The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today its list of invitations to 487 distinguished artists and executives to join the organization as members in 2024, which includes numerous Latinx and Latin American film professionals and talents from Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Uruguay, and the United States.
The class of 2024 include Chilean actor Alfredo Castro (El Conde, Tony Manero), Brazilian actress Maeve Jinkings (Toll, Neon Bull), Mexican actress Kate Del Castillo (Under the Same Moon, American Visa), and Argentine-born American actress Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, In the Heights).
In the Directors branch, seven filmmakers were invited: Uruguayan Fede Álvarez (The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Don’t Breathe), Guatemalan Jayro Bustamente (La Llorona, Tremors), Mexican Lila Avilés (Totem, The Chambermaid), Brazilian Juliana Rojas (Good Manners, Necropolis Symphony), Puerto Rican Angel Manuel Soto (Blue Beetle, Charm City Kings), and Latinx directors Alex Rivera (The Infiltrators, Sleep Dealer), and Kyle Patrick Alvarez (The Stanford Prison Experiment, C.O.G.).
Cinema Tropical’s Executive Director Carlos A. Gutiérrez got invited by the Marketing and Public Relations branch, while the Founding Director of Morelia International Film Festival Daniela Michel was invited to the Executive branch. Mexican director/producer Daniela Alatorre (A Cop Movie, Midnight Family), and Brazilian filmmakers Jorge Bodanzky (The Amazon, a New Minamata?, Third Millennium), Flávia de Souza (Aftershock, Open Heart), and José Joffily (A Symphony for a Common Man, Foreign Soldier) were invited to join the Documentary branch.
Fernanda De la Peza (The Hole in the Fence, Robe of Gems) from Mexico, Agustina Llambí Campbell (Argentina, 1985, The Wild Ones) from Argentina, and Tatiana Leite (Rule 34, Loveling) and Renata de Almeida Magalhães (The Great Mystical Circus, The Greatest Love of All) from Brazil, were invited to the Producers branch.
Mexican directors of photography Dariela Ludlow (A Million Miles Away, Prayers for the Stolen), and Damián García (Jungleland, I’m No Longer Here) are joining the Cinematographers branch; Brazil’s Plínio Profeta (Desapega!, Nosso Sonho) was invited to the Music branch; Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Segundo (Big Bang, Sideral) was invited to the Short Films and Feature Animation branch; and Xicana screenwriter Linda Yvette Chávez (Flamin’ Hot) to the Writers branch. According to the Academy, the membership selection is based on professional qualifications, with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity.
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