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Everything You Need to Know About the 2017 Cinema Tropical Award Nominees

Andrew S. Vargas — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:40:27 +0000

The Cinema Tropical Awards are right around the corner, which means some of New York City’s most illustrious cinephiles will be converging on the New York Times headquarters to celebrate the seventh edition of the world’s oldest awards ceremony for Latin American film. There will be winners, there will be losers, but more importantly, the best

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These Are the 2017 Nominees for the Only U.S. Awards Recognizing Latin American Cinema

Andrew S. Vargas — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 18:13:31 +0000

Since 2001, New York’s Cinema Tropical has been casually ahead of the curve in bringing the best in Latin American cinema to one of the most important centers of global film. From US premieres of watershed features like Y tu mamá también, to eye-opening film series like “Indocumentados”, the non-profit founded by Carlos A. Gutierrez

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How a VHS of ‘Los Sures’ Sparked a Movement to Preserve Williamsburg’s Latino History

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:24:22 +0000

Diego Echeverría’s 1984 documentary 'Los Sures' focuses on Williamsburg's south side and is back in theaters.

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‘Living Los Sures’ Aims to Preserve Williamsburg’s Forgotten Latino History

Andrew S. Vargas — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:05:33 +0000

Way before hipsters made Williamsburg internationally-known, Latinos were the majority in this Brooklyn neighborhood.

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