Allende mi abuelo Allende (Beyond my Grandfather Allende), a film by Marcia Tambutti Allende
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018, 7:00pm
Sunday, February 25th, 2018, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: Almost 42 years have passed since a military coup in Chile deposed the democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende. In BEYOND MY GRANDFATHER ALLENDE, his granddaughter Marcia Tambutti Allende goes in search of Salvador Allende the man. She attempts to reconstruct the past through informal interviews with her family, quickly discovering that they don’t talk about “Chico,” as he was affectionately known.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
This screening is co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin.
600 Millas (600 Miles), a film by Gabriel Ripstein
Saturday, February 17th, 2018, 7:00pm
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Two young men are earning money by running weapons across the Arizona-Mexico border, but they are discovered by an ATF agent who attempts to apprehend them. 600 MILLAS (600 MILES)
Viva Cinema celebrates the modern cinema of Mexico and beyond. The Bullock Museum is proud to highlight acclaimed films in partnership with Cine Las Americas that feature the rich tradition of Spanish-language movie-making.
OUTsider presents: Me and Mr. Mauri, directed by Dr. Osa Hidalgo de la Riva and Augie Robles and co-presented by Cine Las Americas.
Friday, February 16th, 2018, 6:00pm
The VORTEX
2307 Manor Rd., Austin TX 78722
Tel. (512) 474-7886
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program as a community sponsor of the 4th annual OUTsider Fest.
Austin Film Society presents: ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!), directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Saturday, February 10th, 2018, 7:00 PM
Sunday, February 11th, 2018, 4:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril shine in Pedro Almodovar’s funny and twisted “romantic fairy tale.” Banderas plays a man newly released from a psychiatric hospital who lusts after a movie scream queen (Abril). The courtship does not proceed along normal lines.
Presented in Partnership with Cine Las Americas
The 21st Cine Las Americas International Film Festival is in just a few months (May 2nd-6th) so let’s celebrate together with a whole day of discounts and an evening party with free food & drinks and more! Come mingle with staff, board members, and fans of Cine Las Americas, and take advantage of exclusive one-night only opportunity to buy memberships and badges with a 20% DISCOUNT!
Thursday, February 8th, 2018
Venue: ProductionFor (studio offices)
3019 Alvin Devane Suite 500
Austin, TX 78741
7pm - 10pm
The event is free and open to the public (21+), so BRING ALL YOUR AMIG@S!!!
Austin Film Society presents: El abrazo de la serpiente (Embrace of the Serpent), directed by Ciro Guerra
Monday, February 5th, 2018, 7:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Director Ciro Guerra used diaries of actual Amazon expeditions to inform his film, which depicts a pair of such trips, and the river guide who led both, first as a young warrior, and finally as an old man. Visually astonishing; a major work.
Presented in Partnership with Cine Las Americas
