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                                                                 322 E. Illinois St.
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     Chicago Latino Film Festival | March 28 - April 11, 2019
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THEATRE
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322 E. Illinois St.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 596-0333

TAKE CTA TO THE FESTIVAL
1-888-968-7282
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GET TO AMC RIVER EAST 21 THEATRES
• Bus: #29 (State St. to Navy Pier) / #66 (Chicago Red Line to Navy Pier) /
  #65 (Grand Red Line to Navy Pier)
• Rail: Red line to Grand Station, walk five blocks east to the theater. Blue
  Line to Grand, transfer to #65 bus.
• Parking: Discounted parking available at River East Parking Garage
  (lower level of theater, 322 E. Illinois St.). $20 for up to 8 hours.
  Please pick up the discounted parking voucher at the Festival
  Information Table at the theatre.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
AMC River East 21 Theatres is wheelchair accessible

TICKET INFORMATION                                                                MERCHANDISE INFORMATION
FILM TICKETS                                                                      FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE
General Admission - $13                                                           Film Festival T-shirt - $15 / $12 ILCC Member
ILCC Members / Students / Seniors - $10                                           Film Festival Poster - $5
(Must present Valid ID)                                                           Merchandise can be purchased in the AMC River East 21
Mondays & Tuesdays - Only $10                                                     Theatres’ lobby. Cash, debit and major credit cards are
                                                                                  accepted. Checks are not accepted. All sales are final.
FILM PASSPORT TICKETS
                                                                                  TICKET & MERCHANDISE POLICY
Film Passport: 12 General Admissions
                                                                                  All sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges.
$110 ($46 Savings) / $80 ILCC Member ($76 Savings)
                                                                                  Must present valid ID and ILCC membership ID at time of
                                                                                  purchase to receive discount.
HOW TO BUY TICKETS
• Tickets can be purchased at CLFF Box Office in the AMC
  River East 21 Theatres’ lobby. Box office opens one hour
  before first show of the day. Cash, debit and major
  credit cards are accepted. Checks are not accepted.
  All sales are final.

• Advance ticket purchases are available at
  ChicagoLatinoFilmFestival.org or on the CLFF Facebook
  page.

• For expedited service please purchase tickets in advance.
  Tickets will be emailed to print or show on smart phone.

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MEMBERSHIP

 BECOME A MEMBER!
 The International Latino Cultural Center (ILCC) is your passport to
 Latin America, Spain and Portugal!
 Become a member today and let us open the doors to a unique
 cultural experience. Discover and enjoy international films, music,
 dance, visual and performing arts with our exceptional year-long
 programming.

 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP $60
 •   Ticket discount to every ILCC sponsored event.
 •   Special invitations to private receptions & events.               FESTIVAL DONOR $700+
 •   Weekly e-calendar of events sent throughout the year.
                                                                       • Same benefits of an Individual Membership.
 •   Free access to the ILCC Film Library, which contains films from
                                                                       • Acknowledgment of your support in the Chicago Latino Film
     previous Film Festivals (individual/educational purposes only).
                                                                         Festival program book.
                                                                       • Two Film Passports for the Chicago Latino Film Festival (good for
 SENIOR/STUDENT MEMBERSHIP $40
                                                                         24 films, a $312 value).
 • Seniors 65+ years and students up to 25 years of age receive        • Two complimentary tickets to one of the Chicago Latino Film
   the same benefits of an Individual Membership (see above).            Festival Galas of your choice (valued at $120).
   When purchasing a ticket for ILCC events, a valid ID and ILCC
   membership ID must be presented.                                    To sign up for a membership call our office:
                                                                       (312) 431-1330
 SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP $250
 • Same benefits of an Individual Membership for you and a friend      Or visit our website:
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 • One Film Passport for the Chicago Latino Film Festival

                                                                       MATINEE OUTREACH PROGRAM
                                                                       Presently, in its 25th year, the Matinee Outreach Program, is
                                                                       a fundamental educational platform that continues to channel
                                                                       the cultural significance of film to elementary and high school
                                                                       students. The program began as an event that attracted
                                                                       1,000 students and has grown to more than 5,000 Chicago
                                                                       area student attendees.

                                                                       The Matinee Outreach Program provides students the
                                                                       opportunity to learn about the diversity of other cultures,
                                                                       the possibility to connect with their cultural heritage, and
                                                                       the prospect of meeting film directors/actors/producers to
                                                                       discuss viable career options in the arts.

                                                                       The 2019 Matinee Outreach Program is supported by
                                                                       The Reva and David Logan Foundation, the Academy
                                                                       of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Allstate
                                                                       Insurance Company.

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OPENING NIGHT GALA

   YULI
   Cuba / Spain / United Kingdom / Germany / 2018 / 104 min.                      English and Spanish w/ English Subtitles
   Directed by Icíar Bollaín                                                      Genre: Drama

Spanish director Icíar Bollaín (“Even the Rain”) and her husband Paul Lafferty   La directora española Icíar Bollaín (“Tras la lluvia”) y su esposo Paul Lafferty
(Ken Loach’s longtime collaborator) try something completely different           (colaborador frecuente de Ken Loach) intentan algo completamente diferente en esta
with this adaptation of acclaimed Cuban ballet dancer Carlos Acosta’s            adaptación de la autobiografía del bailarín cubano Carlos Acosta. Yuli, el apodo que su
autobiography. Yuli, the nickname given to Acosta by his father Pedro, runs      padre Pedro le dio, corre en las calles de La Habana, donde participa en competencias
                                                                                 improvisadas de baile con otros niños. Reconociendo el talento natural de Yuli, Pedro
wild in the streets of Havana where he participates in dance-offs with other     lo obliga a asistir a la Escuela Nacional de Danza. Yuli se muestra reacio al principio,
kids. Recognizing Yuli’s natural talent, Pedro forces him to attend Cuba’s       pero finalmente sucumbe al encanto de este mundo. Diecisiete años después, Acosta
National Dance School. Yuli is reluctant at first, but is eventually seduced     será el primer artista negro en bailar el papel de Romeo con el Royal Ballet de
by this world. Seventeen years later, he would become the first black artist     Londres. Combinando una narrativa sencilla con escenas dónde Acosta ensaya con
to dance the role of Romeo in the Royal Ballet in London. Combining a            su compañía coreografías basadas en su vida, “Yuli” ofrece una explosión de danza,
straightforward narrative with scenes where Acosta is seen working with          palabras e imágenes.
his company on choreographies based on his life, “Yuli” is a moving fusion
of dance, words and images.                                                         ADDITIONAL SCREENING (FILM ONLY): SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 7:00 PM

                                THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH
                                        DOORS OPEN: 5:30 PM | PROGRAM: 6:00 PM
                                              AMC River East 21 • 322 E. Illinois St.

TICKETS: $60 | ILCC Member $50 (Includes film, food & drinks)                              RECEPTION:                                       SPONSORS
Purchase at ChicagoLatinoFilmFestival.org or on CLFF Facebook page.                 FOLLOWING THE SCREENING AT

Cocktail attire strongly recommended.

PARKING
Discounted parking available at River East Parking Garage (lower level
of theater, 322 E. Illinois St.). $20 for up to 8 hours. Discount parking                       Chez
voucher available at CLFF Information Table at theatre.                                    247 E. Ontario St.

