Cine Las Americas is proud to be a promotional sponsor for imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Toronto: October 18-23, 2022; Online: October 24-30, 2022
CHAVELA is the captivating look at the unconventional life of beloved performer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of Mexican popular music and triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame.
CHAVELA, a film by Catherine Gund & Daresha Kyi
Monday, October 17, 2022 @ 7:00 PM
CHAVELA is the captivating look at the unconventional life of beloved performer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of Mexican popular music and triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame.
Singing Our Way to Freedom, a film by Paul Espinosa
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 @ 7:00 PM CT
The award-winning documentary, SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM, chronicles the life and music of Chicano musician Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez from San Diego, California.
DOS ESTACIONES, a film by Juan Pablo González, is presented in partnership with Austin Film Society
Saturday, October 8, 2022 @ 4:30 PM
Sunday, October 9, 2022 @ 3:15 PM
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 @ 6:00 PM
In the bucolic hills of Mexico's Jalisco highlands, iron-willed businesswoman Maria Garcia fights the impending collapse of her tequila factory.
Mexico Through the Lens of Women Filmmakers, a film series presented in partnership with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, the Women in Film and TV Association México, Malakita Productions, and the Mexican Consulate in Austin.
Fridays from September 30 – October 21, 2022 @ 6:00 PM
A series of four screenings from contemporary women filmmakers honored in international and national film festivals.
Dear Homeland, a film by Claudia Escobar
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 @ 7:00 PM CT
Sunday, May 1, 2022 @ 11:00 AM CT
Through music, Diana Gameros finds the courage to share her story of being undocumented —channeling her fears and the weight of her separation from her family into powerful songs.
