8 Latinx Films to Watch for at Sundance 2026
It’s going to be an epic year at Sundance and thankfully, Latinx storytellers are representing for the last time in Park City in 2026.
Cristina Escobar
Writing at the intersection of race, gender, and pop culture, Cristina Escobar is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Latina Media Co. A rehabilitated English major, she’s a TEDx speaker, Rotten-Tomatoes approved critic, member of the Critic's Choice Association, and board member of the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association. Check out her work on Roger Ebert, NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, and media-justice org, Free Press. Finally and most importantly, her abuelita made the best tamales this world has ever seen. You can follow her on Instagram @cescobarandrade.
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