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A biography of the Portuguese-born Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, whose most distinctive feature was her tutti-frutti hat. From her arrival in the US as the "Brazilian Bombshell" to her Broadway career and Hollywood stardom in the 1940s.

A short documentary film that delves into the life of Eleggua Luna, a karmairi-mokana-motilona Afro-Caribbean trans woman born in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, to delve into the constant struggle that black, trans and indigenous people live in Abya Yala as a result of colonization.

The memory of a little girl's first communion day gone down the sh*tter.

at Tokyo Kokusai Forum, Tokyo, Japan (April 23, 2000) 01 Introduction 02 (DA LE) Yaleo 03 Migra 04 Love Of My Life 05 Put Your Lights On 06 Africa Bamba 07 Day Of Celebration 08 Victory Is Won 09 Maria Maria 10 Interview (1) 11 Corazón Espinado 12 Incident At Neshabur 13 Bacalao Con Pan 14 Right On/Get On 15 Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen 16 Oye Coma Va 17 Interview (2) 18 Smooth 19 Jingo 20 Interview (3) musicians: Carlos Santana - guitar Rodney Holmes - drums Karl Perrazo - timbales & percussion Paul Rekow - congas & percussion Benny Rietveld - bass Chester Thompson - keyboards Tony Lindsay - vocals Andy Vargas - vocals

Carlos Santana plays at St. Goarshausen, Germany at 6/21/1998.

An aging Latin lover gets dumped by his sugar mama and must fend for himself in a harsh world.

The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.

Documentary on Antonio "King Tone" Fernandez and his gang, the Latin Kings, whose main target was to protect Latin people.

When a Tango dancer asks a Rabbi to enter a dance competition, there’s one big problem—due to his Orthodox beliefs, he’s not allowed to touch her! But the prize money would save his school from bankruptcy, so they develop a plan to enter the competition without sacrificing his faith, and the bonds of family and community are tested one dazzling dance step at a time in this lighthearted fable.

Based on the Chilean "Riot Dog" Negro Matapacos. A stray dog meets young protester María. Together they radicalize until María has to go to jail. When she gets out her courage has left. But then finds out that the dog got famous during the protests.

A less than ideal arrangement turns unexpectedly healing when a working, single mother is forced to call her absent father for a last minute babysitting request.