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- DirectorLourdes PortilloStarsSandra CisnerosRosa Linda FregosoCherrie Moraga"Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena" is Chicana filmmaker Lourdes Portillo's foray into the legacy of the tejana singer Selena Quintanilla. Portillo interviews family members such as Selena's father and sister, community members, and anonymous fans. She also includes comments by leading Latina writers and scholars such as Sandra Cisneros, Cherrie Moraga, and Rosa Linda Fregoso.
- DirectorLuis ValdezStarsLou Diamond PhillipsEsai MoralesRosanna DeSotoBiographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
- DirectorCarl FranklinStarsLuke GanalonJoseph A. GarciaMiriam ColonA drama set in New Mexico during WWII, centered on the relationship between a young man and an elderly medicine woman who helps him contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his village.
- DirectorRamón MenéndezStarsEdward James OlmosEstelle HarrisMark PhelanThe story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout-prone students to learn calculus.
- DirectorEdward James OlmosStarsEdward James OlmosWilliam ForsytheSal LopezA Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.
- DirectorRoberto DonatiPablo MirallesMichael WhalenStarsGustavo ArellanoLeonardo CuellarRick DavisFrom across the only shared border of third and first world countries, two vastly different worlds collide on the soccer field. History has been kind to the financially rich, socially dominant and politically powerful Americans. Not so much for Mexico, with almost half the population living in poverty. For over two centuries and one war, Mexico has been second best to its neighbor to the north. This was true everywhere except in one specific arena. The one place on the world stage that the Red, White and Green trumped the Red, White and Blue, fútbol, or as the yanqui's call it, soccer. Now, in the 21st century, the balance of soccer power is beginning to shift in America's favor and a true soccer rivalry, perhaps the most dynamic in the world, has been born. How difficult has it been for Mexican fans to witness the rise of US Soccer? Can the success of the US National team transform the sport in this country, lifting it to the level of popularity and passion shared by the rest of the soccer-mad world? How does the US Mexico soccer rivalry affect the evolving cultural identities and team loyalties of the growing Mexican-American population? To answer these questions we travel to both US v Mexico 2010 World Cup Qualifiers, the 2011 Gold Cup Final and crisscross the two countries interviewing fans, players, coaches, commentators and average people on the street to discover the power and influence a 90-minute soccer game can have on so many lives.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsDamian ChapaJesse BorregoBenjamin BrattBased on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.
- DirectorGregory NavaStarsJimmy SmitsEsai MoralesEdward James OlmosA man makes his way from Mexico to Los Angeles in the 1920s and gets married and raises a big family there. The movie follows the children until they get married and start their families in the 1960s.
- DirectorGregory NavaStarsJennifer LopezEdward James OlmosJon SedaThe true story of Selena, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart-topping albums on the Latin music charts.
- DirectorPatricia CardosoStarsAmerica FerreraLupe OntiverosIngrid OliuIn East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
- DirectorJesús Salvador TreviñoStarsEnrique CastilloHenry DarrowDanny De La PazBased on the memoirs of Juan Nepomuceno Seguin, a soldier and politician born in San Antonio in the 19th century. He fought for the independence of Texas at the Alamo and became a highly respected politician to insure better living conditions for his people. Frustration arose when American ranchers move into the Texas flatlands bringing prejudice and bigotry against the Mexican populations.
- DirectorAllison AndersStarsAngel AvilesSeidy LopezJacob VargasMousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.
- DirectorKaryn KusamaStarsMichelle RodriguezDouglas SantiagoJamie TirelliDiana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.
- DirectorPeter BrattStarsDolores HuertaMartin Luther KingLuis ValdezIn the 1950's, a working-class wife and mother of eleven children helps to establish a farmer's union, which later develops into a platform for feminism and gender equality.
- DirectorDiego LunaStarsMichael PeñaAmerica FerreraRosario DawsonA biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.
- DirectorÁngel MuñizStarsLuisito MartíCaridad RaveloRaúl CarbonellThe humble and hardworking Orodoto Balbuena finally gets an opportunity of realizing his lifelong dream of reaching New York and living the "American Dream", but soon finds out that things aren't as pretty as he thought.
- DirectorDarnell MartinStarsLuna Lauren VelezJon SedaTomas MellyMoney issues and misunderstandings divide a couple who struggle to raise their children in the Bronx.
- DirectorLuis ValdezStarsLuis ValdezThis short film is based on the poem by the same title published by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales in 1967.
- DirectorLourdes PortilloNina SerranoStarsMário LaraA young Latin American woman living in San Francisco is joined by her fiancee, who has escaped the political situation in their homeland.
