"Malpaso," directed by Héctor Valdez, captures the lives of contrasting twin brothers in the Dominican Republic. Showcased in Latin American Cinemateca, this black and white film delves into societal acceptance, merging poetic realism with societal critiques. Although not mainstream, its deep emotional resonance and artistry make it a standout in contemporary cinema.
Read MoreExperience the captivating debut documentary "Como el cielo después de llover" (2020) by Mercedes Gaviria Jaramillo. Dive into the intertwining worlds of fiction and reality as the film explores family, gender violence, and the power of cinema. A thought-provoking journey that resonates on multiple levels.
Read MoreBased on the epistolary 1897 novel by Bram Stoker, but rerouted through its stage play of 1924, revised in 1927, Drácula was produced by Universal Studios, as a Spanish-language version of the English original.This is the second joint program between the Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Read MoreThe Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles (LACLA) is happy to announce its call for submissions for the 14th Annual Student Film Festival to be held virtually at www.lacla.org on January 22, 2022
As a means of encouraging and acknowledging young artists, our festival features short films by students from various middle and high schools and media programs of the greater Los Angeles area: from the Valley to South L.A.; and from East L.A. to Venice.
The Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles has teamed with the U.C.L.A. Film and Television to screen Verbena trágica, a Spanish-language film released in 1939 –the year of Gone with the Wind and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
Read MoreFeral, el debut cinematográfico de Andrés Kaiser, explora con pulso seguro el uso de las convenciones del género de horror psicológico y las técnicas del cine documental. Por eso resulta una buena elección para la serie Cine Nepantla de la Latin American Cinemateca de Los Angeles.
Read MoreLatin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles (LACLA) proudly presents the second annual Cine Nepantla on Friday March 26 , 2021 featuring the Mexican horror mockumentary FERAL.
Read MoreLatin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles (LACLA) presents the 13th annual LACLA Student Film Festival on Friday, December 18th. Due to the current COVID-19 health crisis, LACLA has decided to practice safe, social distancing by offering their selective student film festival for the first time free of charge in a virtual format.
Read MoreProgram Notes by María Elena de las Carreras, PhD and Fulbright Scholar
This reference to twisted characters, spinning out of control, doomed by external forces or their obsessions would be applicable to a number of dark films today, like Joker, Uncut Gems and Relatos salvajes, that capture the modern urban zeitgeist.
Read MoreKiss of the Spider Woman (1985), directed by Hector Babenco.
Program Notes by María Elena de las Carreras, Ph.D.
Los Angeles, April 2018
Read MoreOn Friday, Sept. 8, Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles (LACLA) presented Cine Sin Fronteras, featuring a screening of Refugio and La Selva Negra at Consulado General de México en Los Ángeles.
In an exclusive interview with Marvin Vasquez on lol-la.com, La Selva Negra co-director Saúl Kak discusses the film in detail.
Read Morea muerte de un burócrata / Death of a Bureaucrat (Cuba, 1966), directed by Tomás Gutiérez Alea
Program notes by María Elena de las Carreras, Ph.D.
March 2017
Read MoreEl rey del barrio (1950), with Germán Valdés – Tin Tan
El rey del barrio, one of the most successful comedies of Mexico’s Golden Age, stars Germán Valdés, or rather “Tin Tan”, the name of his famous and still very modern screen character.
By María Elena de las Carreras, Ph.D.
Read MoreDos tipos de cuidado (1953), directed by Ismael Rodríguez, with Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete
By María Elena de las Carreras, Ph.D.
May 2016
Read MoreEl gran calavera (The Great Madcap, 1949), directed by Luis Buñuel
By María Elena de las Carreras, PhD
April 2014
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