MEXICO CITY, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Artists from Mexico and from Spain's Canary Islands will hold an drama festival from Wednesday to Sept. 5 across Mexico City.

    The festival, called Interculturality 2009, will show five short films and four plays, festival organizer Susana Carrillo told media on Monday.

    Carrillo said that Venezuela would be the festival's guest of honor. The play "Alma de Vaudeville" (Vaudeville's Soul) written by Venezuela's Armando Holzer and performed by the Trayecto Teatro (Theatre Journey) company will be on show during the festival.

    Also on show will be "Todos Somos un Amor" (We are one love) from Mexican director Efren Sanchez, and Magdalena, Carmen, Frida Kahlo and Calderon, by Spain's Jose Luis Donaldson.

    A similar festival will be held in the Canary Islands after the one in Mexico.