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Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo

Monica Castillo is a freelance writer and film critic based in Brooklyn. You should ask her about that time she hitchhiked to a red carpet premiere.

Fighters, Divas, and Rebels: How Female Antiheroes Are Breaking the Rules in Latin American Cinema

'Neurotic Quest for Serenity' film still courtesy of SXSW

The Usually Private Rubén Blades Opens Up About His Life for a New Documentary

Courtesy of SXSW

Power Paola On Turning Her Coming-of-Age Graphic Novel Into an Animated Movie

'Virus Tropical' still courtesy of Animation is Film Festival

These Young Sundance Fellows May Be the Future of Latin American Filmmaking

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Brandon Cruz

These Powerful Documentaries Expose Our Country’s Long History of Criminalizing Latinos

Art by Alan Lopez for Remezcla

In Sundance Drama ‘The Kindergarten Teacher,’ Gael Garcia Bernal Is the Hot Writing Professor You Wish You Had

Gael Garcia Bernal attends IFP's 26th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani, Wall Street on November 28, 2016 in New York City. Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images for IFP

Directors Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster attend the World Premiere of Science Fair at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Photo by Weston Bury

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Cristina Costantini On Finding the Perfect Subjects for Her Sundance-Winning Doc ‘Science Fair’

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One Day at a Time’s showrunners Mike Royce (from left) and Gloria Calderon Kellett pose for a photo with executive producer Norman Lear and cast members Justina Machado and Rita Moreno. Courtesy of Netflix.

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How ‘One Day at a Time’s Diverse Writers Room Creates Authentic Latino Narratives

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Karl Marx Theater Havana IMG_8288

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Take a Peek Inside the Historic Havana Movie Theaters That Still Draw Huge Crowds

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Sundance Virtual Reality Project Immerses You in 360º View of a Salsa Rueda in Havana

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Sundance Virtual Reality Project Immerses You in 360º View of a Salsa Rueda in Havana

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Adrian Martinez on Playing a Drug Dealer in ‘White Girl’: “I Pick My Stereotypes Carefully”

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Adrian Martinez on Playing a Drug Dealer in ‘White Girl’: “I Pick My Stereotypes Carefully”

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Maya Goded on Her Doc about the Mothers and Grandmothers Who Work the Streets of Mexico City

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Maya Goded on Her Doc about the Mothers and Grandmothers Who Work the Streets of Mexico City

02.02.16