard times. There are lic relations company. But "Ibiza," scripted by Lau-
hardly any on this season's Harper's two best friends, ryn Kahn and directed by
release schedule, and one Nikki (Bayer) and Leah Alex Richanbach (both This image released by Netflix shows, from left, Vanessa Bayer,
of the more promising can- (Phoebe Robinson of "2 Funny Or Die veterans and Phoebe Robinson and Gillian Jacobs in a scene from "Ibiza."
didates — "Ibiza," starring Dope Queens") insist on disciples of "Ibiza" producer
the terrific Gillian Jacobs coming along. When the Adam McKay and Will Fer- Jacobs has by now be- ing unknowingly stenciled
and the former "Saturday normally reticent Harper rell) has a loose, natural come an expert in sar- across Harper's face.
Night Live" cast member pursues a DJ love interest rhythm that easily surpasses castic, wounded, resilient And while the genial Robin-
Vanessa Bayer — isn't play- (Richard Madden, a.k.a. its cliche framework. characters, and she holds son is also a key part of the
ing in theaters but is stream- Robb Stark on "Game of And unlike some of its fore- "Ibiza" together just as sure- group, "Ibiza" most belongs
ing on Netflix. Thrones"), their European runners, "Ibiza" doesn't feel ly as she does an episode to Bayer. In her largest
In most ways, "Ibiza" doesn't trip takes an impromptu like it's stretching to stitch of "Love," also a Netflix title. movie role yet, the former
differ greatly from the late- detour to Spain's nightclub together a few memorable As ludicrous as it sounds, "SNL"er (she departed last
arriving post-"Bridesmaids" destination. set pieces. her budding romance year after seven seasons)
ilk of raunchy female-led The outline of "Ibiza" isn't It works best when the three with Madden's famous DJ plays the Melissa McCar-
road trip comedies. Jacobs promising. A movie geared are just in a hotel room or comes across as quite gen- thy-esque role of hapless
("Love," ''Community") plays around a hot Ibiza DJ the back seat of a cab uine; they believably fall in sidekick, but with a more
an angst-ridden, single sounds like a straight-to- because the chemistry be- love at first sight, brought subtle and shy comic ener-
New Yorker named Harper video Zac Efron movie. tween the trio is earnestly together by that evergreen gy to her physical comedy.
whose intensely cruel, ger- And finding true love in the winning. valentine: a crude draw- q