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Pro Ecuador & The International
                                                                                             Latino Cultural Center of Chicago
                                                                                               present a special screening of

                                                                                      THE LONGEST NIGHT /
                                                                                        LA MALA NOCHE
                                                                                                         Directed by Gabriela Calvache
                                                                                                               Ecuador / México

                                                                                      For the film’s full synopsis and additional screening dates, turn to page 18.

                                               MONDAY, APRIL 1ST
                                          Reception: 6:00 - 7:00 PM | Film Screening: 7:00 PM
                                              Ecuadorian culinary treats & beverages will be served

                         Tickets: $20                                                                            INSTITUTO CERVANTES
        ILCC & Instituto Cervantes Members: $15                                                                  31 W Ohio St.
           Purchase at ChicagoLatinoFilmFestival.org                                                             Parking adjacent to Instituto Cervantes
                                                                                                                 $12 with validation

                                                   Sponsor

     PUERTO RICO Y CUBA SON DE UN PÁJARO...
             The Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center and the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago celebrate Puerto Rico and Cuba with two
                                      special screenings. These screenings are part of the SRBCC series: Bello Amanecer.

       SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH | 7:30 PM                                                       TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH | 7:30 PM

                  FILIBERTO                                                           HAVANA FROM ON HIGH
 Puerto Rico / Venezuela - 75 min.                     For the film’s full synopsis   Cuba / Canada / Venezuela / Spain - 80 min.           For the film’s full synopsis
 Directed by Freddie Marrero Alfonso                    and additional screening      Directed by Pedro Ruiz                                 and additional screening
 Genre: Documentary                                       dates, turn to page 23.     Genre: Documentary                                       dates, turn to page 16.

                  SHOWN WITH THE SHORT FILM:                                                         SHOWN WITH THE SHORT FILM:
       PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING! / ¡EVITA QUE PASE!                                       WE’RE GOING TO PARIS / NOS VAMOS PA’ PARÍS
          Puerto Rico - 7 min. | Director: Joserro Emmanuelli | Genre: Drama                  Puerto Rico - 9 min. | Directed by David Norris | Genre: Comedy

                                                                                                                       SEGUNDO RUIZ BELVIS
                             Tickets: $10                                                                              CULTURAL CENTER
                    Purchase at srbcc.org                                                                              4046 W Armitage Ave.

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CLOSING NIGHT GALA

   EL REALITY
   Colombia / 2018 / 104 min.                                                  Spanish w/ English Subtitles
   Directed by Rodrigo Triana                                                  Genre: Comedy

Rodrigo Triana, winner of the 23rd Chicago Latino Film Festival’s Audience    Rodrigo Triana, ganador del Premio del Público en la edición número 23
Choice Award in 2007 for his comedy “A Ton of Luck” returns with this         del Festival de Cine Latino de Chicago en 2007 por su comedia “Soñar no
hilarious satire of such reality talent shows as “The Voice” and “American    cuesta nada,” regresa con esta graciosísima sátira de “realities” de talento
Idol.” Born with a silver spoon, Camilo discovers his passion for singing     como “The Voice” y “American Idol”. Hijo de familia privilegiada, Camilo
and pop music while studying abroad. It will be hard to convince his family   descubre su pasión por el canto y la música pop mientras estudia en el
that he wants to pursue a career in the music industry, though. So, he and    extranjero. Sin embargo, sabe que será difícil convencer a su familia de
a friend concoct a scheme: in order to audition in Colombia’s most popular    que quiere seguir una carrera en la industria musical. A él y a un amigo se
talent reality show, Camilo will pretend to be blind and poor and hire a      les ocurre un plan: para audicionar en el reality de talentos más popular
humble and charming family to pass off as his own family. But life is not a   de Colombia, Camilo fingirá ser ciego y pobre y para ello contratará a una
reality show.                                                                 familia humilde y encantadora para hacerla pasar como propia. Pero la vida
                                                                              no es un reality.

                                     THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH
                                        DOORS OPEN: 5:30 PM | PROGRAM: 6:00 PM
                                              AMC River East 21 • 322 E. Illinois St.

TICKETS: $60 | ILCC Member $50 (Includes film, food & drinks)                          RECEPTION:                                SPONSORS
Purchase at ChicagoLatinoFilmFestival.org or on CLFF Facebook page.             FOLLOWING THE SCREENING AT

Cocktail attire strongly recommended.

PARKING
Discounted parking available at River East Parking Garage (lower level
of theater, 322 E. Illinois St.). $20 for up to 8 hours. Discount parking                   Chez
voucher available at CLFF Information Table at theatre.                                247 E. Ontario St.

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VENUE PARTNERS
The Chicago Latino Film Festival continues its connection to the community by partnering with educational institutions and
organizations throughout the city. The Festival Venue Partners Program (FVPP) allows community members to view films that are
otherwise inaccessible. This experience allows audiences to learn of the diversity of other cultures and hopefully connect with their
own cultural heritage.

The 2019 Festival Venue Partners Program (FVPP) is supported by The Reva and David Logan Foundation.

The Chicago Latino Film Festival appreciates the support of our 2019 Venue Partners.

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE                               LAKE FOREST COLLEGE                            UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT
In cooperation with College of DuPage -         In Cooperation with Latino Unidos              CHICAGO
Latino Outreach Center                          McCormick Auditorium                           Rafael Cintrón Ortiz Latino Cultural Center
Health Science Center 1234                      555 N Sheridan Rd.                             Lecture Center B2
425 Fawell Blvd.                                Lake Forest, IL 60045                          803 S Morgan St.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137                            (847) 234-3100                                 Chicago IL 60607
(630) 942-2380                                  www.lakeforest.edu                             (312) 996-3095
www.Cod.edu                                                                                    www.latinocultural.uic.edu
                                                Thursday April 11 - 6:30 PM
Tuesday, April 2 - 11:00 AM                     Esmeralda’s Twilight / Cría Puercos            Wednesday, April 3 - 12:00 PM &
I Am The People: Venezuela                      Mexico / 2018 / 90 min.                        5:00 PM
Under Populism / El pueblo soy yo:              Directed by: Ehécatl Garage                    Huahua
Venezuela en populismo                          __________________________________________
                                                                                               Ecuador/ 2018 / 70 min.
Venezuela / Mexico / 2018 / 87 min.                                                            Directed by: José Espinosa Anguaya
Directed by: Carlos Oteyza                      PURDUE UNIVERSITY
                                                NORTHWEST                                      Thursday, April 4 - 12:00 PM & 5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 3 - 7:00 PM                    College of Humanities, Education, and Social   The Gazelle’s Dance / El baile de la gacela
Amalia                                          Sciences, CHESS                                Costa Rica / Mexico / 2018 / 90 min.
Colombia / 2018 / 74 min.                       2200 169th St.                                 Directed by: Iván Porras Meléndez
Directed by: Ana Sofía Osorio Ruiz              Hammond, IN 46323                              __________________________________________
__________________________________________      (219) 989-2272
                                                www.pnw.edu                                    PUERTO RICAN ARTS ALLIANCE
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY                                                                           3000 N Elbridge Ave.
In cooperation with Latino & Latin American     Wednesday, April 10 - 5:00 PM                  Chicago, IL 60618
Studies, Modern Foreign Languages,              Bernada                                        (773) 342-8865
Spanish, Study of Women and Gender, and         Spain / 2018 / 97 min.                         Praachicago.org
the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion   Directed by: Emilio Ruiz Barrachina
Martin Recital Hall                             __________________________________________     Sunday, March 31 – 2:00 PM
7900 W Division St.                                                                            Silence of the Wind / El silencio del viento
River Forest, IL 60305                          SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY                        Puerto Rico / Dominican Republic / France /
(708) 524-6678                                  In cooperation with Student Activities at      2017 / 85 min.
www.dom.edu                                     Saint Xavier University                        Directed by: Alvaro José Aponte-Centeno
                                                McGuire Hall                                   __________________________________________
Saturday, March 30 - 5:30 PM                    3700 W 103rd St.
Decade of Fire                                  Chicago, IL 60655                              ELGIN LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
USA / 2018 / 75 min.                            (773) 298-3974                                 OPENING NIGHT:
Directed by: Gretchen Hildebran &               www.sxu.edu                                    Friday, April 5 - 6:30 PM
Vivian Vázquez                                                                                 FILM TBA
__________________________________________      Wednesday, April 3 - 7:00 PM                   Elgin Community College
                                                Huahua                                         Spartan Auditorium
JOHN HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL                        Ecuador / 2018 / 70 min.                       1700 Spartan Drive
In cooperation with Andrea Quito                Directed by: José Espinosa Anguaya             Elgin, IL 60123
Scholarship
4034 W 56th St.
                                                                                               Saturday, April 6 - 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Chicago, IL 60629
                                                                                               Sunday, April 7 - 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM
(773) 535-0210
                                                                                               Marcus Theatres
www.hancockhs.org
                                                                                               111 S Randall Rd.
                                                                                               Elgin, IL 60123
Friday, April 5 - 6:00PM
Thursday, April 11 - 6:00 PM
                                                                                               Information & Tickets:
The Gazelle’s Dance / El baile de la gacela
                                                                                               LatinoFilmFestivalElgin.com
Costa Rica / Mexico / 2018/ 90 min.
                                                                                               (800) 344-0538
Directed by: Iván Porras Meléndez

