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From Boxing to Outer Space: 15 Must-See Movies at San Diego Latino Film Festival

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 18:15:24 +0000

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the San Diego Latino Film Festival is pulling out all the stops. In addition to screening some (actually a lot) of the best Latin American films of the past year that have been making the festival rounds, the fest will feature daily concerts as part of their Sonido Latino 2018 program, the

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From Cuban Skaters to Colombian Animation: Must-See Latin American Movies at Miami Film Festival

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 20:46:41 +0000

Listen, if you’re in Florida, you need a really good excuse to not spend all day soaking up the sun. Thankfully, the Miami Film Festival is as perfect a reason to head indoors while you’re in the Sunshine state as any other. With programs that celebrate the work of local and Latino filmmakers, as well

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Cannes-Winning Director Michel Franco On Which Mexican Filmmakers He’s Excited About

Carlos Aguilar — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 22:06:51 +0000

Producing films that consistently push the moral boundaries of his characters, acclaimed Mexican filmmaker, Michel Franco, has amassed a body of work that defies narrative tropes and simplistic dichotomies. Amidst his fascinatingly unflinching domain you’ll find siblings who endured a deeply traumatic ordeal to save each other (Daniel & Ana), a young woman bullied mercilessly

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Shape of Water’ + Must-See Latino Movies Head to Los Angeles for AFI Fest

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 17:53:15 +0000

It’s officially awards season. From here on out, you won’t be able to find a gala or a film festival that doesn’t want to boast that its movie picks will be amply rewarded by critics and guilds alike. At the heart of it all is this year’s AFI Fest in Hollywood’s own backyard. Gathering a

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TRAILER: ‘Las Hijas de Abril’ Is a Must-See, Cannes Film Fest-Winning Drama About a Teen Mom

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:26:06 +0000

After starring in Pedro Almodóvar’s mother-daughter melodrama Julieta, Emma Suárez is back in Michel Franco‘s mother-daughter drama Las hijas de Abril. She plays an estranged mother who returns to the lives of her young daughters when one of them ends up pregnant. But as she readjusts to the life she’d left behind, her youngest begins to understand why

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