From Cyber Love to Huichol Murals: 10 Must-See Movies at the San Francisco Latino Film Festival

It’s been a tough ride for Latin American film festivals over the last few years, with big-name events like the New York International Latino Film Festival and the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival unexpectedly closing up shop and leaving the country’s two biggest Latino markets with no festival to call their own. But in the midst of a prolonged financial crisis and shifting markets, a few festivals have managed to hold their own, and some have even managed to join their ranks and thrive.

The Cine+Mas San Francisco Latino Film Festival is one example of a successful community initiative that has managed to weather the hard times, despite being founded only six short years ago. Filling a void left by the International Latino Film Festival – San Francisco Bay Area when it closed its doors back in 2008, Cine+Mas has brought quality programming to the entire Bay Area over seven editions, with screenings in San Francisco, San Jose, Berkeley, and Oakland.

Dominican road movies, sweaty salsa spectacles, unconventional drug war docs, and a Cuban box-office sensation are just a few of the films Bay Area audiences can look forward to this week. Here are a few of our own personal favorites.

The San Francisco Latino Film Festival runs September 18 – 27. Enter here for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the movie of your choice.