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 AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

 VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE FILM!
 Since 1993, a film has been chosen by film enthusiasts to
 receive the Audience Choice Award. Festival attendees
 determine who receives the publicly recognized award. Ballots
 available at all screenings.

 FILL OUT THE BALLOT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN:
 • A film passport for the 36th CLFF ($110 value)
 • Two tickets to opening night & closing night at the 36th
   CLFF ($240 value)

 Audience Choice Award winner for fiction, documentary and
 short film categories and the raffle winner, will be announced
 Monday, April 22, 2019.

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ARGENTINA

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                                                       FEATURE FILMS
                                    All films are presented in their original language with English subtitles unless otherwise noted.

MURDER ME, MONSTER / MUERE, MONSTRUO, MUERE
Argentina / France / Chile / 2018 / 109 min.                     Genre: Horror
Directed by Alejandro Fadel                                      Spanish w/ English Subtitles

A young farmer stands in the middle of the field, blood          La sangre fluye rápidamente de la herida que ha dejado
spurting out of a gashing wound that has nearly severed          a una joven agricultora parcialmente decapitada. Es la
her head. She is the latest victim in a rash of murders in       más reciente víctima de una serie de asesinatos en la
Mendoza’s countryside. David, the prime suspect, claims          zona rural de Mendoza. David, el principal sospechoso,
to have a telepathic link with the monster responsible           afirma tener un vínculo telepático con el monstruo
for the killings. Cruz, the detective in charge of the case,     responsable de estos asesinatos. Cruz, el detective
is not fully convinced that David is the culprit; the fact       a cargo del caso, no está completamente convencido
that he is having an affair with David’s wife might also         de que David sea el culpable; el hecho de que está
be clouding his judgement.                                       teniendo un romance con su esposa también podría
                                                                 estar nublando su juicio.
                                                                                                                                        Wednesday, April 3, 8:00 PM
                                                                                                                                            Friday, April 5, 9:15 PM

NOT QUITE ADULTS / TAMPOCO TAN GRANDES
Argentina / 2018 / 79 min.                                       Genre: Comedy / Drama / Road Movie
Directed by Federico Sosa                                        Spanish w/ English Subtitles

Winner of the Best Film Award at the Mar del Plata Film          Ganadora del Premio a la Mejor Película en el Programa
Festival’s Panorama Argentina Program and anchored by            Panorama Argentina del Festival de Cine de Mar del
superb ensemble work, Federico Sosa’s heartwarming               Plata y con un excelente trabajo coral, este conmovedor
road movie centers on 30-year-old Lola, who receives             “road movie” de Federico Sosa se centra en Lola, de
news that her father, who she thought had been dead, is          30 años, quien recibe noticias de que su padre, a quien
now really dead. Along with former boyfriend Teo and his         había dado por muerto, ahora realmente lo está. Junto
sister, Lola takes off to Mar del Plata to settle her father’s   a su ex novio Teo y su hermana, Lola se dirige a Mar del
affairs. There she meets Natalio (Miguel Ángel Solá), her        Plata para resolver sus asuntos. Allí conoce a Natalio
father’s partner, who asks her to take him to Bariloche          (Miguel Ángel Solá), el compañero sentimental de su
to spread his ashes.                                             padre, quien le pide a Lola que lo lleve a Bariloche para
                                                                 esparcir sus cenizas.                                                  Saturday, March 30, 6:00 PM
                                                                                                                                            Monday, April 1, 6:30 PM

THE QUEEN OF FEAR / LA REINA DEL MIEDO
Argentina / 2018 / 107 min.                                      Genre: Drama
Directed by Valeria Bertuccelli, Fabiana Tiscornia               English & Spanish w/ English Subtitles

Robertina’s dream to produce her own one-woman                   El sueño de Robertina de producir su propio espectáculo
show is about to become a reality. So, what is she               unipersonal está a punto de hacerse realidad. Entonces,
afraid of and why? She keeps making up excuses to                ¿a qué le tiene miedo y por qué? Ella sigue inventando
avoid rehearsals or delays the play’s production with            excusas para evitar ir a los ensayos y retrasa la
outrageous ideas. And to top it off, she flies off to            producción de la obra con ideas extravagantes. Y como
Denmark when she receives news that an old friend                si esto fuera poco, vuela hacia Dinamarca cuando recibe
is dying of cancer. Featuring a riveting performance             noticias de que un viejo amigo se está muriendo de
from Bertuccelli —who also wrote and co-directed the             cáncer. Con una actuación deslumbrante de Bertuccelli,
film— in the title role, “The Queen of Fear” captures the        también escritora y co-directora de la película, en el rol
essence of a woman facing her fears and insecurities.            protagónico, “La reina del miedo” captura la esencia de
                                                                 una mujer ante sus temores e inseguridades.                               Tuesday, April 2, 8:00 PM
                                                                                                                                          Saturday, April 6, 4:00 PM

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ARGENTINA / BOLIVIA / BRAZIL

 ROJO
 Argentina / Brazil / France / Netherlands / Germany / 2018 / 109 min.           Genre: Thriller
 Directed by Benjamín Naishtat                                                   Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Cinematography and           Ganadora del Premio del Jurado a la Mejor
 the Silver Shell for Best Actor and Best Director at last      Cinematografía y la Concha de Plata al Mejor Actor y
 year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, Benjamín Naishtat’s        Mejor Director en el Festival de Cine de San Sebastián,
 latest film is an impeccably shot and edited thriller set      la nueva película de Benjamín Naishtat es un thriller
 in 1970s Argentina. The movie opens on an apparently           impecablemente fotografiado ambientado en la
 abandoned house being stripped clean by the neighbors.         Argentina de los setenta. La trama comienza en una
 Cut to a restaurant where Claudio (a pitch perfect Darío       casa aparentemente abandonada y cuyo interior
 Grandinetti) is confronted by a complete stranger. The         está siendo despojado por los vecinos. Luego, en un
 encounter ends with Claudio dumping the stranger’s             restaurante, Claudio (un perfecto Darío Grandinetti)
 body in the countryside. Months later, a Chilean detective     tiene un altercado con un desconocido. El encuentro
 (Alfredo Castro) arrives to investigate a disappearance.       culmina con Claudio tirando el cuerpo del desconocido           Friday, March 29, 6:45 PM
                                                                en el campo. Meses después, un detective chileno               Sunday, March 31, 8:30 PM
                                                                (Alfredo Castro) llega para investigar una desaparición.

