Miss Bala, a film by Catherine Hardwicke
Monday, January 28th, 2019, 7:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Also starring Anthony Mackie (THE HURT LOCKER, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR). MISS BALA opens in theaters on February 1.
Veneno para las hadas (Poison for the Fairies), directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada
Thursday, January 17th, 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: POISON FOR THE FAIRIES is a 1984 film written and directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada. It won 5 Silver Ariel Awards, including best film, best photography, best director, best editing, and best sound mixing, as well as a Golden Bochica, from Colombia's International Film Festival. It is considered a classic of Mexico's cinema from the 80s.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Highway Patrolman, a film by Alex Cox
Saturday, January 5th, 2019, 4:15 PM
Tuesday, January 8th, 2019, 7:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: In this newly restored film from Alex Cox (REPO MAN, SID & NANCY), we follow a young patrullero in Mexico as he learns the ropes in some remote stretches of the countryside and adapts to the sometimes ugly realities of life on the edge.
Pastorela, directed by Emilio Portes
Thursday, December 20th, 2018, 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!
Synopsis: Agent Jesus Juarez (Joaquín Cosio), better known in the neighborhood as “Chucho,” has always played the Devil in his town's Nativity Play. This Christmas, the local church has a new pastor, father Edmundo Posadas (Carlos Cobos). When he recasts the role, the two men engage in a battle between good and evil to recover what is theirs by tradition.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Morir en el Golfo, directed by Alejandro Pelayo
Thursday, November 15th, 2018, 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 Event: MORIR EN EL GOLFO is a 1990 film, directed by Alejandro Pelayo, based on the novel of the same name by Héctor Aguilar Camín.
Our special guest will be the General Director of Mexico's Cineteca Nacional, Alejandro Pelayo, who will travel to Austin to present his film, give a brief introduction and moderate a Q&A session.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas