Cinema Tropical
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Founded in 2001, NYC-based non-profit media arts organization Cinema Tropical is the leading promoter of Latin American cinema in the U.S.
Cinema Tropical joins the National Shutdown as a nonviolent act of resistance and collective power. Office closed. Social media silent.
Cinema Tropical se une al Paro Nacional como un acto de resistencia no violenta y poder colectivo. Oficina cerrada y redes en silencio.
Cinema Tropical se une al Paro Nacional como un acto de resistencia no violenta y poder colectivo. Oficina cerrada y redes en silencio.
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Cinema Tropical joins the National Shutdown as a nonviolent act of resistance and collective power. Office closed. Social media silent.
Cinema Tropical se une al Paro Nacional como un acto de resistencia no violenta y poder colectivo. Oficina cerrada y redes en silencio.
Cinema Tropical se une al Paro Nacional como un acto de resistencia no violenta y poder colectivo. Oficina cerrada y redes en silencio.
Peru’s PUNKU by J.D. Fernández Molero and Mexico’s COPPER by Nicolás Pereda win Best Non-U.S. Releases at Online Film Critics Society Awards
Peru’s PUNKU and Mexico’s COPPER Win Best Non-U.S. Releases at Online Film Critics Society Awards — Cinema Tropical
Two Latin American films—the Peruvian Punku by J.D. Fernández Molero and Mexico’s Copper / Cobre by Nicolás Pereda—were named Best Non-U.S. Releases in the annual Online Film Critics Society (OFCS...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Peru’s PUNKU by J.D. Fernández Molero and Mexico’s COPPER by Nicolás Pereda win Best Non-U.S. Releases at Online Film Critics Society Awards
Brazil makes history at the BAFTA nominations! THE SECRET AGENT earns nods for Best Film Not in the English Language and Best Original Screenplay; APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS for Best Documentary; and Adolpho Veloso for Best Cinematography
Latin American Nominees at the 2026 BAFTA — Cinema Tropical
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced last week the nominees for its 79th annual BAFTA Awards, which include some Latin American and U.S. Latinx nominees.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Brazil makes history at the BAFTA nominations! THE SECRET AGENT earns nods for Best Film Not in the English Language and Best Original Screenplay; APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS for Best Documentary; and Adolpho Veloso for Best Cinematography
The SXSW Film Festival has announced part of the lineup for its 40th edition. Take a look at this year’s Latin American and U.S. Latinx selections
Latin American and Latinx Titles at SXSW 2026 — Cinema Tropical
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival announced part of its lineup last week for its 40th edition, taking place March
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January 27, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The SXSW Film Festival has announced part of the lineup for its 40th edition. Take a look at this year’s Latin American and U.S. Latinx selections
The Mexican touch in this year’s Oscar-nominated animated films. Meet the three filmmakers of Mexican origin behind the Academy Award contenders ELIO, ZOOTOPIA 2, and LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN.
The Mexican Touch in Three of This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Animated Films — Cinema Tropical
Three filmmakers of Mexican origin are behind three of this year’s Oscar-nominated films for Best Animated Feature: Elio , Zootopia 2 , and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain . Mexican-America...
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January 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
The Mexican touch in this year’s Oscar-nominated animated films. Meet the three filmmakers of Mexican origin behind the Academy Award contenders ELIO, ZOOTOPIA 2, and LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN.
The Berlinale has unveiled the lineup for its 76th edition, featuring a robust selection of Latin American cinema, including new films by Fernando Eimbcke, Karim Aïnouz, Maite Alberdi, Nicolás Pereda, and Marcelo Martinessi
Berlinale Unveils a Robust Selection of Latin American Cinema — Cinema Tropical
The Berlin International Film Festival has unveiled the complete lineup for its 76th edition, running from February 12 to 22, 2026, including several Latin American films and works by Latin American f...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The Berlinale has unveiled the lineup for its 76th edition, featuring a robust selection of Latin American cinema, including new films by Fernando Eimbcke, Karim Aïnouz, Maite Alberdi, Nicolás Pereda, and Marcelo Martinessi
UN POETA, la película colombiana de Simón Mesa Soto, ganadora en el Festival de Cannes, llega a cines de Estados Unidos el viernes, 30 de enero
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UN POETA, la película colombiana ganadora en Cannes, llega a cines de EE. UU. el 30 de enero — Cinema Tropical
1-2 Special anuncia el estreno en cines de EE. UU. de Un poeta , el segundo largometraje oscuramente cómico y mordaz del director colombiano Simón Mesa Soto, ganador del Premio de...
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January 23, 2026 at 6:23 PM
UN POETA, la película colombiana de Simón Mesa Soto, ganadora en el Festival de Cannes, llega a cines de Estados Unidos el viernes, 30 de enero
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Director Diego Hernández, right) at our screening last night of his latest film A SKYLESS ROOF / UN TECHO SIN CIELO at
@anthologyfilm.bsky.social, with film critic Nicolás Pedrero-Setzer
@anthologyfilm.bsky.social, with film critic Nicolás Pedrero-Setzer
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Director Diego Hernández, right) at our screening last night of his latest film A SKYLESS ROOF / UN TECHO SIN CIELO at
@anthologyfilm.bsky.social, with film critic Nicolás Pedrero-Setzer
@anthologyfilm.bsky.social, with film critic Nicolás Pedrero-Setzer
And the Latin American Oscar nominees are…
And the Latin American Oscar Nominees Are… — Cinema Tropical
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this morning the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards, which include several Latin American talents. Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein re...
