Let’s just face it: it’s practically impossible to be an innovative storyteller in film. It’s an art that usually re-uses, re-orders, and pays tributes. The…
A lot of Latin American countries are considered “paradise:” gorgeous beaches, exquisite cuisines, kind people, cheap clothes, sporting events that become passionate social phenomena, historical…
Who hasn’t felt lonely at some point? Who hasn’t spent endless nights staring out a window? Who hasn’t felt that strange pain in your chest…
First conceived by her husband Sergio Bizzio as a short story titled Cinismo, Lucía Puenzo’s first feature film tells the dramatic story of Alex, a…
I was sitting at one of the posh couches at the Target-Filmmakers’ Lounge talking on the phone, and once I hung up, a young man…
Beto Cuevas has been practicing his Jim Morrison moves. The man has them down. The ex-lead singer of Chilean rock group La Ley had disappeared…
Last year, the Puerto Rican film Maldeamores (translated as Lovesickness) premiered at Tribeca Film Festival to a great reception, and after making the rounds of…
Less than two weeks after the heads of states of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela met in the Dominican Republic to ease tensions between their countries,…
From the moment I woke up, I knew Day 4 was not going to be very productive – as far as checking out bands —…
It’s almost impossible not to like La Misma Luna, the heartstring-plucking story of Carlitos, a clever little Mexican boy who crosses the border alone to…
Another day in the weirdest city of Texas, Austin prides itself in how different it is from any other Texan city. Their unofficial city motto…
Day two was a marathon day, started in the early afternoon with a short set by The Hood Internet at an outdoors venue. That was…
Day one of SXSW is always loaded with choices, from very high-profile events to the underground indie events. Most of the high-profile stuff (such as…
Ollin (se pronuncia Olin or Oh-leen) is an 8-piece punk-rock-folk collective that’s been owning East LA for more than 15 years. Amantes del punk-rock since…