Y tu mamá también, a film by Alfonso Cuarón
Friday, February 7th, 2020, 7:00pm
Sunday, February 9th, 2020, 3:45pm
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020, 8:15pm
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: More a lust story than a love story, Alfonso Cuarón’s road movie about a carefree trio of young people (Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Maribel Verdú) having a wild sex-filled summer together is, as we might expect from Cuarón, deceptively deep and full of interesting subtext.
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Azul y no tan rosa (Blue and Not so Pink - "My Straight Son"), a film by Miguel Ferrari
Wednesday, February 5th, 2020, 7:00pm
Sunday, February 9th, 2020, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: The story of Diego, a young and successful photographer that lives in the glamorous world of fashion, shallowness, and excess. A tragic accident turns his world around; his partner is now in a coma. Unexpectedly, and right at this terrible time, Diego must take care of his son, Armando. Now, both of them have to adapt to each other — Armando to the unknown, homosexual world of his father, and Diego to the closed attitude of his teenage son. Winner of "Best Iberoamerican Film" at the 2014 Goya Awards.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
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Hecho en China (Made in China), directed by Gabriel Guzmán Sánchez
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020, 7:00 PM
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
FREE and open to the public!
About the Film: MADE IN CHINA is a 2012 Mexican movie directed and written by Gabriel Guzmán Sánchez, and starring Odiseo Bichir. It was filmed in Mexico and first released on March 7th, 2012 at the Guadalajara International Film Festival.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
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Santitos (Little Saints), directed by Alejandro Springall
Thursday, December 19th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
FREE and open to the public!
About the Film: SANTITOS (LITTLE SAINTS) is a 1999 film by Mexican film director, Alejandro Springall, the first film he directed. The LA Times described the film as "pure enchantment, a beguiling tale of love, faith and self-discovery told in a colorful, effortless folkloric style by Alejandro Springall." It is based on the novel SANTITOS, by María Amparo Escandón.
Our special guest will be the film's director, Alejandro Springall.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
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Las Acacias, a film by Pablo Giorgelli
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019, 7:00pm
Reception at 6:00pm; Seating at 6:30pm.
Q&A following film.
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Reluctantly, a dour long-distance truck driver agrees to give a lift to a Paraguayan single mother and her 8-month-old daughter to Buenos Aires. Can the palpable silence soften up the taciturn trucker's sullen heart?
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 and Hispanic-heritage movie-making.
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Dora and the Lost City of Gold, a film by James Bobin
Join Cine Las Americas for an evening of Community Cinema, hosted by Mobile Loaves & Fishes at the Community First! Cinema & Amphitheater.
Friday, November 22nd, 2019, 7:30 PM
Movie night at the Mobile Loaves & Fishes Community First! Village. The event is free, however a $5 donation would be highly appreciated. "Doors" at 6:30pm, with events to participate in, followed by screening at 7:30pm.
Community First! Village Amphitheater
9301 Hog Eye Rd, Austin, TX 78724
Synopsis: Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.
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