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January 22, 2026 at 3:20 PM
And the Latin American Oscar nominees are…
Brazil makes Oscars history! Back-to-back Best Picture & International Feature noms: THE SECRET AGENT follows in the footsteps of I’M STILL HERE. Wagner Moura earns an acting nod a year after Fernanda Torres
Brazil Makes Oscars History With Back-to-Back Nods for Best Picture and International Feature — Cinema Tropical
In a historic feat, Brazil secured back-to-back nominations for both Best Picture and Best International Feature this morning, with Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent / O Agente Secreto , following last year’s recognition of Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here / Ainda Estou Aqui . This unpreceden
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January 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Brazil makes Oscars history! Back-to-back Best Picture & International Feature noms: THE SECRET AGENT follows in the footsteps of I’M STILL HERE. Wagner Moura earns an acting nod a year after Fernanda Torres
The 2026 edition of the Sundance Film Festival starts tomorrow, January 22. Check out this year’s Latin American and U.S. Latinx feature and short films
Sundance 2026 Announces US Latinx and Latin American Selections — Cinema Tropical
The Sundance Film Festival has announced the complete lineup for its 2026 edition, taking place January 22 – February 1, both in
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January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The 2026 edition of the Sundance Film Festival starts tomorrow, January 22. Check out this year’s Latin American and U.S. Latinx feature and short films
“Mexican filmmaker Diego Hernández has become one of his nation’s most exciting (and dependable) new directors” (Nicolás Pedrero-Setzer, Screen Slate). Catch his latest film A SKYLESS ROOF, followed by a Q&A with the director, tonight at 7pm at Anthology Film Archives
A Skyless Roof
The Mexican filmmaker Diego Hernández has become one of his nation’s most exciting (and dependable) new directors in the span of five years. His 2021 feature debut Los Fundadores earned him a Special ...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM
“Mexican filmmaker Diego Hernández has become one of his nation’s most exciting (and dependable) new directors” (Nicolás Pedrero-Setzer, Screen Slate). Catch his latest film A SKYLESS ROOF, followed by a Q&A with the director, tonight at 7pm at Anthology Film Archives
Three Latina filmmakers—Natalia Almada, Janicza Bravo, and Ana Katz—have been invited to serve as jury members at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
Natalia Almada, Janicza Bravo, and Ana Katz Named to Sundance Jury — Cinema Tropical
Three Latina filmmakers—Natalia Almada, Janicza Bravo, and Ana Katz—have been invited to serve as jury members at the 42nd Sundance Film Festival, which will take place for the last time in Park City,...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Three Latina filmmakers—Natalia Almada, Janicza Bravo, and Ana Katz—have been invited to serve as jury members at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
"Architectures of Honest Forgery." Read our TropicalFRONT interview with Colombian co-director Jorge Caballero on the synthetic archive of the short film 09/05/1982
Architectures of Honest Forgery: Jorge Caballero on the Synthetic Archive of 09/05/1982 — Cinema Tropical
By: Natalia Hernández Moreno* A deteriorated celluloid reel, purportedly recovered from 1982, flickers with a succession of quotidian scenes, among which a few fragments appear to testify to violent ...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
"Architectures of Honest Forgery." Read our TropicalFRONT interview with Colombian co-director Jorge Caballero on the synthetic archive of the short film 09/05/1982
Wagner Moura was happy to make history at the 2026 #GoldenGlobes. “It’s very special receiving all this attention and recognition for something that’s very Brazilian,” he said in an interview with Vanity Fair
Wagner Moura Was Happy to Make History at the 2026 Golden Globes
On Sunday night, he became the first Brazilian to win the Globe for best actor in a drama film. “It’s very special receiving all this attention and recognition for something that’s very Brazilian,” he...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Wagner Moura was happy to make history at the 2026 #GoldenGlobes. “It’s very special receiving all this attention and recognition for something that’s very Brazilian,” he said in an interview with Vanity Fair
The wait is over! Simón Mesa Soto's Colombian dark comedy A POET, Cannes Un Certain Regard winner and Independent Spirit nominee, hits U.S. theaters January 30 at the IFCCenter in New York City and Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles, with more cities to follow
Colombian Dark Comedy A POET, Cannes Winner and Independent Spirit Nominee, Hits U.S. Theaters January 30 — Cinema Tropical
1-2 Special announces the U.S. theatrical release of A Poet / Un poeta , Simón Mesa Soto’s darkly comic and caustic second feature and winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes and n...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The wait is over! Simón Mesa Soto's Colombian dark comedy A POET, Cannes Un Certain Regard winner and Independent Spirit nominee, hits U.S. theaters January 30 at the IFCCenter in New York City and Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles, with more cities to follow
From Peru and Panama, RUNA SIMI and QUERIDO TRÓPICO win at the Palm Springs Film Festival
Celebrating the Latin American Winners of PSIFF 2026 — Cinema Tropical
Two Latin American films won awards at the 37th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. Runa Simi , the debut documentary
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January 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
From Peru and Panama, RUNA SIMI and QUERIDO TRÓPICO win at the Palm Springs Film Festival
From Cannes to the Golden Globes: Brazil makes history.
