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August 5, 2026
Tribeca and Sheffield Award Winner RUNA SIMI Opens August 28 at DCTV Firehouse Cinema
August 5, 2026

The acclaimed Peruvian documentary Runa Simi, the feature directorial debut of Augusto

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August 5, 2026
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August 5, 2026
Nicolás Pereda and Lisandro Alonso Return to the New York Film Festival with Their Latest Features
August 5, 2026

The New York Film Festival has unveiled this morning the Main Slate of its 64th edition

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August 5, 2026
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August 4, 2026
Cuban Screenwriter, Novelist and Teacher Eliseo Altunaga Dies at 85
August 4, 2026

Cuban screenwriter, novelist, essayist and screenwriting teacher Eliseo Altunaga died today in Spain, where he had been

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July 29, 2026
Maite Alberdi's A CHILD OF MY OWN Opens at New York's Paris Theater with a Special Retrospective
July 29, 2026

Academy Award-nominated Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi returns to theaters

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July 29, 2026
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July 23, 2026
Inside HUAQUERO: A Conversation with Director Juan Carlos Donoso Gómez
July 23, 2026

In conversation with Cinema Tropical’s Natalia Hernández Moreno, Donoso Gómez discussed the agency of pre-Columbian

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July 23, 2026
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July 23, 2026
Luiz Carlos Barreto, Legendary Brazilian Producer, Dies at 98
July 23, 2026

Luiz Carlos Barreto, the legendary Brazilian producer, photographer, screenwriter, and director whose extraordinary career helped shape the history of modern Brazilian

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July 23, 2026
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July 22, 2026
Trailer: Fernando Eimbcke's OLMO Begins U.S. Theatrical Run August 7
July 22, 2026

Greenwich Entertainment has announced the U.S. theatrical release of Olmo, the fourth feature film from acclaimed Mexican writer-

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July 22, 2026
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July 16, 2026
Estreno en cines de EE.UU de la película venezolana LOS CAPÍTULOS PERDIDOS, a partir del 24 de julio
July 16, 2026

La distribuidora Several Futures ha anunciado el próximo estreno en cines de

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July 16, 2026
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July 15, 2026
AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ Begins U.S. Theatrical Run July 17 at Film Forum
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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, David Alvarado's vibrant and comprehensive

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July 9, 2026
Fifty Years of the San Antonio CineFestival: Celebrating the Legacy of the Nation's Longest-Running Latinx Film Festival
July 9, 2026

This year marks a major milestone in U.S.

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July 9, 2026
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July 6, 2026
“A Sunday Afternoon with Rita Lee”: Oswaldo Santana on Co-Directing RITAS
July 6, 2026

By Guili Barki Minkovicius
Few figures in Brazilian culture occupy as many different identities as Rita Lee. Rock

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July 6, 2026
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July 6, 2026
Theatrical Release of Venezuelan Drama LOST CHAPTERS by Lorena Alvarado Begins July 24 at IFC Center
July 6, 2026

New York-based distributor Several Futures has announced the upcoming U.S.

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July 6, 2026
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June 29, 2026
In the Spirit of the World Cup: 10 Latin American Films About Soccer
June 29, 2026

By Guili Barki Minkovicius
If there is one thing capable of uniting Latin America across borders, it is soccer. Every

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June 29, 2026
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June 19, 2026
Ninón Sevilla: Queen of the Mexican Cabaret on The Criterion Channel
June 19, 2026

One of the most magnetic stars of Mexican cinema’s Golden Age is taking center stage next month on The Criterion Channel. A new

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June 19, 2026
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June 18, 2026
In Memoriam: Uruguayan Producer Agustina Chiarino (1977-2026)
June 18, 2026

Esteemed Uruguayan producer Agustina Chiarino died on June 18 after a battle with cancer. She was 49. One of the most

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June 18, 2026
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June 15, 2026
Eddie Sánchez's Documentary MEXICANAMERICAN Wins Tribeca's Audience Award
June 15, 2026

Mexicanamerican, the debut feature documentary by New York-based filmmaker Eddie Sánchez, won the Audience Award for

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June 15, 2026
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June 14, 2026
Argentine Filmmaker Lucas Vignale, Co-Director of THE RIVER TRAIN, Dies in Helicopter Accident
June 14, 2026

Argentine filmmaker Lucas A. Vignale, the co-director and co-writer of the acclaimed

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June 14, 2026
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June 12, 2026
The Dogs are Still Barking: Celebrating 25 Years of AMORES PERROS and Cinema Tropical
June 12, 2026

Few milestones in contemporary film history align as perfectly as the one currently

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June 12, 2026
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June 11, 2026
Puerto Rico's SUMMER OF THREE Wins Two Awards at Tribeca
June 11, 2026

The Puerto Rican film Summer of Three, a deeply personal father-son collaboration between director Carlitos Ruiz-Ruiz

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June 11, 2026
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June 9, 2026
25 años de AMORES PERROS: La película mexicana regresa a los cines en nueva restauración 4K
June 9, 2026

MUBI, la plataforma global de streaming, distribuidora y productora cinematográfica,

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June 9, 2026
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May 27, 2026
Carlitos Ruiz-Ruiz y su hijo Marcel Ruiz se unen en SUMMER OF THREE, que tendrá su estreno mundial en Tribeca
May 27, 2026

El aclamado director Carlitos Ruiz-Ruiz

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May 27, 2026
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May 27, 2026
Cinematic memory: Twelve Films to Confront the 50th Anniversary of Argentina’s Military Dictatorship
May 27, 2026

Last March marked the 50th anniversary of the military coup that ushered in a 16-year

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May 27, 2026
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May 27, 2026
The Fabric of Silence: An Interview with SCARLET GIRLS Filmmakers Paula Cury and Samuel Didonato
May 27, 2026

By Natalia Hernández Moreno
In the Dominican Republic, the law still

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May 27, 2026
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May 26, 2026
La película argentina LAS CORRIENTES llega a los cines de EE.UU. a partir del 29 de mayo
May 26, 2026

Kino Lorber anuncia el estreno en cines de Estados Unidos de Las corrientes, el tercer

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May 24, 2026
Federico Luis Becomes First Argentine Director to Win a Palme d’Or at Cannes
May 24, 2026

Argentine filmmaker Federico Luis made history at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival by becoming the first Argentine director to win

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May 24, 2026
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May 19, 2026
AMORES PERROS Returns to Theaters in June for Its 25th Anniversary in New 4K
May 19, 2026

MUBI, the global streaming service, film distributor, and production company, has announced a North American theatrical re-

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May 13, 2026
Cannes 2026: A Guide to Latin American Cinema
May 13, 2026

The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival began yesterday on the French Riviera, heralding eleven days of premieres and international competition. As the festival

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May 13, 2026
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May 7, 2026
Milagros Mumenthaler’s Hypnotic Psychological Mystery THE CURRENTS Opens in U.S. Theaters This May
May 7, 2026

Kino Lorber announces the U.S. theatrical release of The Currents / Las corrientes, the

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May 7, 2026
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Alicia Scherson’s SUMMER WAR to World Premiere at Tribeca, Based on Roberto Bolaño’s Novel
May 7, 2026

Summer War (Guerra de verano), the fifth feature by acclaimed Chilean writer-

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May 7, 2026
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May 6, 2026
HOW TO CLEAN A HOUSE IN 10 EASY STEPS and IT WOULD BE NIGHT IN CARACAS Among Winners at SFFILM 2026
May 6, 2026

The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) announced the winners of

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