The 47th Annual Latin American Film Series
Presented by UWM The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with UWM Union Student Involvement and Union Cinema.
UWM’s Latin American Film Series (LAFS) returns this spring for its 47th year, showcasing recent feature-length films from across Latin America and the Caribbean. This year’s lineup includes dramatic, comedic, and documentary titles, with stories set in urban centers (Cochabamba, Mexico City), rural communities (the mountains of the Dominican Republic, Argentina’s pampas), and places in between. Join us to explore society, history, and the human experience.
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Tuesday, March 31 – Saturday, April 4, 2026
UWM Union Cinema Hourly parking available in UWM Union Garage, Free admission to all |
All films will be shown in their original language with English subtitles. Films are not rated; may include mature content.
UWM students and K–16 educators: if you can’t attend an in-person screening but would still like to view one or more of these films, email Monica VanBladel (vanblade@uwm.edu) about virtual screening access!
Want a paper schedule mailed to you for this and future Latin American Film Series? Sign up here.
Contact Monica VanBladel at vanblade@uwm.edu for all other inquiries as well.
2026 LAFS Staff
Program and social media: Kelsey Danielson
Additional support: Monica VanBladel and Aimee Orndorf
2026 LAFS Showings
- The First Women (As Primeiras) - A documentary following the lives of Brazilian soccer players who were discovered young and asked to love a sport that did not love them back. Watch the trailer
- The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet (El perro que no calla) - In a story both tender and absurd, Sebastián drifts through a life shaped by work, chance, and quiet companionship. Watch the trailer.
- We Shall Not Be Moved (No nos moverán) - Socorro is a retired lawyer consumed by her obsession to find the soldier who killed her brother nearly 60 years prior, during the 1968 student protests in Mexico City’s Tlatelolco Square. Watch the trailer.
- Gardenia Perfume (Perfume de gardenias) - When she discovers an unexpected gift for planning funerals, Isabel begins helping her neighbors transform loss into moments of humor and care. Watch the trailer.
- The Visitor (El visitante) - Determined to reconnect with his teenage daughter, Humberto faces the quiet judgment of her influential evangelical grandparents while searching for work and a sense of dignity. Watch the trailer.
- Tiger (Tiguere) - Pablo is sent to a camp run by his father, where strength is demanded and fear is treated as failure. Watch the trailer.
This series is financially co-sponsored by:
- • Cultures and Communities program
- • Department of Art History
- • Department of Philosophy
- • Department of Communication
- • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
- • Department of Women’s and Gender Studies
- • Department of World Languages and Cultures
- • Film Studies program
- • Roberto Hernández Center
- • Union Studio Arts & Crafts Centre
The series was also made possible with the support of Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.
Promotional co-sponsors:
- • Colectivo Coffee
- • Comparative Ethnic Studies program
- • Consulate General of Argentina in Chicago
- • Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago
- • Consulate of Mexico in Milwaukee
- • Department of Linguistics
- • Department of Political Science
- • Department of Sociology
- • English Language Academy
- • FitWell
- • Honors College
- • Language Resource Center
- • Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding program
- • Office of Undergraduate Research
- • Program in Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies
- • Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies
- • Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, UWM Chapter
- • Student Health and Wellness Center
- • University Housing’s Film, Video, Animation and New Genres Living Learning Community
- • University Housing’s Performing Arts Living Learning Community
- • UWM Athletics
- • UWM Libraries
And in collaboration with the Chicago Latino Film Festival
Past years: Film Series Archive
CLACS links campus and community through extensive public programming, including the popular Latin American Film Series, perhaps the longest running film festival in Milwaukee. All screenings are free and open to the public.