44th Annual Latin American Film Series

Select films will be screened at the UWM Union Theater and other selections will be made available online.

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

Register for streaming films at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFdmNQLZsmNDt-xRyffhDaPOfuAtmE-wvxwZQUV7vruuif5Q/viewform. For more information contact LAFSatUWM@gmail.com

To see entire schedule of in-person showings, click the “Event Series” link at the top above the title. To see virtual showings, see the calendar or visit https://uwm.edu/clacs/public-engagement/film-series/

April 15, 2023
8 pm Union Cinema
OMARA
Cuba, 2021, 86 min, Dir. Hugo Perez

MEET THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AFTER THE FILM: DANA KUZNETZKOFF

At the age of 89, Cuba’s national treasure, Afro-Cuban music icon Omara Portuondo defies age-ist expectations and tours the world. In the process, the songs she sings convey the feelings and the experiences that defined her life as a trailblazer who has inspired generations of women of color to follow in her footsteps.