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Willkommen in Berlin!

By Smriti Mundhra | 02/19/2010 - 16:04 | 0 Comments

Greetings from Berlin! I’m here with Latina contributing editor Smriti Mundhra for the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, where we’ve seen a bunch of great movies from Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Spain, and beyond. A lot of these movies are having their world premieres here, which means that the crew and actors have...

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From Mexico with Love

By Angie Romero | 02/16/2010 - 19:00 | 2 Comments

Never mind From Paris With Love. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Jonathan Rhys Meyers, but today, it’s all about yummy Kuno Becker (of Goal! fame). In From Mexico With Love (out now on...

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Watch: Couples Retreat

By Angie Romero | 02/09/2010 - 17:00 | 1 Comment

More than one person I know is having relationship dramz right now. The details I surely won’t get into, but I will say this: I hope they can kiss and make-up in time for Valentine’s Day. And since I know couples therapy can be kind of intimidating, not to mention steep, I’m recommending a little ...

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10th Annual New York Flamenco Festival

By Angie Romero | 02/05/2010 - 16:45 | 15 Comments

All you flamenco fans in NYC, rejoice! The 10th Annual New York Flamenco Festival kicks off next week and will run from Feb. 11 to 21. This year promises to be bigger and better than the last, with the repertoire expanding beyond Andalucia and into Madrid and Morocco, so grab a date, fill up on some tapitas and fine Rioja, and get ready to enjoy, as...

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History Lesson: "The Shock Doctrine"

By Smriti Mundhra | 02/02/2010 - 14:31 | 1 Comment

One of the most controversial docs at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was British director Michael Winterbottom’s The Shock Doctrine, based on the non-fiction book by Naomi Klein (Winterbottom had another controversial film in the festival,...

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Y Tu Papá También: Diego Luna Makes Directorial Debut with “Abel”

By Smriti Mundhra | 01/29/2010 - 16:00 | 9 Comments

Temperatures fell below freezing at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Tuesday night, but all the Latin Heat was crammed into the Supper Club on Main Street. América Ferrera and boyfriend Ryan Piers Williams (whose film The Dry Land was a festival favorite), Wilmer Valderrama and dozens of others were...

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Watch: 2010 Latino State of the Union

By Angie Romero | 01/27/2010 - 13:28 | 1 Comment

As President Obama prepares to deliver his first State of the Union address tonight it’s important to know where we Latinos stand, where we’re headed, and of course, how far we’ve come. What better way is there to get briefed on the state of our community in America than by checking out the video for the 2010 Latino State of the Union: The 3rd Annual Roundtable on...

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Mexican Movie Madness

By Angie Romero | 01/22/2010 - 15:00 | 2 Comments

For our special Mexico Issue (Nox. 2009), we knew we had to do something special when it came to movies. After all, those of you who are true cineastes take it very seriously, as you should. So we asked some of our friends in the industry who really know their stuff— actress Adriana Barraza (Babel), producer Frida Torresblanco (...

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