15 Central American Movies in Spanish You Should Stream on Netflix & Other Platforms
Hoping to muscle their way up into the global cinema conversation in ways its nearby neighbors like Mexico and Cuba have been doing for decades, filmmakers from Central America are finally seeing their efforts flourish. Established fests like the Festival Internacional de Cine Panamá and the Costa Rica International Film Festival (CRFIC) have been focusing not just on showcasing but investing in cinema from the region. This has led to an interest in projects like Ixcanul, the Guatemalan film about a young indigenous woman, which became only the country’s second ever submission to the Oscar foreign language film category.
As local filmmakers take advantage of a slew of new funding opportunities and are finally able to tell their own stories, the Central American cinematic landscape has blossomed to include all kinds of genres. If you’re on the look out for films in Spanish from Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, or Nicaragua to check out, we’ve compiled a handy list of 15 flicks that are available to stream right now. Whether you want a full history lesson on Guatemalan politics or prefer a dreamy black-and-white rom-com; whether you wanna Netfllix and chill or opt to support Latin American streaming services like Pantaya, these 15 films have you covered.
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