Wagner Moura wins Best Actor (Drama) as THE SECRET AGENT takes Best Motion Picture in a Non-English Language—now gaining serious Oscars momentum
Wagner Moura wins Best Actor (Drama) as THE SECRET AGENT takes Best Motion Picture in a Non-English Language—now gaining serious Oscars momentum
Brazil’s Historic Night at the Golden Globes — Cinema Tropical
Brazil enjoyed a historic night at the 83rd edition of the Golden Globe Awards, winning two of the ceremony’s most significant honors. Wagner Moura took home the award for Best Male Actor in a Motion ...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
From Cannes to the Golden Globes: Brazil makes history.
Wagner Moura wins Best Actor (Drama) as THE SECRET AGENT takes Best Motion Picture in a Non-English Language—now gaining serious Oscars momentum
Wagner Moura wins Best Actor (Drama) as THE SECRET AGENT takes Best Motion Picture in a Non-English Language—now gaining serious Oscars momentum
"Wagner Moura stays outspoken, even when trouble follows.” The Brazilian Golden Globes-nominated star of THE SECRET AGENT speaks with The New York Times
Wagner Moura Stays Outspoken, Even When Trouble Follows
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January 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
"Wagner Moura stays outspoken, even when trouble follows.” The Brazilian Golden Globes-nominated star of THE SECRET AGENT speaks with The New York Times
🇧🇷 THE SECRET AGENT is the fifth Brazilian film to cross the $1M mark at the U.S. box office, joining a select group that includes I’M STILL HERE (2024), CITY OF GOD (2002), CENTRAL STATION (1998), and DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS (1976) 🇧🇷
THE SECRET AGENT Crosses $1 Million at U.S. Box Office, Entering Brazilian Cinema History — Cinema Tropical
With its U.S. box office surpassing the $1 million mark, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent / O Agente Secreto has secured a place in a remarkably small and historic group. The film becomes on...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🇧🇷 THE SECRET AGENT is the fifth Brazilian film to cross the $1M mark at the U.S. box office, joining a select group that includes I’M STILL HERE (2024), CITY OF GOD (2002), CENTRAL STATION (1998), and DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS (1976) 🇧🇷
Hear Carlos Gutiérrez, executive director of Cinema Tropical, accept the Leading Light Award at DOC NYC's Visionaries Tribute—on community, accountability, and documentary cinema today
Hear Carlos Gutiérrez’s Leading Light Award Acceptance Speech at DOC NYC’s Visionaries Tribute — Cinema Tropical
At DOC NYC’s Visionaries Tribute on November 12, Carlos A. Gutiérrez, co-founding executive director of Cinema Tropical, accepted the Leading Light Award by turning the spotlight outward—toward community, responsibility, and the urgent role of documentary cinema today. Speaking as someone “usually
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December 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hear Carlos Gutiérrez, executive director of Cinema Tropical, accept the Leading Light Award at DOC NYC's Visionaries Tribute—on community, accountability, and documentary cinema today
We’re excited to announce the six nominees for the Cinema Tropical Award for Best U.S. Latinx Film of the Year! www.cinematropical.com/awards16
December 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We’re excited to announce the six nominees for the Cinema Tropical Award for Best U.S. Latinx Film of the Year! www.cinematropical.com/awards16
Obama picks Brazil's THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonça Filho as one of his favorites of the year
Obama Picks Brazil's THE SECRET AGENT as One of His Favorites of the Year — Cinema Tropical
Former U.S. President Barack Obama shared his annual list of favorite movies, music, and books on social media, a tradition eagerly anticipated by fans and cultural enthusiasts alike. Among the 11 films he highlighted this year is the Brazilian feature The Secret Agent / O Agente Secreto by accl
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December 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Obama picks Brazil's THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonça Filho as one of his favorites of the year
Cinema Tropical has revealed the 25 standout Latin American films of the year for the 16th Annual Cinema Tropical Awards! Winners in major categories will be announced January 7, 2026 at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City
16 Cinema Tropical Awards — Cinema Tropical
16th Annual Cinema Tropical Awards
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December 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Cinema Tropical has revealed the 25 standout Latin American films of the year for the 16th Annual Cinema Tropical Awards! Winners in major categories will be announced January 7, 2026 at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City
Warner Bros. unveils the first poster for DIGGER, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s latest film, starring Tom Cruise and set to premiere in fall 2026
December 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Warner Bros. unveils the first poster for DIGGER, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s latest film, starring Tom Cruise and set to premiere in fall 2026