Latine/x cinema all summer at AFS Cinema
July 19 – August 12
Cine Las Americas is proud to partner with Austin Film Society to help bring Latine/x and Indigenous cinema to Austin audiences year-round. This summer’s collaboration features a curated lineup of acclaimed films, filmmaker Q&As, and exclusive perks for Cine Las Americas members. Together, we’re creating more opportunities for audiences to discover diverse stories beyond festival season.
DATE: July 19 – August 12, 2026
TIME: Times vary, see below
LOCATION:
AFS Cinema
6259 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
Free parking in lot (map)
ADMISSION:
$14 evening / $11.50 matinee (available M-F for shows before 5 PM)
$4 discounts for CLA members and AFS members. (Email cine@cinelasamericas.org for your code.) Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.
FILM LINEUP:
ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION
Sun, 7/19 @ 6:30pm
Wed, 7/22 @ 8pm
A film by Travis Gutiérrez Senger
United States
Through archival footage, interviews, and newly staged happenings, this documentary traces the story of a radical Chicano art cooperative that merged activism with art and identity in 1970s Los Angeles, and that still inspires movements today.
LA CAUSA
Sun, 7/26 @ 2:45pm
A film by Andres Figueredo Thomson
Venezuela
Inside PGV, one of the most dangerous prisons in Caracas, the inmates run their own code and their own justice. Even in these conditions, salvation is sought, and sometimes found.
*Author Alejandro Puyana and filmmaker Andres Figueredo Thomson in attendance.
BARRIO TRISTE
Mon, 8/3 @ 7pm
Wed, 8/5 @ 8:15pm
A film by Stillz
Colombia / United States
Executive produced by Harmony Korine, with original music by Arca, this acclaimed debut feature comes from Stillz, known for images that have burned up the screen as a photographer and as Bad Bunny’s music video director. In Medellín, 1987, a crew of teenagers grabs a news camera and turns it on their own lives.
AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ
Wed, 8/12 @ 7pm
A film by David Alvarado
United States
Playwright and filmmaker Luis Valdez brought the Chicano experience into the American cultural mainstream through Zoot Suit and La Bamba. His own story, told here by documentarian David Alvarado, is every bit as dramatic as his work.
Luis Valdez and director David Alvarado in attendance.
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