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20 Latina-Directed Films to Stream During Women’s History Month

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:54:20 +0000

There are many statistics we could deploy here to remind you of the systemic ways female directors in general and Latina filmmakers in particular are undervalued and under-appreciated around the world. But for Women’s History Month, we figured it’d be more productive to celebrate instead the work of talented Latinas around the globe who are

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It’s Official: Argentina, Chile & Brazil Produced the Best Latin American Films of 2018

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 18:28:29 +0000

The Cinema Tropical Awards have spoken and have crowned the best Latin American film of 2018. Announced on Thursday, January 10 at a special ceremony at the 15th Floor Conference Center of The New York Times headquarters, the juried awards named Lucrecia Martel‘s dizzying colonial epic Zama the Best Film of the year. If you’re wondering why

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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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This Film Series Brings the Best of Latin American Cinema to Houston

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:32:41 +0000

Now in its thirteenth edition, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Latin Wave program is set to bring some of the best recent Latin American films to Texas. With films from Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Argentina and the Dominican Republic that range from sweeping historical epics to comedic family films this year’s program promises to have something

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Lincoln Center to Screen Every Film by Lucrecia Martel, Latin America’s Most Important Female Director

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:59:59 +0000

Few Latin American directors have found the kind of critical adoration that’s greeted Lucrecia Martel. The Argentine director first burst into the scene with La ciénaga (2001), a loose and lucid look at bourgeois life in her native country through the lens of a summer family gathering. Her next two films, La niña santa (2001) and La mujer

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The International Film Festival Panamá Puts a Spotlight on Central America’s Blossoming Cinema

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:12:08 +0000

With over 70 films, the Festival Internacional de Cine Panamá is making sure that local audiences get a chance to see the cinematic achievements that may not otherwise grace their screens. The fest kicks off with Sebastian Lelio’s Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman and closes with Panama City-born Abner Benaim’s music doc, Ruben Blades Is Not My Name. But in between,

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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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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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Here Are the 15 Latin American Movies in the Running for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar

Carlos Aguilar — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:23:35 +0000

Once again the record number of countries eager for a shot at Oscar glory has increased. This year, 92 nations submitted movies to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film category, among them are 15 features representing Latin America. Last year, the Academy overlooked deserving

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With ‘Zama,’ Lucrecia Martel Asserts Her Place as Latin America’s Most Acclaimed Female Director

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 21:20:53 +0000

Lucrecia Martel’s Zama is that rare period piece that feels of and about its time. Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto, it’s a look at Latin America’s colonial history, the ambitious film follows Don Diego de Zama (Daniel Giménez Cacho) as he hopes to be relocated out of Asunción and back with his family. His mind

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