{"id":48775,"date":"2016-12-29T18:01:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T23:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/a-few-spanish-language-films-to-discover-or-re-discover-during-the-holidays\/"},"modified":"2016-12-29T18:01:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T23:01:27","slug":"a-few-spanish-language-films-to-discover-or-re-discover-during-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/a-few-spanish-language-films-to-discover-or-re-discover-during-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"A few Spanish-language films to discover (or re-discover) during the holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few Spanish-language films to discover (or re-discover) during the holidays<\/b><\/p>\n

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At this time of year, it’s not uncommon to find yourself at home with time on your hands. If you’re craving some Latinx LGBTQ-friendly films, here are a few suggestions of films to rent or go out and see.<\/p>\n

Pelo Malo<\/em> (Bad Hair<\/em>) directed by Mariana Rondón, is a highly-acclaimed Venezuelan film that tells the story of a young man<\/a> dealing with hair issues and familial rejection.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Azul y no tan rosa<\/em> (\"Esteros\"My Straight Son<\/em>) also from Venezuela, won the coveted Goya award, and follows a fashion photographer who has to care for his partner’s son.<\/p>\n

From Argentina: Papu Curotto’s Esteros<\/em>, tells the story of two men<\/a>, reunited as adults, who spent many childhood summer together in Esteros, a wetlands region of Argentina.<\/p>\n

Fina Torres’ Liz in September<\/em> (Liz en Septiembre<\/em>) tells the story of a group of lesbians<\/a> vacationing together. It stars Patricia Velásquez and was based on the popular play Last Summer at Bluefish Cove<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The film Contracorriente<\/em> (Undertow<\/em>), by writer\/director Javier Fuentes-Leon, tells the story of two men<\/a> who fall in love in a remote fishing village in Perú.<\/p>\n

The Maid<\/em> is an older film (2009) by out filmmaker Sebastián Silva, but is still beloved. Silva also helmed the more recent Nasty Baby<\/em> with Kristen Wiig.<\/p>\n

Out director Pedro Almodóvar’s new film Julieta<\/em> bowed on Christmas. The story is not LGBT-focused, based on short stories by Alice Munro, but Almodóvar brings his unique queer sensibility to every project.<\/p>\n

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Also from Spain, Sonia Sebastián’s De Chica en Chica<\/em> (Girl Gets Girl)<\/em>, an irreverent story about a lesbian<\/a> player who returns to Spain and to a group of old friends.<\/p>\n

Luna en Brasil<\/em> by Bruno Barreto, is about the relationship between poet Elizabeth Bishop and architect Lota Macedo Soares.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to find more films, check out cinegayonline.org<\/a> which has curated a large collection including lesbian shorts<\/a>, many from Latin America or Spain, that you can watch on the site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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