PRAGDA | Latin Cinema
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The leading educational film distributor for Latin American, Spanish, and Latinx cinema. To learn more, visit pragda.com
This week, thousands crossed into #Ceuta from Morocco, reviving urgent questions about migration at Spain's African borders. While these 3 Pragda films look at Melilla and the Canary Islands rather than Ceuta itself, they reflect on the same story and confront the realities faced by migrants today.
Are you in New York? Join Film Forum for the screening of “AMERICAN PACHUCO: The Legend of Luis Valdez”, a lively portrait of the groundbreaking activist/director who brought Chicano visibility and experience to the American cultural mainstream.
Ricardo Darín's comic timing in “Chinese Take-Away”. The trial of the dictatorship's generals in “The Trial”. Gardel's tango in “The Hidden Sounds of Tango”. Nearly 70 films tracing Argentina's politics, memory, and identity on Pragda STREAM. 🔗 stream.pragda.com/pr-argentina
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago will host a screening of “La Suprema” as part of their Reel Film Club. 📅 June 30, 6:00 pm (CDT) 📍 Facets (1517 W Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL 60614) 🎟️ Tickets here: latinoculturalcenter.org/event/reel-f...
Two filmmakers look into the life of a queer relative lost to silence and in the process find something that also belongs to them. 🔗 Find other connections between films curated specially for #Pride Month in our Pragda Film Dialogues newsletter: pragda.com/newsletters/...
Exposure Cinema will be hosting a free #Pride 🏳️🌈 double screening featuring one of our queer favorites, “Girlfriends & Girlfriends”, alongside the classic “The Watermelon Woman”. 📅 June 24, 7:00 pm (EDT) 📍 Studio Two Three 🎟️ Free registration: luma.com/rp46dx80
This #InternationalArchivesDay, discover three films that transform archival footage into powerful reflections on the past and its impact on the present. 🔗 Watch these films in the Archival Footage collection on Pragda STREAM: stream.pragda.com/pr-__archive
Pride Month is here! We’re excited to share a special themed selection of titles from our catalogue. 🌈 Read our special newsletter: pragda.com/newsletters/...
Pragda has acquired “The Red Hangar”, the debut feature by Chilean director Juan Pablo Sallato, for U.S. and Canadian theatrical release this fall. 🔗 Read more: variety.com/2026/film/gl...
🎥 MIOCARDIO de José Manuel Carrasco (producido por Malvalanda, DOCMA) forma parte del nuevo lineup del SpanishFilmClub de @pragda.bsky.social El catálogo PRAGDA pretende brindar a educadoras/es acceso al cine español y latinoamericano que no se suele exhibir en Norteamérica y otros territorios
🎤 Host a Screen+Talk with Ana Endara, director of BELOVED TROPIC Read more in our special newsletter: pragda.com/newsletters/...
Today, we celebrate #EarthDay with a curated selection of films that journey across the planet’s most vital and vulnerable regions. Read our special newsletter: pragda.com/newsletters/...
National Library Week 📚 April 19-25, 2026 Join us in celebrating this special week with a 10% discount to expand your film library with Pragda STREAM. Contact us to set up a free trial, subscribe, or place an order. #nationallibraryweek #librarians #library #skybrarians #libraryjoy
#Habaneros 🇨🇺 — releasing for the first time in the U.S. and now available on Pragda Julien Temple crafts a vibrant homage to #Havana, weaving unseen archival footage, animations, and a soundtrack of salsa, jazz, rumba, and more. 🗞️ Read our special newsletter on #Cuba: pragda.com/newsletters/...
🎨 Animation in film has the power to transport us into singular visions of reality, fantastical worlds, and even wild reimaginings of history. —Chico & Rita —Sultana’s Dream —Home Is Somewhere Else —Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires 📅 Apply before April 15: pragda.com/spanish-film...
🏳️⚧️ Today we’re proud to share three new releases featuring trans protagonists: —“Carmine” —“Love is Who I Am” —“I Will Be There Every Single Night” 🔗 You can find these films on Pragda STREAM. #Trans #Transgender #TransgenderDayofVisibility #TDOV
It’s time to celebrate, because the deadline to apply for a #SpanishFilmClub grant has been extended! 🪭 ⏰ You now have until April 15 to submit your application through the link: pragda.com/spanish-film... #LatinAmerica #Cinema #FilmFestival #University #SpanishCinema #Spain
This electrifying documentary traces salsa music’s journey from its gritty, migratory roots in 1960s New York to its modern-day home in Cali, Colombia—the city where salsa found its ultimate devotion, celebrating its legacy and power to unite cultures.
This delightful, moving, and funny satire of both the family institution and the Dominican middle class sparks urgent conversations about class, legitimacy, inheritance, and national identity—all while laughing out loud.
What does it take to go from Rio’s streets to the world of classical #ballet? This biographical drama follows #ThiagoSoares as he trades street dance for classical ballet and, guided by a demanding mentor, overcomes personal and artistic challenges on his path to international recognition.
Pablo is a middle-aged man, haunted by the ghost of his second novel he can’t seem to write. Hitting rock bottom one morning, his phone rings. It’s Ana—the girl who broke his heart more than fifteen years ago—reappearing unexpectedly at his door, turning his soul upside down.
New addition to the #SpanishFilmClub catalog: “Beloved Tropic”, by Ana Endara 🏆 Panama’s official submission to the 2026 Academy Awards 🔗 Include “Beloved Tropic” to your Spanish Film Club festival. Apply for a grant before April 1: pragda.com/spanish-film...
#AlfredoBryceEchenique, one of the most prominent voices of the Latin American post-boom narrative, passed away today. To honor his legacy, we invite you to revisit #AWorldForJulius, the film adaptation of his celebrated novel.
♀️ This International Women’s Day, we wish to highlight the women filmmakers in our #SpanishFilmClub catalog who bring powerful stories to the screen. Today, we celebrate the women shaping cinema, both in front of and behind the camera. #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInFilm #Pragda #March8 #8M #IWD
Can you imagine a future where #AI could replace judges in the name of efficiency and neutrality? In “Artificial Justice”, a judge is asked to evaluate these new procedures. When a software developer is found dead, she realizes that she is in danger and that she must confront the interests at play.
“8” is a poetic journey through nine decades of #Spanish history by one of Europe’s most original cinematic voices, #JulioMédem. It provides rich material for discussing #Spain’s transition from Civil War through dictatorship to democracy.
In light of the conviction of the two brothers who ordered the 2018 assassination of #MarielleFranco, we revisit her life, her work, and the powerful movement her murder sparked across #Brazil, Pragda recommends two essential films:
✨ Pragda is partnering with ProQuest, part of Clarivate, to launch ProQuest Kids en Español 🇪🇸 A new Spanish-language streaming collection for early learners (ages 3–8), featuring 21 animated series from Pragda KIDS, including favorites like “Molang” and “Alice’s Diary”.