 THE SNATCH THIEF / EL MOTOARREBATADOR
 Argentina / Uruguay / France / 2018 / 93 min.                  Genre: Drama
 Directed by Agustín Toscano                                    Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 The city of Tucumán is overtaken by riots as the result of     La ciudad de Tucumán es sacudida por disturbios
 a police strike giving folks like Miguel, a “motochorro”       producto de una huelga de policías, dándole a gente
 (a thief who snatches people’s belongings as he rides          como Miguel, un “motochorro” (un ladrón que arrebata
 his motorbike), the opportunity to run free. His latest        las pertenencias de las personas mientras viaja en su
 robbery, however, leaves Elena, an elderly woman,              motocicleta), la oportunidad de hacer lo que quieran.
 seriously injured and with severe memory loss. Plagued         Su último robo, sin embargo, deja a Elena, una anciana,
 by guilt, Miguel conceals his identity and after several       gravemente herida y amnésica. Agobiado por su
 visits to the hospital becomes Elena’s caretaker. His past     conciencia, Miguel oculta su identidad y, después de
 deeds eventually catch up to him and his lies.                 varias visitas al hospital, se convierte en el cuidador de
                                                                Elena. Pero tarde o temprano tendrá que rendir cuentas
                                                                por sus mentiras y fechorías.                                    Sunday, April 7, 3:15 PM
                                                                                                                             Wednesday, April 10, 8:15 PM

 THE PROBLEM WITH DESIRES / LO PEOR DE LOS DESEOS
 Bolivia / Colombia / Mexico / 2018 / 93 min.                   Genre: Drama
 Directed by Claudio Araya Silva                                Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 Roberto, the leader of Bolivia’s Federation of Drivers, is     Roberto, el líder de la Federación de Conductores
 fighting a battle in two fronts. His “friend” Carlos Borjas    de Bolivia, está librando una batalla en dos frentes.
 (Luis Felipe Tovar) is plotting to gain control of the union   Su “amigo” Carlos Borjas (Luis Felipe Tovar) está
 while his wife Margot is pressuring him to mobilize his        conspirando para hacerse con el control del sindicato,
 membership and block the city’s streets to protest a           mientras que su esposa Margot lo está presionando
 government measure aimed at thwarting the smuggling            para que movilice a sus miembros y bloquee las calles
 of vehicles into the country. Greed, ambition, betrayal        de la ciudad para protestar una medida del gobierno
 and violence are the key ingredients of this combustible       dirigida a impedir el contrabando de vehículos hacia el
 dog-eat-dog drama about who wields power in the                país. La codicia, la ambición, la traición y la violencia
 streets of El Alto.                                            son los ingredientes principales de este explosivo drama
                                                                sobre el poder.                                                 Monday, April 8, 8:30 PM
                                                                                                                             Wednesday, April 10, 8:30 PM

 THE LAST CHANCE / A ÚLTIMA CHANCE
 Brazil / 2017 / 99 min.                                        Genre: Drama
 Directed by Paulo Thiago                                       Portuguese w/ English Subtitles

 Fabio Leão’s rap sheet is long. Born in Rio de Janeiro’s       A folha de rap de Fábio Leão é comprida. Nascido na
 Vila Kennedy favela, he started stealing at the age of 13      Vila Kennedy, favela no subúrbio do Rio de Janeiro, ele
 and by 17, he was a reputed gang leader. He discovers          começa roubando aos 13 anos e aos 17 anos é líder
 his passion for martial arts and teaching during one of        reputado de uma gangue. Ele descobre a sua paixão por
 his many prison stays. Against all odds, Fabio becomes         artes marciais e ensino durante uma de suas muitas
 both a professional medal-winning MMA fighter and a            estadias na prisão. Contra todas as probabilidades,
 teacher of Thai boxing (or muay thai). But temptation          Fabio se torna num lutador profissional de MMA e
 is always around the corner; only those around Fabio,          num professor de Thai boxing (ou muay thai). Mas a
 including his life-long girlfriend, can steer him on the       tentação nunca está longe. Só as pessoas próximas de
 right path.                                                    Fábio, incluindo a sua namorada de toda a vida, podem
                                                                orientá-lo para caminho certo.                                 Sunday, March 31, 7:45 PM
                                                                                                                              Wednesday, April 3, 8:15 PM

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BRAZIL / CHILE

QUIETNESS / A VOZ DO SILÊNCIO
Brazil / 2018 / 108 min.                                       Genre: Drama / LGBTQ
Directed by André Ristum                                       Portuguese w/ English Subtitles

Several lives cross paths in the huge and rather               Várias vidas se cruzam em São Paulo, cidade enorme
impersonal city of São Paulo. Rachel dreams of being           e impessoal. Raquel sonha em ser cantora, mas acaba
a singer but makes ends meet as a pole dancer in a             fazendo strip-tease numa boate decadente. Sua mãe,
seedy bar. Her mother María spends her days drinking           Maria passa os dias bebendo e assistindo TV. Rui, um
and watching TV. Rui, a retired radio announcer, is dying      locutor de rádio aposentado, está morrendo de câncer;
of cancer; his daughter Neusa, a real estate agent, fears      sua filha Neusa, uma corretora de imóveis, teme perder
losing her job. Their lives will be shaken to the core         o emprego. Suas vidas serão abaladas pela próxima Lua
by the upcoming Blood Moon, for many a sign of the             de Sangue, para muitos um sinal do começo do fim dos
beginning of the end times.                                    tempos.

                                                                                                                                     Sunday, March 31, 8:15 PM
                                                                                                                                      Tuesday, April 2, 5:45 PM

RESISTANCE / LEGALIDADE
Brazil / 2018 / 120 min.                                       Genre: Drama
Directed by Zeca Brito                                         Portuguese w/ English Subtitles

Brazil, 1961. The country is on the verge of a civil war,      Brasil, 1961. O país está à beira de uma guerra civil,
following the resignation of president Jânio Quadros           depois da renúncia do presidente Jânio Quadros e o
and the movement to keep vice-president João Goulart           movimento para impedir o vice-presidente João Goulart
from taking office. Using the radio transmitter from           de assumir o cargo. Usando um transmissor de rádio
his improvised bunker, Leonel Brizola, governor of Rio         improvisado, Leonel Brizola, governador do Rio Grande
Grande do Sul, sets up the Resistance movement to              do Sul, organiza o movimento Resistência, para garantir
ensure Goulart’s right to the presidential chair. Caught       o direito de Goulart à presidência. No meio dessa
in the crossfire, two brothers who are in love with the        turbulência política e social, dois irmãos que estão
same woman unite to fight alongside Brizola.                   apaixonados pela mesma mulher se unem para lutar ao
                                                               lado de Brizola.
                                                                                                                                   Wednesday, April 10, 8:30 PM
                                                                                                                                    Thursday, April 11, 8:30 PM

