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El Camino: a film of sci-fi / horror alienation and existentialism
Fernando Campos and Jaime Jasso, “El Camino” (2020) A well made and visually gorgeous film,
Category: Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Reviews of Spanish-language films from Latin America (Mexico, Caribbean area, Central America, South America). Reviews of Spanish-language films from United States may be included here.
Latin American Films (Spanish language) | North American Films
La Carnada: one boy’s road to Hell paved with love and concern in a spider web of exploitation
Josh Soskin, “La Carnada” (2014) In a poverty-stricken town in Mexico not far from the
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Birds of Passage: a generic fable of easy wealth and crime leading to doom given fresh life by an indigenous Colombian setting
Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra, “Birds of Passage / Pájaros de Verano” (2018) In many ways,
Latin American Films (Spanish language) | North American Films
The Grayzone meets Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro: meeting a determined, passionate yet humble leader
Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal, “The Grayzone meets Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro” (The Grayzone Project,
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
The Heiresses: a slow-burning character study of self-transformation
Marcelo Martinessi, “The Heiresses / Las Herederas” (2018) A slow-burning, low-key character study that, among
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Roma: a passive film where characters react to major events with blankness
Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma” (2018) Conceived as a homage and dedicated to his birth family’s housemaid
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Venezuela, the Hidden Agenda: the history and nature of a long-running hybrid war for a nation’s oil resources
Hernando Calvo Ospina, “Venezuela, the Hidden Agenda / Venezuela, la Oscura Causa” (2017) A very
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Neruda: an exploration of how stories are created and shaped by those who exercise political power
Pablo Larraín, “Neruda” (2016) Very loosely based on an episode in Chilean poet-politician Pablo Neruda’s
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
The Embrace of the Serpent: a film condemning European colonialism and its effects also carries a message of reconciliation and hope
Ciro Guerra, “The Embrace of the Serpent / El Abrazo de la Serpiente” (2015) Filmed
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Nine Queens: clever film about two con artists with a message about how societies built on greed and mutual distrust crash
Fabian Bielinsky, “Nine Queens / Nuevas Reinas” (2000) Talented Argentine director Fabian Bielinsky made just
