Some Latin/Spanish Movies ...

There is Alejandro Amenabar, the exceptionally gifted young director who has helped bring Spain to the forefront of world cinema.

Three of Amenabar’s movies that I love:
“Abre los Ojos” is about rich and handsome Cesar, who wakes up the morning after his 25th birthday to find both his face and his life horribly distorted. This movie inspired the Hollywood remake, “Vanilla Sky.”

“Tesis” is about Angela, a student writing a thesis on violence in the media, who discovers a snuff film during her research. She tracks down the killers and is herself hunted down as she gets closer to uncovering the truth.

“Mar Adentro,” is based on the true story of Spanish quadraplegic Ramon Sampedro,
played by Javier Bardem, and his 30-year battle to be allowed to die with dignity. That was an the case of Eutencia that I felt later about my little ghoori.

Argentina, “El Abrazo Partido,” a charming comedy by Daniel Burman (both writer and director , born in Argentina in 1973)set in a Buenos Aires shopping mall. It tells the story of Ariel, a college dropout who hopes to escape working behind the counter at his mother’s lingerie store. But first, he must agree to a long-overdue reunion with the father he has been running away from all his life.

Chile, features “Subterra,” an epic romance by Marcelo Ferrari. The film is set in the mining town of Lota, Chile, in 1897. It’s about a workers’ uprising that takes place in what was then the largest coal mine in the world.

Mexico, “La Ley de Herodes” by Luis Estrada. A savage satire of political corruption, the film received nine Ariel Awards in 2000, including Best Direction and Screenplay.

“Te Doy Mis Ojos” is about Pilar, who leaves her abusive husband, Antonio, and takes her son, Juan, to live with her uncomprehending sister. Desperate to win his wife back, he sends her presents and undergoes therapy. Directed by Iciar Bollain.She's also the writer.Born in Madrid in 1967, Iciar Bollain has worked as leading actress in selected films like Sur, El (1983) by Victor Erice, Malaventura (1988) by Manuél Gutiérrez Aragón, Paraguas para tres, Un (1992) by Felipe Vega, Land and Freedom (1995) by Ken Loach, Leo (2000) by Jose Luis Borau, nominated for Best Actress by the Spanish Academy Awards,Nos miran (2002), or just to be released Noche del hermano, La (2005). In 1991 she became a partner of film production company La Iguana (Producciones La Iguana S.L. [es])writing and directing since then both documentaries and fiction films. In 1995 she wrote and directed her feature film debut, Hola, ¿estás sola? (1995) awarded among others with Best New Director and Audience Award in Valladolid International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Directorial Debut at Goya Awards Spanish Film Academy. The film became one of Spain's 1996 box office hits. Flores de otro mundo (1999) co-written with award winning novelist Julio Llamazares, was her second feature film and was awarded at Cannes Film Festival 1999, Best Film in the International Critics´ Week. The film was theatrically released in Spain during May 1999 and it became an acclaimed audience's and critics' choice. Te doy mis ojos (2003) (Take my eyes), has been her latest film as writer and director, winner of 7 Spanish Academy Goya Awards, including Best Film, among many other international awards. She is now working on the scrip of her new film with views to go on production by 2006.



And “Extranjeras” is a documentary by Helena Taberna about various immigrant women in Madrid.

The Ciclo Goya is a series of films that have won Spain’s equivalent of the Oscars: “Los Lunes al Sol” with Javier Bardem; “Todo Sobre Mi Madre” by Pedro Almodovar; the heart-wrenching “El Bola by Achero Manaz;” “La Buena Estrella,” “Dias Contados” and “Nadie Hablara de Nosotros Cuando Hayamos Muerto.” and "Sin noticias de Dios"