{"id":9107,"date":"2023-03-31T12:48:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T17:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/clacs\/?page_id=9107"},"modified":"2025-02-07T14:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:49:24","slug":"44th-lafs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/clacs\/public-engagement\/film-series\/44th-lafs\/","title":{"rendered":"44th Annual Latin American Film Series"},"content":{"rendered":"
presented by
\nThe Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies<\/em>
\nApril 13-April 20, 2023 Central Time<\/p>\n

Free Hybrid In-theater and Virtual Series<\/h4>\n

Select films will be screened at the 51ÁÔÆæ Union Theater and other selections will be made available online.<\/p>\n

All films will be shown in their original language with English subtitles. You must<\/strong> register in order to gain access to the virtual festival and watch the films. (Films are not rated; many include adult content.)<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information: LAFSat51ÁÔÆæ@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

LAFS 2023 programmer: EJ Basa<\/em>
\nco-programmer: Julie Kline
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The series is co-sponsored by the 51ÁÔÆæ Union Student Involvement and Union Cinema; the Provost\u2019s Office; 51ÁÔÆæ Union Sociocultural Programming; the Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies; the International Business Center of the Lubar School of Business; the Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education; <\/i>The Queer Curatorial Fund of the 51ÁÔÆæ Department of Film, Video, Animation, and New Genres; Honors College; English Language Academy; Institute of World Affairs; Language Resource Center; Military and Veterans Resource Center; Roberto Hern\u00e1ndez Center; Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society; 51ÁÔÆæ LGBTQ+ Resource Center; 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries; Latinx Student Union; Women\u2019s Resource Center; 51ÁÔÆæ Departments and Programs: African and African Diaspora Studies; Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; Anthropology; Arts and Humanities; Art History; Communication; Cultures and Communities; English; Ethnic Studies; Film Studies; Film, Video, Animation and New Genres; Freshwater Sciences; Geography; Geosciences; Global Studies; History; Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies (LACUSL); MA in Language, Literature and Translation (MALLT); Linguistics; Mathematics; Music; Philosophy; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology; Spanish & Portuguese; Translation & Interpreting Studies; Urban Studies; and Women\u2019s and Gender Studies.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t
\"Registrarse<\/td>\"Ver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Registration closed on April 20, 2023. <\/td>Watch films here \/ Ver las pel\u00edculas aqu\u00ed April 13-20, 2023<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
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Films\/Pel\u00edculas 51ÁÔÆæ Union Theater Screenings<\/em><\/h2>\n

April 14, 15 and 20, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

In-theater film screenings are available according to the schedule below<\/p>\n

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April 14, 2023 | 7pm<\/h4>\n

CADEJO BLANCO
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Guatemala, 2021, 125 min, Dir. Justin Lerner<\/p>\n

Descripci\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol abajo.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

After her sister goes missing, Sarita, a working-class girl from Guatemala City, travels to the seaside town of Puerto Barrios to infiltrate a group of young gang members. As she risks her life to join the gang, Sarita becomes involved with her sister\u2019s dangerous ex-boyfriend and gets closer to learning what happened to her sister.\u00a0FilmAffinity<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tras la desaparici\u00f3n de su hermana, Sarita, una chica de clase trabajadora de Ciudad de Guatemala, viaja a la ciudad costera de Puerto Barrios para hacerse amiga de Andr\u00e9s, el peligroso exnovio de su hermana, e infiltrarse en su pandilla, convencida de que tiene algo que ver. Con una determinaci\u00f3n inquebrantable por descubrir la verdad, Sarita se involucra cada vez m\u00e1s con Andr\u00e9s y el mundo implacable de su pandilla. FilmAffinity<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n