# Cinelandia Latino Film Newsletter

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## Posts
- [The Trans Men and Women Searching for a Place to Belong](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/interview-soy-mario-movie): Stories of trans identity, complicated families, and the search for connection.
- [Three Movies About Kids Finding Their Way Through Hard Times](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/la-jauria-review-colombian-drama-movie): This week’s picks move from 1980s New York to the Colombian countryside and a surreal journey by train.
- [Films About Home, Leaving, and Finding Your Way Back](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/review-la-hija-condor-daughter-bolivian-movie): We go from the Bolivian Andes to Mexico and Palestine with three films about family, cultural identity, and the places we call home.
- [Back to School, But Make It Latino Cinema](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/back-to-school-latino-cinema): Two underseen Latino coming-of-age movies starring EJ Bonilla anchor this week’s newsletter, alongside a Chilean drama and a critically acclaimed Puerto Rican feature.
- [The Chicano Film Pioneer You've Likely Never Heard Of](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/chicano-film-pioneer-interview-efrain-gutierrez-please-dont-bury-me-alive): An interview with Efraín Gutiérrez, the director of the first-ever Chicano fiction film.
- [The End of the World, a Curse, and a Girl Named Anina](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/bury-your-dead-review): Carlos Aguilar explores a surreal Brazilian apocalypse, while this week’s picks find horror and wonder in Mexico and Uruguay.
- [When the Desire for Motherhood Turns Into a Crime](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/review-maite-alberdi-documentary-un-hijo-propio-child-of-my-own): We examine Maite Alberdi’s unconventional true-crime documentary about a lie that spirals out of control.
- [Three Movies About Finding an Escape ](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/movies-about-finding-escape-olmo-review): “Olmo,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” and “Dos Monjes” explore family responsibility, imprisonment, and ghosts of the past.
- [How Luis Valdez Brought Chicano Stories to Hollywood](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/interview-david-alvarado-american-pachuco-documetary-luis-valdez-chicano-hollywood): We celebrate the work of one of the most influential figures in Latino cinema.
- [These Movies Reveal the Horror, Heartbreak, and Humanity of Latino Laborers](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/latino-horror-movies): From San Francisco's Mission District to wealthy suburban homes, this week's movies explore work, power, and belonging.
- [These Movies Explore Lima and Medellín Through the Lives of Young People](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/movies-lima-medellin-through-lives-young-people): Together, these stories find moments of connection amid uncertainty and danger.
- [These Women Directors Are Elevating Coming-of-Age Movies](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/latin-american-women-directors-elevating-coming-of-age-movies-interview-fernanda-tovar-sad-girlz): Three movies united by a common thread: young women at their center and women behind the camera.
- [From Cowboys to Truckers: Latin American Cinema Is Telling Hidden Queer Stories](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/latin-american-cinema-queer-movies-jaripeo-on-the-road): Pride Month may be over, but queer cinema keeps on trucking along.
- [These Movies Tell American History Through a Mexican Lens](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/these-movies-tell-american-history-through-a-mexican-lens): As counter-programming to the America 250 fanfare, Carlos Aguilar writes about three movies that recount U.S. history through an alternative lens.
- [A Look Into Chile's Cinema Grappling With the Dictatorship's Dark Legacy](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/chile-cinema-dictatorship-yard-of-jackals-review): Including a review of the psychological thriller 'A Yard of Jackals' (Patio de chacales).
- [Puerto Rican Cinema Is Having a Moment](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/puerto-rican-cinema-summer-of-three-tribeca-film-festival): Three movies, all with ties to Puerto Rico, come courtesy of our third newsletter.
- [Watch These Soccer Movies to Relive World Cup History](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/latino-soccer-movies-world-cup-history): Our special World Cup edition dedicated to movies about the beautiful game.
- [4 Films Blurring Truth & Fiction at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival](https://www.cinelandiausa.com/p/films-blur-truth-fiction-los-angeles-latino-film-festival-2026): What you should see in theaters, stream at home, and a review of two films that played at this year's LALIFF.

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