"Uma Família Feliz" is a Broken One
…Feliz (A Happy Family) is Raphael Montes’ 2024 adaptation, and it has caused quite a stir among audiences and critics. Dubbed the Brazilian Stephen King, Montes is an author and…
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LGBTQ Latin American Cinema Leads the Way
…Brazilian film was directed by Hector Babenco and adapted from the novel of the same name by Argentine writer Manuel Puig. The story follows the story of two people imprisoned…
5 Latinx Movies to Look For at Tribeca 2024
…film making its North American premiere in the 2024 Tribeca Festival’s International Narrative Competition representing Brazil, Greece, the Netherlands, and the UK, Swimming Home is giving The Circle level drama….
Why Brazilian Horror Matters
…built a Brazilian horror lexicon, rather than using Hollywood’s framework. In his 2002 book, Dicionário de Filmes Brasileiros (Dictionary of Brazilian Films), Antônio Leão da Silva Neto listed that of…
On Its 20th Anniversary, I Wish “Spanglish” Made Me Proud
…their bravery. Mixed languages, like Spanglish (or Portuñol, as Alessandra, one of my college teachers would refer to her mix of Portuguese and Spanish soon after she moved from Brazil…
Wagner Moura Helps Puts Journalism Front and Center in “Civil War”
…premiered at SXSW. “I think [the audience] is gonna go with more questions, which is basically what good art should be about right?” Moura, born in Brazil, has been involved…
Camila Mendes Might Just Be Our Generations' JLo
…Someone Great (2019), Father of the Bride (2022), The Perfect Kind (2023), What Men Want (2019), etc. I particularly liked Upgraded (2024), which stars Brazilian-American Camila Mendes as Ana Santos,…
Camila Mendes and Rudy Mancuso Have Your New Favorite in “Música”
…of this project” including the executives who bought the film at Amazon and many of its producers, which include Mendes. Of Isabella, Mendes says, “She’s not just the Brazilian American…
Why We Need an Ugly Betty Remake Now
…and I loved Betty for her quirks, warmth, and unapologetic self away from stereotypes. As a good Latina, I had an obsession with telenovelas produced in Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil….
12 Latinx Films to Catch at SXSW 2024
…finally playing an actual Brazilian character, as Mancuso’s love interest. Omni Loop Our second Brazilian entry comes from Rio de Janero-born director Bernandao Britto. His Omni Loop promises to be…