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VIDEO: Sands of Silence: An Exclusive Look Into Human-Trafficking
July 23, 2011 No Comment

VIDEO: Sands of Silence: An Exclusive Look Into Human-Trafficking

Powerful, saddening, infuriating. Virginia’s story captures the worst aspect of our failure to curb this atrocity and to address immigration ...

The L.A. Film Festival Welcomes the International Spotlight
June 3, 2011 No Comment

The L.A. Film Festival Welcomes the International Spotlight

The Los Angeles Film Festival is focusing their International Spotlight this year on Cuba. When people think about this country, ...

An Interview with Aurora Guerrero and Charlene Agabao
May 19, 2011 No Comment

An Interview with Aurora Guerrero and Charlene Agabao

Charlene Agabao and Aurora Guerrero talked to Director of Talent Development Josh Welsh about their time at Film Independent, crowd-funding ...

LA Film Fest Embraces Latin America!
May 3, 2011 No Comment

LA Film Fest Embraces Latin America!

This morning the Los Angeles Film Festival announced their line up for the 2011 festival, each year the festival selects ...

The Visual Poetry of the film: ‘Circo’
April 8, 2011 No Comment

The Visual Poetry of the film: ‘Circo’

Aaron Schock’s documentary reveals the complex family dynamics of the tiny Gran Circo Mexico. brightcove.createExperiences(); By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles ...

Guilty until proven innocent in Mexico
April 8, 2011 1 comment

Guilty until proven innocent in Mexico

Mexican documentary ‘Presunto Culpable’ or ‘Presumed Guilty’, the highest grossing documentary ever screened in Mexico has sparked interest by revealing ...

Latinos at the Movies: Hollywood Misses un Oportunidad
March 4, 2011 No Comment

Latinos at the Movies: Hollywood Misses un Oportunidad

As Jennifer Lopez’s career-resurrecting new judging gig on “American Idol” shows, Hollywood does a great job reaching the Hispanic demographic ...

'Oscar' SO WHERE ARE OURS?
February 24, 2011 No Comment

‘Oscar’ SO WHERE ARE OURS?

I’ve been watching the Oscars ever since I could understand what everyone was saying, (and yes, preparing a very nice ...

The Anti- Immigrant Mistake
February 18, 2011 No Comment

The Anti- Immigrant Mistake

Pilar Marrero embodies what journalism should be all about: She talks directly, objectively and recognizes the importance of a vibrant ...

Rick Perez: The eye behind Cesar Chavez “Last Fast”
February 14, 2011 No Comment

Rick Perez: The eye behind Cesar Chavez “Last Fast”

Film director/producer Richard Ray Perez talks with Cuéntame about growing up in LA, going to Harvard, and becoming a Latino ...