1985 Argentine documentary film directed by Susana Blaustein Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo about the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.

This gripping documentary investigates the disappearance of young women from assembly plants that line the Mexican-American border.

The Devil Never Sleeps is a “whodunit” documentary about family secrets. Filmmaker Lourdes Portillo received a phone call informing her of the...

This dramatic story follows a young Nicaraguan immigrant, Irene, as she faces the challenges of life in the U.S. and re-evaluates her relationships...

Five Chicana cultural critics gather over a meal to discuss and debate the life, death, and legacy of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.

CORPUS explores the mass adulation and explosive posthumous recognition of Selena Quintanilla, the Tejano rock singer murdered by the president of...

Wayne Corbitt recites a poem describing the pain he endures living with AIDS.

Portillo’s most recent work uses a range of narrative elements to explore the realities of shifting global wealth and drug trafficking along the...

A documentary exploring the varying cultural practices of the Day of the Dead in both Mexico and Chicano/a communities in the United States.

A discussion about issues of race & ethnicity in three Latin American countries: Bolivia, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

State of Grace is a short (4-minute) film documenting an artistic rendition of a transformative dream. It is based on filmmaker Lourdes Portillo’s...

Inspired by the controversy surrounding the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' "discovery" of America, Portillo has fashioned a fanciful...