Best Latino Movies

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
In 2002, this movie won the Audience Award at the Sundance film festival, as well as recognitions to its leads, America Ferrera and Lupe Ontiveros. The star of 'Ugly Betty' played Ana, a Mexican-American teenager from East L.A. who excels at a Beverly Hills High and who dreams on pursuing a college education.

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SELENA
Jennifer Lopez became a star in 1997 after portraying Selena Quintanilla, the queen of Tex-Mex, who was murdered at 23 by the president of her fan club. The movie grossed over 120 million worldwide.

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Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN
Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal and Spanish star Maribel Verdú go on a road trip, headed for a beautiful Mexican beach, but along the way they reveal lots of hidden secrets - and a lot of themselves, as well.

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FRIDA
A very personal project for Salma Hayek who, apart from playing the iconic Mexican painter, produced the film. Her efforts were rewarded with a well-deserved nod for a Best Actress Oscar. The cast included lots of stars: Alfred Molina, Antonio Banderas, Ashley Judd, Geoffrey Rush and her then-partner, Edward Norton.

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VOLVER
Penélope Cruz became the first Spanish actress to receive a Best Actress Oscar nod for this 2006 Pedro Almodóvar film, narrating the story of three generations of women, including the "ghost" of the mother.

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PAN'S LABYRINTH
Guillermo del Toro has been astonishing audiences since his first film, 'Cronos'; but it was this heartbreaking film that got a nod for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. In a time of death and war, a little girl mixes reality with a fantasy-filled world, where a mythical creature sends her on assignments in order to become a princess.

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THE CRIME OF FATHER AMARO
Gael has starred in several classic -and controversial- films. When this 2002 movie came out, the Mexican church complained about its story, involving a young priest lusting after a girl (Ana Claudia Talancón, from 'One Missed Call').

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THE SEA INSIDE
After making it big with 'Thesis' and 'The Others', Spanish filmmaker Alejandro Amenábar won the Oscar and the Golden Globe, among many other awards, for this 2004 film about the true story of Ramón Sampedro (a magnificent Javier Bardem) who, after 28 years paralyzed, wants to die with dignity.

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THE ORPHANAGE
Produced by Guillermo del Toro, directed by J.A. Bayona and starring 'The Sea Inside's Belén Rueda, this 2007 Spanish film was an international box office smash. Not only it is terrifying but also heartbreaking, as we follow a desperate mother seeking her missing child in a haunted orphanage.

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AMORES PERROS
Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu began his trilogy on accidents with this film about the cruelty of the human being, inside a dark, violent Mexico City. Scored by Oscar winning musician Gustavo Santaolalla, it was nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film.

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