                CHILEAN CINEMA / CINE CHILENO
Chilean cinema notched another triumph last year when          El cine chileno obtuvo otro triunfo el año pasado
Sebastián Leilo’s “A Fantastic Woman” became the first         cuando “Una mujer fantástica” de Sebastián
Chilean film to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language        Leilo se convirtió en la primera película chilena
Film. This year, we can look forward to a series of new,       en ganar el Oscar a la Mejor Película Extranjera.
                                                               Este año, anticipamos disfrutar de una serie de
exciting projects, including Pablo Larraín’s most recent       nuevos y emocionantes proyectos, como la tercera
collaboration with Gael García Bernal; “Araña,” Andrés         colaboración entre Pablo Larraín y Gael García
Wood’s latest film; and “Lemebel,” Joanna Reposi               Bernal; “Araña”, la última película de Andrés Wood;
Garibaldi’s documentary about the controversial artist         y “Lemebel”, el documental de Joanna Reposi
Pedro Lemebel. The films showcased at this year’s              Garibaldi sobre el polémico artista Pedro Lemebel.
Festival thanks to the friendship and partnership that         Las películas presentadas aquí, gracias a la amistad
bind the Chicago Latino Film Festival, the Consulate           y alianza que unen al Festival de Cine Latino de
General of Chile in Chicago and the Cultural Division of       Chicago, el Consulado General de Chile en Chicago
                                                               y la División Cultural del Ministerio de Relaciones,
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reflect the sheer energy      reflejan la energía y la diversidad del cine chileno
and diversity of contemporary Chilean cinema.                  contemporáneo.

...AND SUDDENLY THE DAWN / ...Y DE PRONTO EL AMANECER
Chile / 2017 / 195 min.                                        Genre: Drama
Directed by Silvio Caiozzi                                     Spanish w/ English Subtitles

Chile’s submission to this year’s Academy Award for Best       La selección de Chile al Oscar a la Mejor Película
Foreign Language Film, Silvio Caiozzi’s first film in 13       Extranjera este año, el primer largometraje de Silvio
years is inspired on a trip he made with Chilean novelist      Caiozzi en 13 años está inspirado en un viaje que realizó
Jaime Casas to the latter’s native Chilean Patagonia.          con el novelista chileno Jaime Casas a su cuna en la
Arts and entertainment reporter Pancho Veloso returns          Patagonia chilena. Pancho Veloso, un reportero de artes
to the island of Chiloé 45 years after leaving it against      y entretenimiento, regresa a la isla de Chiloé 45 años
his will. He wants to write something with meaning and         después de ser forzado a salir. Quiere escribir algo
expects to find inspiration among the friends and people       con significado y espera encontrar inspiración entre
he left behind. Moving back and forth between three            los amigos y personas que dejó atrás. Moviéndose
different time periods, “…And Suddenly the Dawn” is            en tres tiempos, “...Y de pronto el amanecer” es
literary in scope as well as intimate, political, poetic and   literaria en escala y a la vez íntima, política, poética y               Sunday, April 7, 4:00 PM
heartbreaking.                                                 sentimentalmente desgarradora.                                          Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 PM

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CHILE

 BROKEN PANTIES / CALZONES ROTOS
 Chile / Argentina / 2018 / 101 min.                             Genre: Black Comedy
 Directed by Arnaldo Valsecchi                                   Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 Five women live in a large hacienda in rural Chile:             Cinco mujeres viven en una casona en el área rural de
 matriarch Matilde, her three biological daughters and           Chile: la matriarca Matilde, sus tres hijas biológicas y
 an adopted one. Any resemblance to Federico García              una adoptada. Sin embargo, cualquier parecido con
 Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba,” however, ends             “La casa de Bernarda Alba” de Federico García Lorca
 there. On her deathbed, Matilde confesses to the village        termina ahí. En su lecho de muerte, Matilde le confiesa
 priest that she killed her husband 40 years ago and             al sacerdote del pueblo que ella mató a su esposo hace
 buried him inside a chest in the garage …a chest that           40 años y lo enterró dentro de un cofre en el garaje
 contained another body. The news shocks the entire              ... un cofre que ya contenía otro cuerpo. Las noticias
 household and secrets long buried will now be made              conmocionan a toda la familia y secretos enterrados
 public in this dark comedy.                                     durante mucho tiempo saldrán a la superficie en esta
                                                                 comedia llena de humor negro.                                   Monday, April 8, 8:30 PM
                                                                                                                              Wednesday, April 10, 6:00 PM

 DAMN KIDS / CABROS DE MIERDA
 Chile / 2017 / 118 min.                                         Genre: Drama
 Directed by Gonzalo Justiniano                                  Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 The working class neighborhood of La Victoria in                El barrio obrero de La Victoria en Santiago de Chile fue
 Santiago de Chile was a focal point for the resistance          un punto focal para la resistencia contra la dictadura
 against Pinochet’s dictatorship during the early 80s.           de Pinochet a principios de la década de los 80. A esta
 Into this community walks American missionary Samuel            comunidad llega el misionero estadounidense Samuel
 Thompson who wants to spread the good word while                Thompson para difundir la palabra de Dios y documentar
 documenting with his camera how this community                  con su cámara cómo esta comunidad logra sobrevivir. Él
 makes ends meet. He is taken in by Gladys “La                   es acogido por Gladys “La Francesita”, miembro de la
 Francesita,” a member of the resistance who teaches             resistencia, quien le enseña que la salvación es mucho
 him that salvation is more than securing a nice spot            más que ganarse el favor divino en el más allá. “Cabros
 in the after life. “Damn Kids” portrays a community             de mierda” retrata el diario vivir de una comunidad que
 that goes about its daily life while fighting against an        lucha contra un régimen opresivo.                                  Friday, April 5, 6:00 PM
 oppressive regime.                                                                                                                Sunday, April 7, 5:45 PM

 JOHNNY 100 PESOS: 20 YEARS AND A DAY LATER /
 JOHNNY 100 PESOS: 20 AÑOS Y UN DÍA DESPUÉS
 Chile / 2017 / 113 min.                                         Genre: Drama / Thriller / Action
 Directed by Gustavo Graef Marino                                Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 Gustavo Graef Marino returns to the Festival with this          Gustavo Graef Marino regresa al Festival con esta
 action-packed sequel to his cult classic “Johnny Cien           secuela llena de acción de su clásico de culto “Johnny
 Pesos.” Twenty years ago, Juan García, a.k.a. Johnny            Cien Pesos”. Hace veinte años, Juan García, alias
 Cien Pesos, became a legend in the annals of Chilean            Johnny Cien Pesos, se convirtió en una leyenda en los
 crime when a heist gone wrong turned into a media               anales del crimen chileno cuando un atraco que salió
 event. Now a free man, Johnny faces a world that                mal se transformó en todo un circo mediático. Ahora,
 changed without him, and a son, also named Juan, he             como hombre libre, Johnny se enfrenta a un mundo que
 barely knows. Johnny Cien Pesos will now have to use            cambió sin él, y a un hijo, también llamado Juan, que
 all his wiles to save his son and girlfriend Bárbara from       apenas conoce. Johnny Cien Pesos ahora tendrá que
 a powerful hoodlum.                                             usar todo su talento y experiencia para salvar a su hijo y
                                                                 a su novia Bárbara de un poderoso matón.                        Friday, March 29, 9:00 PM
                                                                                                                                Sunday, March 31, 5:45 PM

