15 Must-See Latino & Latin American Movies Playing at Miami Film Festival
'La acusada' courtesy of TIFF
The bustling Miami film scene has a decidedly Latinx flavor. Case in point, while the 36th edition of the Miami Film Festival boasts films from all over the globe, its Latin American and Latino offerings (particularly those of its local filmmakers) are the ones to watch. When you have a roster of projects that feature the likes of Gael García Bernal, Julieta Zylberberg, and even AOC herself, as well as features tackling teenage sexting, family separation, 1980s CDMX’s queer punk scene, and #MeToo scandals, you know you’re in for a treat.
In addition to the many features that will be screening around Miami at the start of March, the fest also has a number of events to watch out for. Famed Puerto Rican actor Luis Guzmán (Traffic, Narcos, Magnolia) will be taking the stage in “A Talk With Luis Guzmán,” a one-on-one conversation moderated by up and coming Miami actress-writer-producer Maria Corina Ramirez to talk about his transition from social work into acting, as well as his experience as a Latino actor in Hollywood.
On the other end of the spectrum, Variety will be hosting a panel celebrating their “10 Latinxs To Watch” at the festival. The list includes One Day at a Time‘s Marcel Ruiz, Alita: Battle Angel‘s Rosa Salazar, and upcoming Dora the Explorer Isabela Moner as well as Ixcanul director Jayro Bustamante. All will be celebrated at the festival as well being featured in the industry publication’s March 5 issue.
To help you narrow down your choices, we’ve singled out 15 projects we’re very excited to catch during this year’s edition. Check them out below.
MDC’s Miami Film Festival runs March 1-10, 2019.