This year, 10 Latin American countries have selected their candidates to compete in the 86th edition of the Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the shortlist of 9 pre-nominees early January and the nominees on January 16, 2014. The last Latin American film to have won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was Juan José Campanella's El secreto de sus ojos / The Secret in their Eyes in 2009. Meet this Latin American contenders!
ARGENTINA
WAKOLDA | THE GERMAN DOCTOR
Directed by Lucía Puenzo
(Argentina/France/Spain 2013, 93 min.)
Cast: Natalia Oreiro, Àlex Brendemühl, Diego Peretti
U.S. distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
U.S. theatrical release date: Spring 2014
BRAZIL
O SOM AO REDOR | NEIGHBORING SOUNDS
Directed by Kebler Mendonça Filho
(Brazil, 2012, 131 min.)
Cast: Ana Rita Gurgel, Caio Almeida, Maeve Jinkings, Dida Maia.
U.S. distributor: Cinema Guild
U.S. theatrical release date: August 24, 2012
CHILE
GLORIA
Directed by Sebastián Lelio
(Chile/Spain, 2013, 110 min.)
Cast: Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora.
U.S. distributor: Roadside Attractions
U.S. theatrical release date: January 17, 2014
COLOMBIA
LA PLAYA DC
Directed by Juan Andrés Arango
(Colombia/Brazil/France, 2012, 90 min.)
Cast: Luis Carlos Guevara, Jamés Solís, Andrés Murillo.
U.S. distributor: ArtMattan Films
U.S. theatrical release date: July 18, 2013
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
¿QUIÉN MANDA? | WHO'S THE BOSS?
Directed by Ronni Castillo
(Dominican Republic, 2013, 87 min.)
Cast: Frank Perozo, Nashla Bogaert, Cuquín Victoria, Amauris Pérez.
U.S. distributor: N/A
U.S. theatrical release date: N/A
ECUADOR
MEJOR NO HABLAR DE CIERTAS COSAS | PORCELAIN HORSE
Directed by Javier Andrade
(Ecuador, 2012, 100 min.)
Cast: Víctor Arauz, Andrés Crespo, Alejandro Fajardo, Leovanna Orlandini.
U.S. distributor: N/A
U.S. theatrical release date: N/A
MEXICO
HELI
Directed by Amat Escalante
(Mexico, 2013, 105 min.)
Cast: Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara, Linda González.
U.S. distributor: N/A
U.S. theatrical release date: N/A
PERU
EL LIMPIADOR | THE CLEANER
Directed by Adrián Saba
(Peru, 2012, 95 min.)
Cast: Víctor Prada, Adrian Du Bois.
U.S. distributor: N/A
U.S. theatrical release date: N/A
URUGUAY
ANINA
Directed by Alfredo Sordeguit
(Uruguay/Colombia, 2013, 80 min.)
Cast: Federica Lacaño, María Mendive, César Troncoso, Cristina Morán.
U.S. distributor: N/A
U.S. theatrical release date: N/A
VENEZUELA
BRECHA EN EL SILENCIO | BREACH IN THE SILENCE
Directed by Luis and Andrés Rodríguez
(Venezuela, 2012, 90 min.)
Cast: Caremily Artígas, Juliana Cuervos, Vanessa Di Quattro.
U.S. distributor: N/A
U.S. theatrical release date: N/A
