Twenty-five years ago, the San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF) was born out of a desire to take a stand against the status-quo of cinema, to challenge the reigning and ever-present stereotypes about the Latino experience in movies, and to give Latino filmmakers the power of telling and sharing their stories, first-hand, about what it means to be Latino.
Now Media Arts Center San Diego celebrates the 25th anniversary of the San Diego Latino Film Festival 2018 on March 15 to 25. This year’s celebrations will include tributes to filmmakers & actors, a Virtual Reality Lounge and the 25th Anniversary Awards Ceremony Gala in addition to over 160 films from Latin America, the United States, and Spain, Film Talks, celebrity appearances, live concerts & performances at the Sonido Latino stage, Sabor Latino – Food, Beer & Wine Fest, art exhibits, and parties. Audiences will have the rare opportunity to meet filmmakers and actors from all over the world.
Highlight films include: the political thriller La Cordillera (Argentina), starring Ricardo Darín; the hilarious comedy Una Mujer Sin Filtro (Mexico), starring Fernanda Castillo and Sofía Niño de Rivera; the romantic drama Camino a Marte (Mexico), starring Luis Gerardo Méndez; the colonialist drama Zama (Argentina/Chile), starring Daniel Giménez Cacho; and the critically acclaimed romance La Novia del Desierto (Argentina/Chile), featuring Paulina García.
The festival will also include an advance screening of the new Starz show Vida, and a 25th-anniversary showcase featuring Bajo la Misma Luna (Mexico / USA), starring Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez, and America Ferrera, and Mosquita y Mari, directed by Aurora Guerrero. Confirmed guests include Saul Lisazo, actor in the film Septiembre, Michel Franco, award-winning director for Las Hijas de Abril, and Pepe Serna, renowned Chicano actor, who stars in the film Flavor of Life. Plus, a special pre-screening of Singing Our Way to Freedom (USA), celebrating the music career and life of local music legend, Ramón “Chunky” Sánchez.
The 25th edition of the festival will take place from March 15-25, 2018 at: AMC Fashion Valley 18, 7037 Friars Rd., San Diego, CA 92108. Digital Gym Cinema, located at 2921 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104 (off 805 Freeway, between 30th St & Kansas St).
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