 PETIT FRÈRE
 Chile / Haiti / 2018 / 70 min.                                  Genre: Documentary
 Directed by Roberto Collío, Rodrigo Robledo                     Spanish & Creole w/ English Subtitles

 Films can introduce us to worlds unknown to us.                 El cine nos puede introducir a mundos totalmente
 Roberto Collío’s and Rodrigo Robledo’s fragmented,              desconocidos para nosotros. Ese es el caso de este
 free-associative documentary debut about Chile’s                debut fragmentario y asociativo de Roberto Collío y
 Haitian community is one such film. Petir-Frère Wilner,         Rodrigo Robledo sobre la comunidad haitiana de Chile.
 a gas station attendant and editor of a magazine for the        Petir-Frère Wilner, empleado de una gasolinera y editor
 Haitian community, is our guide to this strange land he         de una revista para la comunidad haitiana, es nuestro
 and his compatriots now call home. Collío and Robledo           guía por esta tierra extraña que él y sus compatriotas
 not only document every aspect of Wilner’s life, including      ahora consideran su hogar. Collío y Robledo no solo
 the birth of his first son, but also the lives of some of the   documentan todos los aspectos de la vida de Wilner,
 community’s most vibrant characters.                            incluyendo el nacimiento de su primer hijo, sino también
                                                                 a algunos de los personajes más pintorescos de la               Friday, March 29, 6:00 PM
                                                                 comunidad.                                                     Sunday, March 31, 3:45 PM

14 |   Chicago Latino Film Festival | March 28 - April 11, 2019
COLOMBIA

AMALIA
Colombia / 2018 / 74 min.                                    Genre: Drama
Directed by Ana Sofía Osorio Ruiz                            Spanish w/ English Subtitles

Cristina and Julián have built a perfect life in northern    Cristina y Julián han construido una vida perfecta al
Bogotá along with 17-year-old Amalia, Cristina’s             norte de Bogotá junto con Amalia, de 17 años, hija del
daughter from a previous marriage. Cristina and Julián       matrimonio anterior de Cristina. Julián y ella esperan
anxiously await the birth of their first son. Cristina’s     ansiosos el nacimiento de su primer hijo. El embarazo
pregnancy is high-risk and she has been living like a        de Cristina es de alto riesgo y ha estado viviendo como
prisoner in her bed. But when an explosion occurs at         prisionera en su cama. Pero cuando le llegan noticias
the park where Amalia is supposed to be, Cristina, from      de una explosión en el parque donde se supone que
her bed, tries to find out what happened while keeping       debe estar Amalia, Cristina, desde su cama, trata de
at bay the anxiety and the stress that may impact her        mantener el estrés y la ansiedad que pueden afectar su
health.                                                      frágil salud y la del bebé al margen, mientras averigua
                                                             dónde está su hija.                                                   Friday, March 29, 8:15 PM
                                                                                                                                  Sunday, March 31, 6:00 PM

THE ENDLESS LOVE OF SALOMÉ /
EL INFINITO AMOR DE SALOMÉ
Colombia / 2018 / 90 min.                                    Genre: Drama
Directed by Pierangeli Llinas                                English & Spanish w/ English Subtitles

Secretly abused and abandoned by her former husband,         Abusada secretamente y abandonada por su ex marido,
50-year-old Salomé, a painter, raises their only child,      Salomé, una pintora de 50 años de edad, cría sola a
Joseph, by herself. Salomé tries to hide from her painful    su único hijo, Joseph. A través de su arte, Salomé se
past through her art. She takes on Eddy, the deaf-           esconde de su doloroso pasado. Ella acepta como
mute son of her neighbor, as a student. Their lives are      estudiante a Eddy, el hijo sordomudo de su vecino. Pero
suddenly altered with the arrival of Marta, Salomé’s         sus vidas son repentinamente alteradas con la llegada
niece, and Myriam, a beautiful young woman who falls         de Marta, la sobrina de Salomé, y Myriam, una hermosa
for Joseph, a relationship which will help unearth some      joven que se enamora de Joseph, relación que ayudará
scarring family secrets.                                     a desenterrar algunos secretos familiares.

                                                                                                                                Saturday, March 30, 6:45 PM
                                                                                                                                    Monday, April 1, 8:30 PM

THE MISSED ROUND / EL PIEDRA
Colombia / 2018 / 89 min.                                    Genre: Drama
Directed by Rafael Martínez Moreno                           Spanish w/ English Subtitles

Reynaldo Salgado “El Piedra” is a 40-year-old Afro-          Reynaldo Salgado “El Piedra” es un boxeador
Colombian boxer who works as a bait in boxing matches        afrocolombiano de 40 años de edad que trabaja como
while moonlighting as a taxi driver. His memory is not       cebo en los combates de boxeo y como taxista. Su
what it used to be after so many blows to the head.          memoria no es lo que solía ser después de tantos golpes
The appearance of Breyder, a 12-year-old boy with big        en la cabeza. La aparición de Breyder, un niño de 12
dreams who claims to be his son, gives Reynaldo a new        años con grandes sueños que dice ser su hijo, le da a
purpose in life. Unlike other boxing films that focuses on   Reynaldo un nuevo propósito en la vida. A diferencia de
the winners, “The Missed Round” shows us the people          otras películas de boxeo, “El Piedra” nos muestra a las
who sweat and toil behind the scenes with dignity.           personas que sudan y trabajan con dignidad tras las
                                                             bambalinas de este brutal deporte.
                                                                                                                                   Thursday, April 4, 8:30 PM
                                                                                                                                   Saturday, April 6, 3:30 PM

SALT / SAL
Colombia / France / 2018 / 72 min.                           Genre: Drama
Directed by William Vega                                     Spanish w/ English Subtitles

Heraldo crosses the Tatacoa desert, Colombia’s               Heraldo cruza el desierto de Tatacoa, la segunda zona
second largest arid zone, in his motorcycle in search        árida más grande de Colombia, en su motocicleta en
of his missing father. The road is rough, the landscape      busca de su padre desaparecido. El camino es duro, el
beautiful and inhospitable; a wrong turn sends Heraldo       paisaje hermoso e inhóspito; un giro equivocado envía
and his bike to the bottom of an abyss. Solomón and          a Heraldo y su motocicleta al fondo de un abismo.
Magdalena, a couple hiding in the desert, find him and       Solomón y Magdalena, una pareja que vive escondida
treat his wounds with salt and cactus. But Heraldo’s         en el desierto, lo encuentran y curan sus heridas con
wounds are more than physical and they run deep.             sal y cactus. Pero las heridas de Heraldo son más que
                                                             físicas y corren profundas en su ser.

