The 25th Tribeca Festival starts next week! Check out this year's Latin American films co-presented by Cinema Tropical

Critic’s Pick. “Superb, sensuously realized... Bravura filmmaking” —Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times Milagros Mumenthaler’s THE CURRENTS opens tomorrow, May 29, at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City, followed by other cities. Q&A w/ director during opening weekend. A Kino Lorber release.

Read our TropicalFRONT interview with Paula Cury and Samuel Didonato, the director and producer behind the Dominican film THE SCARLET GIRLS, winner of Best Ibero-American Documentary and Best Director at the Guadalajara Film Festival

THE CURRENTS opens this Friday at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City before expanding, with acclaimed filmmaker Milagros Mumenthaler in-person for special Q&As: knlor.com/thecurrentsf...

Federico Luis became the first Argentine director to win a Palme d’Or at Cannes. He took home the Short Film Palme d’Or for the Mexican-Chilean co-production FOR THE OPPONENTS / PARA LOS CONTRINCANTES

Alejandro G. Iñárritu's landmark debut feature AMORES PERROS, starring Gael García Bernal, returns to theaters this June for its 25th anniversary in a new 4K restoration

"Riveting" Americas Quarterly. Tonight 7pm at Anthology Film Archives, Paraguay’s history comes hauntingly back into focus in UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN / BAJO LAS BANDERAS, EL SOL, the striking debut doc by Juanjo Pereira, winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at Berlinale

Lucrecia Martel interviewed by Carlos Aguilar for the LA Times on her documentary feature OUR LAND

HOW TO CLEAN A HOUSE IN 10 EASY STEPS by Carolina González Valencia and IT WOULD BE NIGHT IN CARACAS by Mariana Rondón and Marité Ugás among winners at the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival

Puerto Rico’s SUMMER OF THREE to World Premiere at #Tribeca in a father-son collaboration between director Carlitos Ruiz-Ruiz and actor Marcel Ruiz, making his screenwriting and producing debut

Variety spotlights RUNA SIMI, the Peruvian documentary by Augusto Zegarra, following one man’s quest to dub THE LION KING into Quechua

Chilean director and screenwriter Diego Céspedes joins the Cannes Jury for the Palme d’Or Competition following his Un Certain Regard–winning debut THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO

Argentine cinema mourns the loss of three major figures in the same week: actor Luis Brandoni and filmmakers Luis Puenzo and Adolfo Aristarain

Watch the trailer for MEXICO 86 by Gabriel Ripstein, starring Diego Luna, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Karla Souza. A sharp, politically charged look at a defining moment in Mexico’s past. Premiering June 5 on #Netflix

Double Berlinale winner SAD GIRLZ, the debut feature by Mexican writer-director Fernanda Tovar, to have North American premiere at Tribeca 2026

From THE SECRET AGENT to THE BLUE TRAIL—and beyond: How Recife became Brazil’s burgeoning film capital, writes Variety

Now in its 19th edition, the Latin Wave Film Festival continues to bring new films from Latin America to Houston. April 24–26 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Read more via the Houston Chronicle

The 2026 Tribeca Festival lineup is here—featuring a vibrant slate of U.S. Latinx and Latin American cinema. June 3—14 in New York City

The ReelAbilities Film Festival returns April 23–30 with in-person screenings in New York and online. Don’t miss this year’s Latinx and Latin American films co-presented by Cinema Tropical.

The Museum of Modern Art presents Teo Hernández: A Pomegranate Orchard and the Bitter Well, the first U.S. monographic series dedicated to the late Mexican-born, Paris-based experimental filmmaker. May 14—26, in New York City.

SXSW Audience Award–winning sci-fi documentary DAUGHTERS OF THE FOREST by Otilia Portillo Padua heads to SFFILM and the Margaret Mead Film Festival for its West Coast and New York premieres

U.S. Premiere of OUR DEMAND / SENDA INDIA by Daniela Seggiaro—a quietly powerful film shaped by Indigenous memory and resistance. Thursday, April 16, 7:30pm at Anthology Film Archives in New York City

A look at this year’s Latin American selection at the 55th New Directors/New Films. April 8–19 in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art

SXSW crowd falls for Mexican cinema, with three films taking Audience Awards: CAMPEÓN GABACHO by Jonás Cuarón, DAUGHTERS OF THE FOREST by Otilia Portillo Padua, and MICKEY by Dano García www.cinematropical.com/cinema-tropi...

Exclusive trailer premiere! Honduran trans drama EVA by writer-director William Reyes debuts trailer ahead of North American premiere at Wicked Queer Boston, followed by the Chicago Latino Film Festival

Thanks Kleber, Wagner, Emilie, and the entire THE SECRET AGENT cast and crew for a wonderful awards season. Your film reminded the world how bold and vibrant Brazilian cinema can be. We’re proud of you. 🇧🇷 Photo by Julie Cunnah, New York Film Festival.

