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10 Groundbreaking Latina Directors You Need to Know About

Sofía AguilarMarch 15, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMarch 15, 202301168

Women’s History Month is a time to reflect on the contributions of the women in our lives and in the industries that make the media and entertainment we consume, including film. Despite the major contributions of women in directorial roles,...

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11 Latina-Led Films to Watch in Honor of Women’s History Month

Sofía AguilarMarch 14, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMarch 14, 202301026

Women’s History Month is a time of year to celebrate women and support their voices. Even though we should be doing that everyday, there’s no better time than now to support women in film both in front of and behind...

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17 Afro-Latinx Films to Watch for Black History Month

Sofía AguilarFebruary 28, 2023March 3, 2023

by Sofía AguilarFebruary 28, 2023March 3, 202301313

It’s Black History Month, a time when we celebrate the important Black changemakers, icons, leaders, and more throughout history and in the present day. We should be listening to Black storytellers this month and every month, and films are a...

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‘Huesera: The Bone Woman’ Shows the Complicated Pain of Motherhood

Sofía AguilarFebruary 24, 2023February 24, 2023

by Sofía AguilarFebruary 24, 2023February 24, 2023015119

WARNING: Some spoilers ahead The horror film genre is often reduced to gore and screams but it can also take a frightening look at very real pain and trauma. Huesera: The Bone Woman was directed and co-written by Mexico City-based Michelle...

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Colombian Novel ‘The Sound of Things Falling’ Gets Film Adaptation

Sofía AguilarJanuary 4, 2023

by Sofía AguilarJanuary 4, 202302330

As we kick off 2023 we get to celebrate representation in the film adaptation of a novel written by a Colombian writer. We’re excitedly looking forward to the film adaptations of Erika L. Sanchez’s I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican...

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9 Films About Indigenous LATAM History You Need to Watch

Sofía AguilarNovember 21, 2022

by Sofía AguilarNovember 21, 202203916

It’s Native American Heritage Month and while we should always be uplifting Indigenous voices, this is a dedicated time of the year for all of us to educate ourselves about the land we’re currently occupying and its original Indigenous occupants...

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How This Puerto Rican Film Festival Is Uplifting the Island

Bill O’ConnorNovember 8, 2017December 8, 2020

by Bill O’ConnorNovember 8, 2017December 8, 202001906

November 8 kicks off the 7th Annual International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival (IPRHFF) in several locations across New York. While the island remains very much still devastated by Hurricane Maria, the films showcased are giving a much needed spotlight...