"Nickel Boys" Reminds Latinos of Our Vulnerability
…The Oscar-nominated actress said, “Acknowledgment, you’re right, is not enough. There has to be a reckoning, a real reckoning. This happened. It happened over generations, and what are we going…
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Netflix's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" Is a Courageous Retelling
…(Killing Jesus) and written (the book doesn’t have much dialogue) by Oscar-nominated Puerto Rican writer Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries), it was a monumental risk that paid off brilliantly. The…
“Down the Rabbit Hole” is a Sharp Satire on “Narco” Families
…by Jalisco author Juan Pablo Villalobos and adapted by Oscar-winning Argentine screenwriter Nicolás Giacobone, Down the Rabbit Hole is partly the story of a lonely boy who longs to own…
Happy 60th Birthday Mafalda!
…to Netflix Mafalda fans: Netflix has confirmed that it is preparing a new animated series about the iconic character. Oscar-winning Argentine Juan José Campanella, a staunch admirer of the cartoon,…
“I’m Still Here” Gives Us a Quietly Resolute Mother-Turned-Activist
…Montenegro’s daughter, who Salles had directed to an Oscars‘ Best Actress nomination in 1999’s Central Station – the only time a Brazilian woman has received this recognition by the Academy….
In Old Hollywood, The Torres Sisters Repped Latinas
…I Stole (1933) and appeared in an array of films, including The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929), Estrellados (1930), and the Oscar-winning White Shadows of the South Seas (1928),…
Maia Reficco on Representation and “One Fast Move”
…to Broadway, the silver screen, and music performance with another of her co-stars in One Fast Move, Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos (Stand and Deliver). In the film, he plays…
"Párvulos" Is a Devastating, Beautiful Coming-of-Age Story
…is a coming-of-age story combining survivalist horror with growing up and landing with a mixture that’s equal parts grim and hopeful. Directed by Isaac Ezban and written by Ezban and…
LGBTQ Latin American Cinema Leads the Way
…to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. A Fantastic Woman, directed by Sebastián Lelio, tells the story of Marina, a transgender woman who is accused of the death…
“Robot Dreams” Forsakes Language to Honor Friendship
…by a bevy of European governments, Robot Dreams premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, was nominated for an Oscar, and is now being distributed by NEON, the studio that brought…