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REVIEW: ‘La Camarista’ Is a Hopeful & Intimate Exploration of a Housekeeper’s Life in Perpetual Limbo

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 19:47:36 +0000

The concept of time becomes infinite in La Camarista (The Chambermaid), an intimate drama that offers a behind-the-scenes look into the daily grind of an everyday housekeeper working in a posh high-rise hotel in Mexico City. Director and co-writer Lila Avilés‘ feature film debut captures what it’s like to perform the tedious work of a

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10 Must-See Movies at Hola Mexico Film Festival

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 23 May 2019 21:42:26 +0000

For its 11th edition the Hola Mexico Film Festival is yet again bringing some of Mexico’s best and brightest to Los Angeles. Showcasing both critically acclaimed films by up and coming directors as well as the kind of broad comedies that are box office hits across the border, the week-long celebration offers a snapshot of the

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The International Film Festival Panamá Showcases Central America’s Blossoming Cinema

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:14:55 +0000

With more than 70 feature films, this year’s International Film Festival Panamá (IFF Panamá) is yet again proof that Central America is making great strides when it comes to nurturing its film industries. While local audiences will be able to get a chance to see festival favorites by the likes of Hirokazu Kore-eda, Barry Jenkins, Pawel Pawlikowski, and Sebastian

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7 Must-See Latin American Movies at New Directors/New Films

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 20:13:57 +0000

This year, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art’s New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) program gets to boast that they first hosted Captain Marvel directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck back in 2006 with their film Half Nelson. It’s a reminder that this celebration of emerging filmmakers from around the world is the place to see the

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5 Rising Latino Actors & Filmmakers Share How Their Work is Breaking Stereotypes

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:06:02 +0000

If there was one theme running through the panel conversation celebrating Variety‘s 10 Latinx to Watch, it was the desire to keep breaking stereotypes. Taking place during the Miami Film Festival, the event featured five of this year’s honorees: directors Lila Avilés (The Chambermaid), Jayro Bustamante (Ixcanul, Tremors), and Gigi Saul Guerrero (La Quinceañera), as well as actors Daniel

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These Are the Must-See Movies at San Diego Latino Film Festival

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:38:32 +0000

Now in its 26th year, the San Diego Latino Film Festival continues to celebrate the wide variety of US Latino and Latin American cinema. With over a hundred films – including screenings of classics like Allison Anders’s Mi vida loca and the 4K restoration of Mikhail Kalatozo’s Soy Cuba – the fest offers choices for every kind of

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Latin American Movies About Domestic Workers Are Always Told From the Perspective of the Elite

Carlos Aguilar — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 18:46:57 +0000

Haunted by the remnants of colonialism and the advent of neoliberalism, Latin American societies today continue to face rampant economic inequality. Living parallel existences, the paths of those in the privileged class and the poor majority only intersect when interacting as beneficiaries and providers of services. As the collective consciousness has started to grapple with

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