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These Are the 2019 Nominees for the Only U.S. Awards Recognizing Latin American Cinema

Kristen Lopez — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:23:17 +0000

With the Golden Globes and Academy Awards happening within the next two months, controversy over both awards bodies continued ignorance of films outside the U.S. blockbusters rages on. Thankfully, the Cinema Tropical Awards are here to widen the pool for accolades, announcing their Latin American shortlist as well as their nominees for Best U.S. Latino

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15 Latino Movies You Probably Didn’t See in 2017, But Should

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:05:09 +0000

We’re creeping towards the end of 2017 and while there were plenty (okay, a lot) of things that will have us wishing we could put this year squarely behind us, cinema is not one of them. Any year that gives us a wickedly political Guillermo del Toro adult fairy tale, a Día de Muertos-set Pixar

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These Are the Must-See Movies at FICG in LA, the Guadalajara Film Festival’s Hollywood Takeover

Carlos Aguilar — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:47:01 +0000

Growing consistently every year since its inception, the Guadalajara International Film Festival in Los Angeles (FICG in LA) returns to the TCL Chinese theatres in the heart of Hollywood for its seventh edition this month. The 4-day showcase continues to be one of the premier presenters of Latin American cinema in the city, and this

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How Latin American Directors Are Changing What We Expect From Latino Immigrant Stories

Manuel Betancourt — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:02:48 +0000

When we think of U.S. immigrant stories, filmmakers have trained us to think of perilous border crossings, of rebellious and sometimes ungrateful second-generation teens, and of hard-working migrant laborers. These are often stories of struggle, framed by issues of economic class and cultural assimilation. You could make an entire festival out of screening films like La

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These Are the Latin American Winners of Tribeca Film Festival’s Jury Awards

Vanessa Erazo — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 17:05:42 +0000

Guillermo Pfening, the star of Julia Solomonoff’s gorgeous drama Nobody’s Watching (Nadie nos mira), took home the prize for Best Actor in an International Narrative Feature Film at the Tribeca Film Festival Awards on Thursday night. Alessandro Nivola and Willem Dafoe presented the visibly emotional Argentine actor with the award on behalf of the jury,

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Julia Solomonoff’s Gorgeous ‘Nobody’s Watching’ Sheds New Light on the Latino Immigrant Experience

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:00:13 +0000

Nobody’s Watching is a deceptively simple film. Taking place over one year in New York City (and Buenos Aires), Julia Solomonoff’s latest project is about an aspiring TV actor from Argentina biding his time until an indie movie about undocumented immigrants he signed on for heads into production. Taking jobs as a waiter and a babysitter,

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TRAILER: An Out-of-Work Immigrant Actor Navigates NYC in Melancholy ‘Nobody’s Watching’

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 20:50:07 +0000

Making it in New York, I don’t know if you’ve heard, is very hard. Especially if you’re an actor. Even more so if you’re a foreigner. You have to take odd jobs, you have to go in for roles like “bike messenger,” and you have to endure being told that you should really work on

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