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• The sea inside

  Mar adentro

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  Based on a true story of a young man who fought the courts for permission to end his life. His decision sparked controversy throughout his country and with family and friends.

• Frida

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  An award-winning biographical movie depicting the life of the famous surrealist painter Frida Khalo. Salma Hayek excels in the role.

• Stand and Deliver

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  Based on a true story. Jaime Escalante is a math teacher who refuses to give up on his students (deemed 'unteachable') from an inner-city LA school.

• Pain and glory

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  Suffering from depression and fearing he can no longer make movies, filmmaker Salvador Mallo contemplates his life.

• Roma

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  Set in the 70s, it follows the life of a live-in housekeeper in a middle-class family in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City. This highly acclaimed movie gained ten Oscar nominations, including best picture!

• Coco

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  Miguel dreams of becoming a musician, despite the family's generational ban on music! When he finds himself in the Land of the Dead, he meets a trickster called Hector, and together they set off on a journey to unlock the real story behind his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Encanto

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  The Madrigal family lives in the mountains of Colombia in a magical house in a charming place called Encanto. The magic of Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift; all except one, Mirabel. But when the gifts of the Encanto…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I carry you with me

  Te llevo conmigo

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  A film of love and loss between an inspiring chef and a teacher. Romance with social pressures propels them to embark on a treacherous journey to follow their dreams and hopes.

• The Book of Life

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  A young man must face his fears, Manolo, is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. A fairytale romance centered around the Day of the Dead.

• Beatriz at Dinner

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  Beatriz, a Mexican immigrant, is trying to build a career as a health practitioner. Accepting an invite to dinner, she goes head to head against someone who represents everything she despises -talk about a tense dinner conversation!

• In the Heights

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  Master of music Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical is about a Latin community living in Washington Heights, NYC! Musical love letter to Miranda's heritage.

• Pan's labyrinth

  El laberinto del fauno

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  Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro's haunting fantasy is set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. The story of an imaginative young girl who may or may not be a mythical princess of an underground kingdom.

• The Motorcycle Diaries

  Diarios de motocicleta

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  An inspirational movie based on the true story of two young men who embark on a road trip across Latin America in a life-changing journey of self-discovery.