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 14, 2023
7pm Union Cinema
CADEJO BLANCO
Guatemala, 2021, 125 min, Dir. Justin Lerner

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’s dangerous ex-boyfriend and gets closer to learning what happened to her sister.