                                                                                                                                   Tuesday, April 2, 6:15 PM
                                                                                                                                  Thursday, April 4, 6:00 PM

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COSTA RICA / CUBA

 THE GAZELLE’S DANCE / EL BAILE DE LA GACELA
 Costa Rica / Mexico / 2018 / 90 min.                          Genre: Comedy
 Directed by Ivan Porras Meléndez                              Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 As a soccer star back in the day, Eugenio used to be          Eugenio se le conocía como “La Gacela” por su
 known as “The Gazelle” for his speed and dexterity in         velocidad y destreza en el campo durante su época de
 the field. He retired young, unable to score a trophy.        gloria como estrella del fútbol. Se retiró joven, incapaz
 Now 72 and living in a retirement home, Eugenio is            de conseguir un trofeo. Ahora con 72 años y viviendo
 determined to win a dance contest with the help of            en una casa de retiro, Eugenio está decidido a ganar
 his partner Carmen and his openly gay instructor              un concurso de baile con la ayuda de su compañera
 Daniel. Ivan Porras Meléndez’s feature debut moves to         Carmen y su instructor abiertamente gay Daniel. El
 the rhythms of merengue and bolero as it presents a           debut cinematográfico de Iván Porras Meléndez se
 nuanced and touching portrait of old age.                     mueve al ritmo del merengue y el bolero mientras
                                                               presenta un retrato matizado y conmovedor de la vejez.
                                                                                                                              Thursday, April 4, 6:00 PM
                                                                                                                              Saturday, April 6, 4:00 PM

 TWO FRIDAS / DOS FRIDAS
 Costa Rica / Mexico / 2018 / 92 min.                          Genre: Drama
 Directed by Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez                            Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 Maria de Medeiros (“Pulp Fiction”) plays Judith Ferreto,      Maria de Medeiros (“Pulp Fiction”) interpreta a Judith
 Frida Kahlo’s personal nurse during Frida’s final years, in   Ferreto, la enfermera personal de Frida Kahlo durante
 this surreal biopic where past and present, memory and        sus últimos años de vida, en esta biografía surrealista
 the imagination meld in one continuous reverie. Frida’s       donde el pasado y el presente, la memoria y la
 and Judith’s paths crossed at a hospital in Mexico City       imaginación se funden en un continuo ensueño. Los
 in 1949 and even though they were complete opposites          caminos de Frida y Judith se cruzan en un hospital
 both women developed a symbiotic and complex                  en la Ciudad de México en 1949 y aunque eran polos
 relationship to the point where Judith’s life began to        opuestos temperamentalmente, ambas mujeres
 mirror Frida’s in every aspect.                               desarrollaron una relación simbiótica y compleja a tal
                                                               grado que la vida de Judith comenzó a reflejar la de
                                                               Frida en todos los aspectos.                                    Monday, April 8, 6:00 PM
                                                                                                                            Wednesday, April 10, 7:30 PM

 HAVANA, FROM ON HIGH
 Cuba / Canada / Venezuela / Spain / 2018 / 80 min.            Genre: Documentary
 Directed by Pedro Ruiz                                        Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 Nestled above a decaying district of Havana is a secret       En las azoteas de un distrito en decadencia de La
 village, hidden from the clamour of the streets below. Its    Habana vive un pueblo escondido del clamor de las
 residents, like many others, have been forced upwards         calles. Sus residentes, como muchos otros, han sido
 by the chronic shortage of housing. In the elusive quest      forzados a vivir aquí por la escasez crónica de viviendas.
 for happiness, they have developed survival tactics as        En la difícil búsqueda de la felicidad, han desarrollado
 clever as they are tenuous. These unique characters           tácticas de supervivencia tan astutas como tenues.
 now bear witness to a society that is in the process          Estos personajes forman parte de una sociedad que
 of a major historical transformation after 60 years of        vive un proceso de transformación histórica importante
 revolutionary government.                                     después de 60 años de gobierno revolucionario.

                                                                                                                               Monday, April 8, 6:15 PM
                                                                                                                            Wednesday, April 10, 6:15 PM

 IS THAT YOU? / ¿ERES TÚ, PAPÁ?
 Cuba / 2018 / 107 min.                                        Genre: Drama / Horror
 Directed by Rudy Riverón Sánchez                              Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 Riverón Sánchez’s atmospheric feature debut takes             El atmosférico debut cinematográfico de Riverón
 place in Cuba’s countryside where a mother and a              Sánchez se desarrolla en la campiña cubana, donde
 daughter live in fear of the domineering Eduardo. He          una madre y su hija viven aterrorizadas por el carácter
 controls every aspect of their lives, imposing his rather     autoritario de Eduardo. Él controla cada aspecto de sus
 conservative values on them. Even though his sudden           vidas, imponiendo sus valores conservadores sobre
 death should set them free, they are so dependent on          ellas. A pesar de que su muerte repentina debería
 Eduardo that his daughter uses a black magic ritual to        liberarlas, dependen tanto de él que su hija usa un ritual
 bring him back to life with disastrous consequences for       de magia negra para traerlo de vuelta a la vida con
 all.                                                          consecuencias desastrosas para todos.

                                                                                                                               Thursday, April 4, 8:15 PM
                                                                                                                               Saturday, April 6, 9:00 PM

16 |   Chicago Latino Film Festival | March 28 - April 11, 2019
CUBA / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MANTIS NEST / NIDO DE MANTIS
Cuba / 2018 / 119 min.                                       Genre: Drama
Directed by Arturo Sotto                                     Spanish w/ English Subtitles

One morning in August 1994, two men and a woman              Una mañana de agosto de 1994, dos hombres y una
involved in a ménage-à-trois in the small Cuban village      mujer involucrados en un ménage-à-trois en el pequeño
of Siboney are found dead. The prime suspect is a            pueblo cubano de Siboney son hallados muertos. La
twenty-year-old woman who is the product of this love        principal sospechosa es una joven de veinte años,
triangle, and was the only person in the house at the        producto de este triángulo amoroso, y la única persona
time. She pleads innocent and to prove it, she tells the     en la casa en ese momento. Ella se declara inocente y,
prosecutor and the lawyer investigating the case of the      para demostrarlo, le cuenta al fiscal y a la abogada que
emotional odyssey of her parents, a love story that lasted   investiga el caso la odisea emocional de sus padres, una
more than 40 years, in the midst of the Revolution.          historia de amor que duró más de 40 años, en medio de
                                                             la Revolución.
                                                                                                                                   Tuesday, April 9, 8:15 PM
                                                                                                                                 Thursday, April 11, 6:00 PM

BROKEN ISLAND / LA ISLA ROTA
Dominican Republic / 2018 / 104 min.                         Genre: Drama
Directed by Félix Germán                                     Spanish and Haitian Creole w/ English Subtitles

Guy, a Haitian boy escaping from poverty, witnesses the      Guy, un niño haitiano que quiere escapar de la pobreza,
murder of his parents in the Dominican border. Taken         es testigo del asesinato de sus padres en la frontera
in by a Haitian couple who adopt him, Guy grows up           dominicana. Adoptado por una pareja haitiana, Guy
working in the country’s sugar cane fields. He wants         crece trabajando en los campos de caña de azúcar del
to seek revenge on Abes, the man who murdered his            país. Quiere vengarse de Abes, el hombre que asesinó
parents. But the October 1937 military massacre of           a sus padres. Pero la masacre militar de octubre de
more than 30,000 Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian          1937 de más de 30,000 haitianos y dominicanos de
descent ordered by the dictator Rafael Trujillo forces Guy   ascendencia haitiana ordenada por el dictador Rafael
and newfound love Meuda to escape to Haiti in search         Trujillo obliga a Guy y a su enamorada Meuda a escapar
of a new life.                                               a Haití en busca de una nueva vida.
                                                                                                                                Saturday, March 30, 4:15 PM
                                                                                                                                   Monday, April 1, 6:00 PM

MY GIRLFRIEND’S GHOST / EL FANTASMA DE MI NOVIA
Dominican Republic / 2018 / 94 min.                          Genre: Comedy
Directed by Francis Disla                                    Spanish w/ English Subtitles