- DirectorLeon IchasoOrlando Jiménez LealStarsRaimundo Hidalgo-GatoZully MonteroReynaldo MedinaSlice-of-life look at Roberto and Aurelia, Cuban exiles living in New York City with their 17-year-old daughter Aurelita. It's February, 1978; the winter is harsh, and for 10 years Roberto's been the super of an apartment building: firing up the boiler, repairing windows, moving bags of garbage. He's homesick for Cuba, stuck in repetitive conversations about the Bay of Pigs, Castro, and life back home. He's too depressed to make love to Aurelia, and when his daughter thinks she's pregnant and he receives sad news from Cuba, he makes up his mind to quit the city for Miami. The decision gives him new life, he remembers Aurelia's birthday, and they have a party to celebrate.
- DirectorGregory NavaStarsZaide Silvia GutiérrezDavid VillalpandoErnesto Gómez CruzAfter their family is killed in a government massacre, siblings Enrique and Rosa flee Guatemala and embark on a perilous journey to "El Norte": the United States.
- DirectorAram RappaportStarsJohn LeguizamoComic and actor John Leguizamo examines the repression of Hispanic culture throughout American history in his one-man show "Latin History for Morons."
- DirectorPeter SollettStarsVictor RasukDonna MaldonadoKevin RiveraA Lower East Side teen-ager struggles to find some sanity while surrounded by an eccentric grandmother, a crazy new girlfriend, and a longing younger brother.
- DirectorLeon IchasoStarsBenjamin BrattGiancarlo EspositoTalisa SotoMiguel Pinero's creative and turbulent life was cut short at age 40: a Tony Award nominee who did time at Sing-Sing, a volatile urban poet whose work is recognized as a precursor to rap and hip-hop, and a writer of hit TV shows.
- DirectorCecilia AldarondoTwenty-five years after Miguel died of AIDS, his niece tracks down his estranged lover and cracks open a Pandora's box of unresolved family drama.
- DirectorJeremiah ZagarStarsEvan RosadoRaúl CastilloSheila VandManny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
- DirectorFranc. ReyesStarsJohn LeguizamoPeter SarsgaardDenise RichardsA successful South Bronx drug dealer turns his back on his roots and gives money to a Wall Street broker to invest for him.
- DirectorRicardo de MontreuilStarsGabriel ChavarriaDemián BichirTheo RossiA young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.
- DirectorChris WeitzStarsDemián BichirJosé JuliánEddie 'Piolin' SoteloA gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
- DirectorDavid RikerStarsAnthony RiveraJoseph RiganoMiguel MaldonadoThe stories of four Hispanic immigrants living in New York City.
- DirectorEmma ChristopherStarsJoe AllieLucy AmaraCuco CasanovaAfro-Cubans preserve ancestral traditions. A filmmaker traces roots to Sierra Leone, where villagers recognize lost kin's customs. A joyous festival reunites the long-separated family through shared cultural heritage.
- DirectorMiguel PickerChyng SunStarsYancey AriasMoctesuma EsparzaJuan GonzalezIn Latinos Beyond Reel, filmmakers Miguel Picker and Chyng Sun examine how US news and entertainment media portray -- and do not portray -- Latinos.
- DirectorDaniel GareeEisner winner and expert on latinx comics, Frederick Luis Aldama guides us through the heroes and villains of latin decent in mainstream comics since the 1940's. With some of the industry's top creators he explores where these characters came from, the challenges and stereotypes that are still being overcome and what the bright future holds for both latinx superheroes and the people who love them.
- DirectorEugenio DerbezStarsEugenio DerbezKarla SouzaJessica LindseyA man who has made a new life for himself and the daughter left on his doorstep 6 years ago finds his family threatened when the birth mother resurfaces.
- DirectorLee UnkrichAdrian MolinaStarsAnthony GonzalezGael García BernalBenjamin BrattAspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
- DirectorKen MarinoStarsEugenio DerbezSalma HayekRaphael AlejandroFinding himself dumped after twenty-five years of marriage, a man who made a career of seducing rich older women must move in with his estranged sister, where he begins to learn the value of family.
- DirectorLeon GastStarsRay BarrettoWillie ColónLarry HarlowChronicle of the birth of Salsa at a concert August 26, 1971 at The Cheetah Club in Midtown Manhattan. The Fania record label gathered it's finest musicians for one night and dubbed them The Fania All-Stars, the cream of New York's latin scene.
- DirectorLeon IchasoStarsMarc AnthonyJennifer LopezJohn OrtizThe life story of Hector Lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United States.
- DirectorPatricia RiggenStarsEugenio DerbezKate del CastilloAdrian AlonsoAfter his grandmother passes away, a young Mexican boy illegally travels across the border to search for his undocumented mother living and working in the U.S.
- DirectorCarla CavinaStarsSunshine LogroñoMarisé ÁlvarezElba EscobarA family, 100,000 chickens with a death sentence, a secret that will unveil all family secrets, and a star 2,500 million light years away that will make them understand that we all are metaphorically ExtraTerrestrials.
- DirectorPeter BrattStarsBenjamin BrattAlex HernandezChristopher BorgzinnerA single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.