Latin American Film Festival of Dallas 2025

The Latin American Film Festival of Dallas is back for its second edition from March 21st to March 23rd and the lineup & schedule is now live on www.laffd.com Tickets and Badges can now be purchased. Featuring 11 films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. We will also have 7 pre-recorded interviews following select screenings. For further information and updates, visit laffd.com About the Latin American Film Festival of Dallas: The Latin American Film Festival of Dallas is a pioneering cinematic event dedicated to showcasing the most compelling and culturally significant Latin American films. With a mission to challenge stereotypes and offer fresh perspectives, the festival serves as a vital platform for both seasoned cinephiles and casual moviegoers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL OF DALLAS 2025 FILM LINEUP Bionico’s Bachata | Dir. Yoel Morales; 2024; Dominican Republic; 80 min DFW Premiere Bionico is a hopeless romantic, and also addicted to crack, who must take control of his life before his fiancée leaves a rehabilitation center. It’s a raw vision of love in a hostile Caribbean city. The Day I Met You | Dir. André Novais Oliveira; 2023; Brazil; 71 min Texas Premiere Zeca tries to get up early to catch the bus and arrive an hour and a half later at the neighboring town’s school, where he works as a librarian. Waking up early is evermore difficult: something prevents him from maintaining his routine. One day, Zeca meets Louisa. El Mirador | Dir. Diego Hernandez; 2024; Mexico; 75 min. Texas Premiere Annya and Guillermo are aspiring actors entering adulthood in Tijuana. Guillermo works at a call center and Annya is an Uber driver. Suddenly, Annya accepts a ride from a director who has just returned to the city to produce a film. Greice | Dir. Leonardo Mouramateus; 2024; Brazil/Portugal; 110 min Texas Premiere Greice, a 21-year-old Brazilian girl, studies at Fine Arts university in Lisbon. In the early days of summer, she gets involved with a mysterious guy: Afonso. The couple is accused of a strange accident that occurs at the students’ welcoming night party.. The Major Tones | Dir. Ingrid Pokropek; 2023; Chile; 85 min Texas Premiere It’s winter holidays and fourteen-year-old Ana discovers that the metal plate she has in her arm from an accident she suffered as a child is now receiving a strange message in Morse code. Malqueridas | Dir.Tana Gilbert; 2023; Chile; 75 min Texas Premiere They are women. They are mothers. They are inmates serving long sentences in a prison in Chile. Their children grow up far from them, but remain in their hearts. Malqueridas reconstructs their stories through the images they themselves shot with cell phones prohibited inside the prison. Minotaur | Dir. Joaquín Uribe; 2024; Colombia; 82 min North American Premiere Omar Bautista is a 60-year-old man who was sentenced to prison for murder. After almost a decade in prison, Omar gets the benefit of 72-hour releases. A documentary filmmaker tries to follow him during these leaves, which turn into a sort of psychological hunt. One Way or Another | Dir. Sara Gomez; 1977; Cuba; 74 min Middle-class teacher Yolanda falls in love with factory worker Mario, but their relationship is challenged by their different views, values and prejudices. As Yolanda’s bias surfaces when teaching underprivileged children, Mario’s machismo is undermined by Yolanda’s sense of independence. Tender Pumpkins | Dir. Gilberto Martinez Solares; 1949; Mexico; 101 min Tin Tan plays a broke man who is trying to put on a musical to pay his debts. Territory | Dir. José Celestino Campusano; 2024; Argentina; 89 min US Premiere Román, who is dedicated to the protection of political leaders and tries to develop himself as a trainer and manager of boxers, is harassed by a duo of abusive representatives who in turn have been hired as a shock force by an opposing political party. What We Wanted to Be | Dir. Alejandro Agresti; 2024; Argentina; 84 min North American Premiere A man and a woman meet at the same cafe every Friday for years. They fall in love, but they never kiss or reveal their true names. When reality comes to the surface, they will need to assess whether they can stay together.

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