Featuring Latin American film and television stars           Con un reparto estelar que incluye a Carmen Villalobos
Carmen Villalobos (“Sin senos no hay paraíso”), William      (“Sin senos no hay paraíso”), William Levy (“Cuidado
Levy (“Cuidado con el ángel”) and Susana Dosamantes          con el ángel”) y Susana Dosamantes (“Corazón
(“Corazón salvaje”), Disla’s supernatural comedy             salvaje”), esta comedia sobrenatural se centra en
centers on an impertinent young actress who arrives          una actriz joven impertinente que llega a la República
to the Dominican Republic to shoot a movie under the         Dominicana para filmar una película bajo la supervisión
supervision of her manager and boyfriend. But when a         de su representante y novio. Pero cuando un terrible
terrible accident leaves her in a coma, her wandering        accidente la deja en coma, su espíritu errante busca la
spirit seeks the help of a psychic and con artist. They      ayuda de un psíquico y estafador. Ambos descubren que
discover that she’s cursed and that time is running out.     ella es víctima de una maldición y que su tiempo en el
                                                             plano espiritual se le acaba.                                           Friday, April 5, 6:30 PM
                                                                                                                                    Sunday, April 7, 3:45 PM

WHAT I FEEL FOR YOU / LO QUE SIENTO POR TI
Dominican Republic / 2018 / 90 min.                          Genre: Drama
Directed by Raúl Camilo                                      Spanish w/ English Subtitles

Rául Camilo weaves three stories about the challenges        Raúl Camilo teje tres historias sobre los desafíos que
faced by disabled children and their parents in his          enfrentan los niños discapacitados y sus padres. Ana,
feature debut. Ana, mother of two autistic sons,             madre de dos hijos autistas, lucha diariamente con los
struggles daily with the misconceptions her neighbors        conceptos erróneos que sus vecinos y familiares tienen
and relatives have about autism. Jorge and Diana are         sobre el autismo. Jorge y Diana finalmente serán padres
finally going to be parents after trying for so long; they   después de haberlo intentado por mucho tiempo; ahora
will now have to give their disabled son the same love       tendrán que dar a su hijo discapacitado el mismo
they feel for each other. Luis, a young man with Down’s      amor que sienten el uno por el otro. Luis, un joven con
Syndrome, who earns a spot in the Special Olympics           síndrome de Down que participará en las Olimpiadas
Latin America to be held in Puerto Rico, receives training   Especiales de América Latina en Puerto Rico, recibe
from his estranged father.                                   entrenamiento de su abnegado padre.                                   Friday, March 29, 6:15 PM
                                                                                                                                  Sunday, March 31, 5:15 PM

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ECUADOR

                      CINE DE LA MITAD DEL MUNDO
 In the last decade, Ecuador has seen the rise of a new         Ecuador ha visto nacer a destacados realizadores
 wave of Ecuadorian filmmakers, who have laid the               los cuales han forjado las bases, historia y estilo
 foundation and history for a unique style of cinema, one       de un cine ecuatoriano que ha dado grandes pasos
 that is being recognized and celebrated in film festivals      en la última década a tal grado que sus cineastas y
 worldwide. Today, PRO ECUADOR is proud to be part of           películas ya están siendo reconocidos en festivales
 the 35th edition of the Chicago Latino Film Festival and       internacionales. PRO ECUADOR hoy se complace en
 through it promote and raise awareness of the cultural         formar parte de la 35ava edición del Festival de Cine
 identity, diversity and human talent of the country in the     Latino de Chicago para dar a conocer la identidad
 middle of the world.                                           cultural, diversidad y talento humano del país de la
                                                                mitad del mundo.

 BLACK HOLE / AGUJERO NEGRO
 Ecuador / Dominican Republic / 2018 / 102 min.                 Genre: Drama
 Directed by Diego Araujo                                       Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 The life of Víctor, a 30-year-old writer struggling with       La vida de Víctor, un escritor de 30 años que no da
 his novel, takes an unexpected turn when his live-in           pie con bola con su novela, toma un giro inesperado
 girlfriend Marcela announces her pregnancy at the 50th         cuando su novia, Marcela, anuncia su embarazo en la
 birthday celebration of her mother, Tikki. The expectant       celebración del cumpleaños número 50 de su madre,
 parents soon leave their hipster neighborhood for an           Tikki. Los futuros padres abandonan su vecindario
 apartment owned by Tikki in an upscale, suburban gated         “hipster” para mudarse a un apartamento propiedad de
 community. Unable to make progress with his novel and          Tikki en una comunidad residencial exclusiva. Incapaz
 to embrace his role as a soon-to-be-father, Víctor spirals     de progresar con su novela y de encarar su rol como
 into a second adolescence when he meets Valentina, the         futuro padre, Víctor pierde el control al conocer a
 bright, defiant 16-year-old who lives next door.               Valentina, su coqueta y desafiante vecina de 16 años.
                                                                                                                               Thursday, April 4, 7:45 PM
                                                                                                                               Saturday, April 6, 6:00 PM

 HUAHUA
 Ecuador / 2018 / 70 min.                                       Genre: Documental
 Directed by José Espinosa Anguaya                              Quechua & Spanish w/ English Subtiles

 Director José Espinosa Anguaya and producer, co-               El director José Espinosa Anguaya y su productora, co-
 scriptwriter and partner Citlalli Andrango face a difficult    guionista y compañera sentimental Citlalli Andrango
 choice when they find out that they are going to be            enfrentan una difícil decisión cuando se enteran que
 parents: to raise their newborn in Ecuador’s capital           van a ser padres: criar a su recién nacido en la capital
 Quito or in their native village. José returns to the          de Ecuador, Quito, o en su pueblo natal. José regresa a
 northern Ecuadorian town of Otavalo to seek counsel            la ciudad norteña de Otavalo para pedir consejo a su
 among his family and town residents. Citlalli has her          familia y los residentes de la ciudad. Citlalli tiene sus
 own questions. Together, and in their own way, José and        propias preguntas. Juntos, y a su manera, José y Citlalli
 Citlalli explore the history of their people, their identity   exploran la historia de su pueblo, su identidad y su papel
 and their role in society.                                     en la sociedad.
                                                                                                                                Sunday, April 7, 3:30 PM
                                                                                                                               Tuesday, April 9, 5:45 PM

 THE LONGEST NIGHT / LA MALA NOCHE
 Ecuador / Mexico / 2018 / 95 min.                              Genre: Drama
 Directed by Gabriela Calvache                                  Spanish w/ English Subtitles

 Dana, a beautiful woman, turns to prostitution against         Dana, una mujer hermosa, se vuelve prostituta en contra
 her will. She must surrender her income to the leader          de su voluntad. Ella debe entregar sus ingresos al líder
 of a human trafficking ring, but her daughter’s illness        de una red de tráfico de personas, pero la enfermedad
 and a drug addiction prevent her from delivering her           de su hija y la adicción a las drogas le impiden entregar
 usual share. Dana decides to take matters into her own         su parte habitual. Dana decide tomar cartas en el asunto
 hands when she meets a young girl that might end               cuando conoce a una niña que podría terminar igual que
 up just like her. Gabriela Calvache’s uncompromising           ella. Gabriela Calvache presenta un duro retrato sobre
 feature debut throws a harsh spotlight on the sexual           el abuso sexual y la explotación de mujeres y niños en
 abuse and exploitation of women and children across            toda América Latina.
 Latin America.
                                                                                                                               Tuesday, April 2, 6:00 PM
                                                                                                                             Wednesday, April 3, 8:15 PM

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