{"id":25309,"date":"2026-06-05T02:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/preambulo-contemporary-latin-american-film-festival\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T02:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:06:29","slug":"preambulo-contemporary-latin-american-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/en\/preambulo-contemporary-latin-american-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre\u00e1mbulo: Contemporary Latin American Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Pre\u00e1mbulo program, organized by the Film Center of the Ministry of Culture and Youth, presents a new edition of Territorios, dedicated to the Contemporary Latin American Film Festival, which will take place from June 3 to 13 at the Film Center, located in Barrio Am\u00f3n, San Jos\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n

The exhibition brings together outstanding films from Latin America and offers a journey through the diverse realities, styles, and voices of the region\u2019s contemporary cinema. Through fiction and documentary films, audiences will be able to explore stories that address themes such as memory, social inequality, identity, music, nature, and the struggles of Latin American peoples.<\/p>\n\n

Screenings will take place on June 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, and 13<\/strong>, with showings at 7:00 p.m. and special Saturday afternoon screenings. Admission is free, and seating is limited.<\/p>\n\n

Preamble: Programming<\/h2>\n\n

Wednesday, June 3 | 7:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

Un mundo para Julius<\/strong>Fiction | 2021<\/em>Directed by: Rossana D\u00edaz CostaSpain, Argentina, Peru | 104 min. | +12<\/p>\n\n

Julius is an upper-class boy in 1950s Lima who lives a life of privilege. As he grows up, he will come to discover the profound inequalities and injustices that exist beyond the walls of his home.<\/p>\n\n

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Thursday, June 4 | 7:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

Amores perros<\/strong>Fiction | 2000<\/em>Directed by: Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rrituMexico | 154 min. | Rated R<\/p>\n\n

A car accident brings together the stories of three characters whose lives are marked by love, loss, and survival in Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n

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Friday, June 5 | 7:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

Just the Sun<\/strong>Documentary | 2020<\/em>Directed by: Arami Ull\u00f3nParaguay, Switzerland, Argentina | 72 min. | +12<\/p>\n\n

Mateo travels through the Paraguayan Chaco, collecting testimonies from the Ayoreo people in an effort to preserve the memory and culture of a community that has been displaced from its ancestral lands.<\/p>\n\n

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Friday, June 5 | 8:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

Strike<\/strong>Documentary<\/em>Bolivia | 72 min. | +12<\/p>\n\n

An intimate portrait of collective courage amid the Banzer dictatorship, a group of women miners discovers that silence is no longer an option. Their homes, plagued by hunger, repression, and uncertainty, drive them to make a decision that will change the course of the country: to go on a hunger strike to demand justice and the restoration of the rights taken from their families and communities.<\/p>\n\n

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Saturday, June 6 | 2:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

Conversations with Mom<\/strong>Fiction | 2004<\/em>Directed by: Santiago Carlos OvesArgentina, Spain | 90 min. | Rated PG-13<\/p>\n\n

After losing his job, Jaime decides to sell the apartment where his mother lives, but he discovers that she has other plans for her life and isn’t willing to leave her home.<\/p>\n\n

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Saturday, June 6 | 4:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

Cecilia the Incomparable<\/strong>Fiction | 2024<\/em>Directed by: Vanessa MillerChile | 100 min. | +15<\/p>\n\n

The film traces the life of the iconic Chilean singer Cecilia, from her rise to fame to the most challenging moments of her personal and artistic career.<\/p>\n\n

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Saturday, June 6 | 7:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

The Pope’s Bathroom<\/strong>Fiction | 2007<\/em>Directed by: C\u00e9sar Charlone and Enrique Fern\u00e1ndezUruguay, Brazil, France | 90 min. | +12<\/p>\n\n

With the Pope’s visit to the city of Melo approaching, a smuggler sees an opportunity to improve his financial situation by building a restroom to rent out to visitors.<\/p>\n\n

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Wednesday, June 10 | 7:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

Carandir\u00fa<\/strong>Fiction | 2003<\/em>Directed by H\u00e9ctor BabencoBrazil, Argentina, Italy | 145 min. | R<\/p>\n\n

Based on true events, the film depicts life inside the Carandiru prison in S\u00e3o Paulo and the events that led to one of Brazil\u2019s most shocking massacres.<\/p>\n\n

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Thursday, June 11 | 7:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

La suprema<\/strong>Fiction | 2023<\/em>Colombia | 83 min. | +12<\/p>\n\n

Set in a remote village, a young woman dreams of becoming a boxer and manages to rally her entire community to support her uncle in a world title fight.<\/p>\n\n

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Friday, June 12 | 7:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

The Ghosts<\/strong>Fiction | 2020<\/em>Directed by: Sebasti\u00e1n LojoGuatemala, Argentina | 83 min. | R<\/p>\n\n

Koki gets by in Guatemala City through deception and false identities, until an unexpected encounter changes the course of his life.<\/p>\n\n

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Saturday, June 13 | 3:30 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n

The Untamed Salvador<\/strong>Documentary | 2023<\/em>Director: Nigel MarvenEl Salvador | 50 min. | TP<\/p>\n\n

A journey through El Salvador\u2019s natural wealth and biodiversity, guided by renowned explorer Nigel Marven.<\/p>\n\n

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