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Oct 1, 2020 · Blackscrackle Films. Stream it on Amazon Prime. The filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo grapples with the complexity of Puerto Rican identity as she traces the life of her late uncle, Miguel Dieppa: a gay ...
3 days ago · Spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States, and the recent boom in streaming services has made it easier than ever for audiences looking for Spanish-language movies to find them. Earlier this year, Alfonso Cuarón’s landmark film Roma earned an impressive 10 Oscar nominations, and the director took home three statuettess for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best ...
Sep 15, 2021 · The Book of Life, directed by Jorge Gutierrez. Watch Now on Disney+. The Book of Life is an enchanting film that is rich in its love for Mexican art, culture, and lore. At first, it appears to be ...
- Father of The Bride
- In The Heights
- Plan B
- Mucho Mucho Amor
- The Infiltrators
- Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
- Beatriz at Dinner
- Instructions Not Included
- Mosquita Y Mari
- Sin Nombre
This remake of the 1991 romantic comedy starring Diane Keaton and Steve Martin finds Andy Garcia in the titular role as the father of the bride. He’s Billy Herrera, a self-made Miami architect who’s going through a rough patch with his wife Ingrid Herrera (Gloria Estefan), who wants a divorce. He doesn’t understand what his youngest daughter Cora H...
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights got the movie treatment last year. Even though In the Heights didn’t make it to our list of 2021’s best films of the year, it’s an excellent recommendation if you want to get a history lesson when it comes to relevant Latinas whose work should be told for Hispanic H...
Actress Natalie Morales (Parks and Recreation), who’s a first-generation daughter of Cuban refugees, made her solo directorial debut this year with Hulu’s Plan B. The coming-of-age tale follows Mexican-American Lupe (Victoria Moroles) and Indian-American Sunny (Kuhoo Verma). They’re both daughters of immigrant parents and teenagers trying to figure...
This Netflix documentary is directed by filmmakers Cristina Costantini (Science Fair) and Kareem Tabsch (The Last Resort) and tells the story of Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado. He became a TV personality who was very popular on Latin American and U.S. television and had a career spanning from the 1970s onward. Costantini and Tabsch were abl...
This movie is based on true events, combines documentary elements and won the Audience Award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The story follows the National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA), formed by a group of Dreamers who try to stop deportations. When Claudio Rojas (played by himself) is detained and sent to a detention facility to be deporte...
If U.S.-Hispanic representation in film is lacking, Afro-Latine representation is even more so. This is another reason why this animation movie, winner of a Best Animated Feature Film Oscar, became one of the must-watch titles in 2018, even if you’re not that much into comic book adaptations. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versedoesn’t only work as a ...
If you enjoyed The White Lotus, you might also like this film written by White Lotuscreator Mike White. Puerto Rican filmmaker Miguel Arteta directs this story in which the Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek plays Beatriz. She’s a massage therapist who accidentally ends up attending a dinner party at her affluent client’s (Connie Britton) house. ...
This box office hit — it earned $100 million worldwide with a reported budget of just $5 million — stars Mexican comedic actor Eugenio Derbez (CODA) as Valentín. He’s a womanizer who lives in Acapulco and has flings with as many tourists as possible. When one of his old flames, Julie (Jessica Lindsey), leaves him with a baby girl saying it’s his da...
Queer Chicana filmmaker Aurora Guerrero (Little America) wrote and directed this movie about high school classmates Yolanda (Fenessa Pineda) and Mari (Venecia Troncoso). They live in the same primarily Mexican immigrant neighborhood in Los Angeles and become friends even though they couldn’t be more different. This bilingual film shows the attracti...
Cary Joji Fukunaga (No Time to Die) wrote and directed this independent film produced by Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal. We should add that since we first published this article, there have been allegations of abuse of power and misconduct against Fukunaga. Paulina Gaitán plays Sayra, an Uruguayan girl trying to make her way to Ne...
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- Hispanic movies you’ll fall in love with. When it comes to movie night, there are thousands of options to choose from. Dramas, romantic comedies, classic movies—the possibilities are endless.
- In the Heights. Released: 2021. Rated: PG-13. Memorable quote: “Start small. Dream big.” Based on the Tony Award–winning musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, In the Heights is an absolute celebration of Latinidad set in the heavily Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights, New York.
- Real Women Have Curves. Released: 2002. Rated: PG-13. Memorable quote: “Like my grandmother used to say, ‘There’s no better dressing than meat on bones.'” In her first starring role, America Ferrera plays Ana, a young woman juggling the responsibilities to her family and their textile business as a first-generation Mexican American with her dreams of going to college.
- Coco. Released: 2017. Rated: PG. Memorable quote: “Nothing’s more important than family.” This heartfelt Pixar film follows a young Mexican boy named Miguel, who accidentally finds himself in the Land of the Dead.
Oct 7, 2021 · 23. Stand and Deliver (1988) ALLSTAR PICTURE LIBRARY LTD./ALAMY STOCK PHOTO. An inspiring film about the power of hope and motivation to overcome racial profiling, this drama stars an unforgettable Edward James Olmos as real-life Bolivian American math teacher Jaime Escalante, who taught his students in AP Calculus.
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Sep 15, 2021 · They run the gamut from classics that continue to inspire (Stand and Deliver) to seminal game-changers (Salt of the Earth) to movies made for little people that had bigger things on their minds (The Book of Life, Spy Kids). Each made an impression with these critics, one that ignited or sustained their passion for movies and gave them a valuable perspective on identity.
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