Carlos Aguilar

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Carlos Aguilar

Originally from Mexico City, Carlos Aguilar is an alum of the Roger Ebert Fellowship for film criticism whose work has appeared on Indiewire, Movie Maker Magazine, Americas Quarterly and Variety Latino.

How an On-Set Injury Helped Rosie Perez Play a Resilient Queer Latina Detective in ‘Birds of Prey’

02.06.20

'Birds of Prey.' Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

REVIEW: ‘Te Llevo Conmigo’ Follows a Gay Mexican Couple Dealing With Homophobia & Xenophobia

01.30.20

Christian Vásquez and Armando Espitia appear I Carry You With Me by Heidi Ewing, an official selection of the NEXT program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Alejandro López.

REVIEW: ‘Las Buenas Intenciones’ Is Director Ana García’s Endearing Cinematic Letter to Her Dad

01.24.20

This Peruvian Director Is Telling the Story of a Massive Child Smuggling Operation in the ’80s

01.17.20

‘Party of Five’ Cast On Giving a Voice to Separated Families & Avoiding Trauma Porn

01.15.20

TRAILER: ‘Ya No Estoy Aquí’ Is an Immersive Look Into Monterrey & Cumbia Rebajada

12.17.19

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REVIEW: Chile’s Oscar Entry Is a Cautionary Tale on How the Far-Right Politics of the Past Still Affects the Present

12.05.19

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REVIEW: Brazil’s Oscar Entry Is an Intoxicating Drama About an Unbreakable Sisterly Bond & Soul-Crushing Patriarchy

12.03.19

Melinna Bobadilla of "Orange is the New Black" and "Little America," takes part in the insightful panel discussion "Immigration on Television: Stories from America" presented at the Wolf Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, Calif. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images

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Melinna Bobadilla on Playing a Maya K’iche’ Immigrant on ‘OITNB’: Not All Latinos Are Mestizo

12.03.19

Photo by Claire Folger. Courtesy of Lionsgate.

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REVIEW: Ana de Armas’s Character in ‘Knives Out’ Is the Latina Heroine We Need in the Trump Era

11.22.19

Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith in 'Queen & Slim.' Courtesy of Universal Pictures.

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Afro-Cuban Director Melina Matsoukas on ‘Queen & Slim’: “This Film Is to Speak to the African Diaspora”

11.22.19

'Como caido del cielo' screen shot via YouTube. Courtesy of Netflix

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TEASER: In This Netflix Movie, a Pedro Infante Impersonator Helps Pedro Infante Get to Heaven

11.19.19