Houston Latino Film Festival 2024
The Houston Latino Film Festival is an organization dedicated to developing, promoting and increasing awareness of Latino culture. The Festival is open to professional and non-professional filmmakers working in the United States or abroad.
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- DirectorMiguel SalgadoStarsMyriam BravoFernando CuautleJuan Ramón LópezIt tells the story of friends Pedro and Lucio, who were kidnapped and had to engage in a deadly battle with each other in order to survive.
- DirectorDaniel FabeloStarsAdriana AlexandraRebecca BlackmoreEsmeralda CamargoFleeing the violence of Pancho Villa's revolution, a widow finds refuge with a unit of female freedom fighters known as soldaderas - only to discover her estranged sister among them.
- DirectorGerardo M VelasquezStarsKam FranklinPamela LangtonAntonio LasantaTemoc and Mariana - reeling from the murder of their son at the hands of police - struggle to reconcile their disagreements on the meaning of justice and what it means to move forward. On the day the county is set to release the body of their child, Temoc confronts Mariana about her efforts to organize a protest. Temoc chooses to skip the protest to plan the funeral of their son, alone. They struggle to come to a compromise and work together toward a path forward.
- DirectorBrian HubermanAugusto MoraChristopher SperandioStarsJulio Camarena PerezAt its peak in the 1970s, Mexico was the world's largest per capita producer of comics. Since then, the comics industry in Mexico has severely declined. This is an overview of the life and work of Julio Camarena Perez, who, at his career peak, was the highest paid "micro comics" artist published by Editorial Continente in Mexico.
- DirectorRoberto SalvadorStarsMaría Reyna González
- DirectorDiego I. ZendejasStarsKristelly SánchezFrancisco Álvaro
- DirectorCarla GutierrezStarsPablo AlarsonJeanne AlbaneseTizoc ArroyoA raw and magical journey into the life of iconic artist Frida Kahlo, told through her own words from diaries, letters, essays, and interviews. Vividly brought to life with lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork.
- DirectorJuan Mejia BoteroHOUSTON UNITED follows the soccer team at Margaret Long Wisdom High School in Houston, TX, made up of 24 players from 12 different countries.
- DirectorMartín ShanlyStarsMartita AlchourrónMiel BargmanFrancisco BertínIt follows Arturo, whose penchant for indiscretions is impossible to overlook.
- DirectorNatalia Bermudez FierroStarsVictoria WhiteClaudette MailléPablo Leon OleaRenata has a secret relationship with Liliana, her swimming coach. The game of power in which the couple dwells can transform the love and passion they profess for each other into the same force that destroys them.
- DirectorEsteban PedrazaStarsCatalina ReyVíctor TarazonaIn 1992, as Colombia faces an era of drug violence, car bombs, and daily power outages, a young mother in Bogotá receives an internship opportunity in New York and eventually must choose between her family and her dreams.
- DirectorIsaac Areizaga
- DirectorMarissa DíazStarsMario LopezJuliana JoelMelinna BobadillaSkylar Esquivel is a great player in the movie and did awesome job and she's my Friend.
- DirectorJuan Mejia BoteroStarsFrancia MárquezBlack Colombian activist Francia Márquez transforms a derogatory term, "Igualada," into a symbol of rights defiance. Her presidential campaign inspires a nation to dream of a more equitable future, challenging societal norms.
- DirectorBrad CorriganStarsBrad CorriganIleanaSheylaIleana's Smile is the tragic story of a girl with a lightning smile who endures life in a trash dump community in Managua, Nicaragua, and the unlikely friendships that form around her. The film follows American musician Brad Corrigan, a Nicaraguan taxi driver, and pastor Bismark Rocha as they try to open up new healing paths for Ileana and her devastating choices.
- DirectorRemo ScherrerAlberto and Susana, married for 60 years, have lived their daily lives in Tepoztlán. There seems to be no trace of love any more. One last project unites the two: on their anniversary they want to climb "their" mountain once again.
- DirectorDavid Cutler-KreutzSam Cutler-KreutzStarsSydney AfriyieMike AquilinoJennifer BergumA young couple face up to and deal with a dangerous immigration process.
- DirectorNicolas Jack DaviesStarsCedric Bixler-ZavalaOmar Rodriguez-LopezHaving worked with the likes of Coldplay, PJ Harvey and Mumford and Sons, this director charts the intimate, artistic and personal relationship between Omar Rodriguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala from progressive band The Mars Volta.
- DirectorJulio QuintanaStarsJay HernandezDennis QuaidCheech MarinIn 1955, five young Mexican-American caddies, out of the love for the game, were determined to learn how to play, so they created their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas desert.
- DirectorGlenís HunterStarsIsabel BonillaZahaira CurielAdargiza De Los SantosAfter her mother's passing, a young Dominican girl and her sister move to Arizona where she discovers the hair she so deeply despises actually holds an ancient power.
- DirectorDavid FidalgoDavid lives alone with his kitty, Sandwich Cat. It seemed like an ordinary day, but an unexpected visit will lead him to a crucial reflection to humanity
- DirectorSebastian Diaz AguirreNoam OsbandTrees are everywhere in Arkansas and so, too, are major tree planting operations.A group of Mexican workers who every year uproot their lives to come north in the hopes of bettering their lives.
- DirectorFaustino AlanísStarsZahid López AvilaMaría Fernanda López EspinosaMaría de Lourdes Cid GarcíaCat, Pin and Matchstick, three children who live in a neighborhood, spend their days imagining a fantastic world to escape the violence and monsters that haunt them.