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Coors Light announces 2020 Líder of the Year
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Coors Light announces 2020 Líder of the Year

By Reel Chicago Oct 22, 2020 0 Comment
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In its 14th year empowering Latino leaders, Coors Light is proud to announce Richard Montez as its 2020 Líder of the Year. Since 2006, the program has highlight...
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The 36th Chicago Latino Film Festival goes virtual
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The 36th Chicago Latino Film Festival goes virtual

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020 0 Comment
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The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago announced that the 36th Chicago Latino Film Festival will shift to a virtual format and will take place ...
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SEE UPDATE: the Chicago Latino Film Fest is postponed
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SEE UPDATE: the Chicago Latino Film Fest is postponed

By Barbara Roche Mar 12, 2020 0 Comment
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Pepe Vargas, the Founder and Executive Director of the Chicago Latino Film Festival sadly announced the postponement of the 36th annual festival. Due to the concerns for th...
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Chicago Latino Film Festival unveils 2020 poster
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Chicago Latino Film Festival unveils 2020 poster

By Reel Chicago Jan 31, 2020 0 Comment
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The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC), producer of the Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF), is proud to announce Turkish artist and graphic designer Yağmur...
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Panorama LatinX Showcase at Siskel Center, Feb 1
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Panorama LatinX Showcase at Siskel Center, Feb 1

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2020 0 Comment
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Through a juried selection process, seven films have been selected out of over 40 entries to create the Gene Siskel Film Center’s second edition of the Panorama Latinx Short F...
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Chicago Latino Film Fest launches streaming platform
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Chicago Latino Film Fest launches streaming platform

By Reel Chicago Nov 22, 2019 0 Comment
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CLFFMÁS will initially feature short films chosen from the last five years of the Festival, with more added every month The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago...
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Female filmmakers wow crowd at Chicago Latino Fest
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Female filmmakers wow crowd at Chicago Latino Fest

By Reel Chicago Apr 17, 2019 0 Comment
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Women-directed films win audience choice best feature and best documentary for the second year in a row   Icíar Bollaín’s Yuli and Gretchen Hilebrand’s...
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Haiti in focus at Chicago Latino Film Fest
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Haiti in focus at Chicago Latino Film Fest

By Joey Filer Mar 29, 2019 0 Comment
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Dominican "Broken Island" and Chilean "Petit Frère" represent Haiti and its role in Latino culture, cinema, and politics. Last weekend, the 35th Chicago Latino Film ...
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‘La Isla Rota’ brings celebs to Latin Film Fest
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‘La Isla Rota’ brings celebs to Latin Film Fest

By Reel Chicago Mar 25, 2019 0 Comment
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"Captain Marvel's" Algenis Pérez to appear with his film about youth, revenge, love, and a tragic era of Haitian history Algenis Pérez, who plays the character Att...
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The 35th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival
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The 35th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival

From CLFF Mar 1, 2019 0 Comment
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The two-week event launches on March 28 with Icían Bollaín’s "Yuli" followed by a "Noche Cubana" celebration The 35th Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) will ta...
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Chicago Latino Film Fest unveils poster for 35th run
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Chicago Latino Film Fest unveils poster for 35th run

From CLFF Jan 23, 2019 0 Comment
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Rome-based Polish artist Michal Tadeusz Golanski’s design celebrates women’s contribution to the art form   The International Latino Cultural Center of C...
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BBDO studies political impact on Hispanic consumers
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BBDO studies political impact on Hispanic consumers

By Joey Filer Jun 4, 2018 0 Comment
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Despite an “increase in displays of prejudice," Hispanics are actually spending more than ever.   Chicago marketing and advertising powerhouse Energy BBDO p...
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Loyola Cuban documentary course “baptism by fire”
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Loyola Cuban documentary course “baptism by fire”

By Joey Filer May 31, 2018 0 Comment
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  “Take me somewhere I’ve never been. Show me something I’ve never seen.”       Though claiming no authorship of the phrase above, Prof...
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“Tigers Are Not Afraid” wins Latino audience choice
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“Tigers Are Not Afraid” wins Latino audience choice

From Chicago Latino FIlm Festival Apr 25, 2018 0 Comment
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Stephen King calls the Del Toro-approved fairy tale directed by Issa López, “one terrific film, both tough and touching.” ”My name is Pedro” and “Cease Game” win...
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Chicago/Mexico’s “En Algun Lugar” reflects the times
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Chicago/Mexico’s “En Algun Lugar” reflects the times

By Joey Filer Apr 13, 2018 0 Comment
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The Chicago-based production company – Iconoclast Films – shot En Algun Lugar in Chicago and Mexico. It has already screened at eleven festivals and has taken home major awa...
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Opening night excitement at Chicago Latino Film Fest
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Opening night excitement at Chicago Latino Film Fest

By Daniel Patton Apr 12, 2018 0 Comment
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Opening night of the Chicago Latino Film Festival delivered every sight, sound, taste, and emotion that a cinematic soiree should. Beginning with the Chicago premiere of wri...
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“Murder in the Woods” at Chicago Latino Film Fest
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“Murder in the Woods” at Chicago Latino Film Fest

By Joey Filer Apr 5, 2018 0 Comment
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Chicago’s Yelyna De Leon produced, acted in, and wrote the script for a teen slasher that will screen at the 34th Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF). Titled Murder in the...
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Chi Latino Fest’s Vargas on cinema, culture, and the wall
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Chi Latino Fest’s Vargas on cinema, culture, and the wall

By Joey Filer Apr 2, 2018 0 Comment
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Over the past five decades, Pepe Vargas has lived on two continents, fled a military dictatorship, earned a law degree, worked as a busboy, and founded the Chicago Latino Film F...
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CLFF launches April 5 with “Night of Puerto Rico”
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CLFF launches April 5 with “Night of Puerto Rico”

By Daniel Patton Mar 1, 2018 0 Comment
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The Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) will launch its 34th annual celebration with a “Night of Puerto Rico” gala on Thursday, April 5. The event begins with a pair of ...
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