🇧🇷 Brazilian cinema is having a moment! As THE SECRET AGENT makes waves at the Oscars, catch another visionary film from Brazil: THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, opening soon in U.S. theaters 🇧🇷

The 2026 SXSW Film Festival runs March 12—18 in Austin, Texas. Check out this year's U.S. Latinx and Latin American selections

Humor, pop culture, and aesthetics as acts of resistance. "Defiant and Playful: Flaherty at 70 and Cinema Tropical at 25." A special program of bold short films from across the Global South. Wednesday, March 18, 7pm at Anthology Film Archives followed by reception.

Thanks to @screenslate.bsky.social for featuring tonight’s 7pm screening of SILVIA PRIETO by Martín Rejtman at @bambrooklyn.bsky.social, celebrating 25 years of Cinema Tropical!

Humor, pop culture, and aesthetics as acts of resistance. "Defiant and Playful: Flaherty at 70 and Cinema Tropical at 25." A special program of bold short films from across the Global South. Wednesday, March 18, 7pm at Anthology Film Archives followed by reception.

ESTA ISLA, the first Puerto Rican film to win a Spirit Award, opens in the U.S. on March 20 at Village East by Angelika in NYC with select Q&As. The Tribeca-winning debut feature by Lorraine Jones Molina and Cristian Carretero will expand to additional cities

Thanks to The Moveable Fest for the interview celebrating Cinema Tropical’s 25th anniversary. Stephen Saito speaks with our co-founding executive director Carlos A. Gutiérrez about the organization’s journey

"The Ivory Tower and the Pulpit: VENGO VOLVIENDO 10 Years Later." From strategic film festival support to on-the-ground marketing, Ecuadorean filmmakers Isabel Rodas and Gabriel Páez reflect on a 2016 independent non-theatrical release for Distribution Advocates

J.D. Fernández Molero on PUNKU — read our conversation with the Peruvian director following his film’s U.S. premiere at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social

Check out this year’s Latin American titles co-presented by Cinema Tropical at @athenafilmfest.bsky.social, running March 6—8 in New York City

Mexico, Chile, and Peru score awards in Berlinale’s Generation section

Cinema Tropical marks 25 years at the forefront of Latin American cinema! We’re thrilled to announce the first wave of special screenings and events across New York City celebrating our 25th anniversary.

Latin America scores major wins at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, with THE SECRET AGENT and Adolpho Veloso (Brazil), ESTA ISLA (Puerto Rico), and Sofía Subercaseaux (Chile) among last night’s honorees

First Look: Brazilian Film OUR SECRET / NOSSO SEGREDO, the debut feature by Grace Passô, debuts its international poster ahead of its world premiere at the Berlinale

Brazilian cinema is on fire! 🔥 Watch the brand-new trailer for THE BLUE TRAIL, Gabriel Mascaro’s Berlinale Silver Bear–winning sci-fi, opening April 3 in New York and LA, with more cities to follow via Dekanalog

In memoriam: Jorge Ruffinelli, Uruguayan scholar of Latin American cinema and literature (1943–2026) www.cinematropical.com/cinema-tropi...

Academy Award–nominated Brazilian cinematographer Adolpho Veloso for TRAIN DREAMS says Brazil is celebrating Oscars like it’s a World Cup

La aclamada película colombiana UN POETA debuta con éxito en Estados Unidos y se expande a nuevas ciudades esta semana incluyendo San Francisco, Filadelfia, San Diego, Chicago, Dallas y Miami

Federico Veiroj’s debut documentary FACE TO FACE, will have its North American premiere at Doc Fortnight 2026: MoMA's Festival of International Nonfiction Film and Media, taking place February 16 through March 11 in New York City

True/False Film Festival reveals its Latin American and U.S. Latinx lineup for 2026. March 5–8 in Columbia, MO

A POET, the Colombian dark comedy by Simón Mesa Soto, opens strong in the U.S. and expands this week to Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle, among other cities

In memoriam: Henner Hofmann (1950–2026), cinematographer who helped shape Mexican cinema

U.S. Latinx directors took top honors at Sundance, led by Brazilian-American filmmaker Beth de Araújo, whose JOSEPHINE won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. See all the winners.

Cinema Tropical joins the National Shutdown as a nonviolent act of resistance and collective power. Office closed. Social media silent. Cinema Tropical se une al Paro Nacional como un acto de resistencia no violenta y poder colectivo. Oficina cerrada y redes en silencio.