The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents 14th Annual Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents 14th Annual Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Latin Wave 13

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Latin Wave 13

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America

Wet’n’Wild SplashTown presents Latin Fest

Wet’n’Wild SplashTown presents Latin Fest

Center for the Healing of Racism presents Harvest of Empire

Center for the Healing of Racism presents Harvest of Empire

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Jauja

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Jauja

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Güeros

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Güeros

Latin Wave 10 film screening: The Kid

Latin Wave 10 film screening: The Kid

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Behavior

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Behavior

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Finding Gaston

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Finding Gaston

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Voice Over

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Voice Over

Latin Wave 10 film screening: La Salada

Latin Wave 10 film screening: La Salada

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Los hongos

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Los hongos

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Sand Dollars

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Sand Dollars

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Manos sucias

Latin Wave 10 film screening: Manos sucias

Latin Wave 10 film screening: I Am Not Lorena

Latin Wave 10 film screening: I Am Not Lorena

Latin Wave 9 film screening: The Mayor

Latin Wave 9 film screening: The Mayor

Latin Wave 9 film screening: Bad Hair

Latin Wave 9 film screening: Bad Hair

Latin Wave 9 film screening: The Golden Cage

Latin Wave 9 film screening: The Golden Cage

Latin Wave 9 film screening: Requiem NN

Latin Wave 9 film screening: Requiem NN

Latin Wave 9 film screening: The Amazing Catfish

Latin Wave 9 film screening: The Amazing Catfish

Latin Wave 9 film screening: Cristo Rey

Latin Wave 9 film screening: Cristo Rey

Latin Wave 9 film screening: I Thought It Was a Party

Latin Wave 9 film screening: I Thought It Was a Party

Latin Wave 9 film screening: All about the Feathers

Latin Wave 9 film screening: All about the Feathers

Latin Wave 9 film screening: So Much Water

Latin Wave 9 film screening: So Much Water

Latin Wave 8 screening: The Delay

Latin Wave 8 screening: The Delay

Latin Wave 8 screening: The Towrope

Latin Wave 8 screening: The Towrope

Latin Wave 8 screening: The Cleaner

Latin Wave 8 screening: The Cleaner

Latin Wave 8 screening: 7 Boxes

Latin Wave 8 screening: 7 Boxes

Latin Wave 8 screening: Gone Fishing

Latin Wave 8 screening: Gone Fishing

Latin Wave 8 screening: Juan of the Dead

Latin Wave 8 screening: Juan of the Dead

Latin Wave 8 screening: After Lucia

Latin Wave 8 screening: After Lucia

Latin Wave 8 screening: Violeta Went to Heaven

Latin Wave 8 screening: Violeta Went to Heaven

Latin Wave 8 screening: Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica

Latin Wave 8 screening: Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica

  • Miss Bala will be shown Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 9 p.m.
  • ¡Vivan Las Antipodas! will be shown Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m.
  • Las Malas Intenciones (Bad Intentions) will be shown Friday at 9:30 p.m. andSunday at 7 p.m.
  • Las Acacias will be shown Thursday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.
  • Gordo, Calvo y Bajito will be shown Thursday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.
  • El Estudiante will be shown Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m.
  • Bonsai will be shown Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.

  • Gordo, Calvo y Bajito (Short, Bald and Fat) is animated in the rotoscopetechnique that Richard Linklater used to make Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly.

  • In in the title role of El Estudiante, Esteban Lamothe gives a subtleperformance.
  • Latin Wave 7 film festival continues through Sunday.

  • Houston's yearly south-of-the-border cinema bacchanal returns April 26 to 29with films in diverse genres, from narrative to documentary to animation.
  • Think: If you were to dig a hole right through the center of the earth, whatwould you find? ¡Vivan las Antípodas! answers that question.
  • For most families, the arrival of a newborn is a most joyous occasion. For9-year-old Cayetana in Las malas intenciones, a little girl growing up in aburgeoning Peruvian suburb, the birth means her death, maybe.
  • In Gordo, calvo y bajito, Antonio grew up thinking that fat, bold and short menlike himself never get ahead in life. That's until he meets his new boss.

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