Coco (2017 – PG):  Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer (imdb.com). Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Feature Film.

·       Available in English and Spanish on Disney+, Prime Video

Encanto (2021 - PG):  A Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers (imdb.com).  Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Feature Film.

·       Available on Disney+, Prime Video

In the Heights (2021 – PG-13): A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life (imdb.com). 

·       Available on HBO Max, Prime Video, Hulu

Real Women Have Curves (2002 – PG-13): In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family- owned textile factory (imdb.com).

·       Available on HBO Max, Prime Video, Hulu

Other Recommended Movies

This list is available on Netflix, including Academy Award winning Roma (2018 – R).

Kanopy, the streaming service available through the MSU Library, has a Hispanic collection.

Here is a list recommended by the International Documentary Association.

PBS shares a collection of stories that highlights the voices and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans, including the 2013 documentary series The Latino Americans.

A New York Times article recommends 20 Essential Films Since 2000 and includes streaming links.

 

More Media: Podcasts, Music, etc!

Podcast:  Radio Ambulante – “For nearly a decade, Radio Ambulante has told stories from all around Latin America. With over 200 episodes produced from more than 20 countries, Radio Ambulante is Latin America’s most ambitious narrative journalism podcast, offering a sonic portrait of the region and everywhere Spanish is spoken.”

Artists:  Gloria Estefan, Selena Quintanilla, Simón Díaz, Shakira, Juanes, Soda Stereo, Rubén Blades.

Genres:  Salsa, merengue, bachata, vallenato, música llanera venezolana, samba, reggaeton