Latin events in NYC, May 2-8

Latin events in NYC, May 2-8

The stunning Sara Montiel in a 1958 Daily News photo.

THURSDAY 3

FILM: The documentary Precious Knowledge about the controversial ban on ethnic studies programs in Arizona, screens at Hostos Community College, 120 E. 149th St., 5 p.m. Also screens Friday at Casabe Houses, 150 E. 121st St., 6 to 9 p.m., followed by a panel about education.

THEATER: Previews for American Jornalero, a play by Ed Cardona Jr. that explores the conflicts that surround day laborers at a Queens corner, opens in previews at INTAR Theater, 500 W. 52nd St., 8 p.m. $ 35. Wednesdays through Sundays, until June 3.

FRIDAY 4

MUSIC: The legendary Spanish actress and singer Sara Montiel performs in One Night With Sara: 55 Years After The Last Torch Song. The 84-year-old from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema will sing classics like Fumando Espero and Bsame Mucho. At Instituto Cervantes, 211 E. 49th St., 7 p.m., $ 30.

SATURDAY 5

BOXING: Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto defends his super welterweight title against superstar Floyd Mayweather, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. On HBOs pay-per-view.

SUNDAY 6

ROCK: The indigenous contemporary rock band Sak Tzevul from Chiapas, Mexico, debuts in New York at the Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 2:30 p.m. GRATIS

TUESDAY 8

SALSA: Venezuelan star Oscar DLeon (above), known as El Faran de la Salsa, is back in New York for a concert at Copacabana, 268 E. 47th St., 6 p.m. $ 20. GRATIS