Spanish Language

Soledad Villamil, Juan Minujín, and Alberto Ammann in Caught

Caught, yet another Harlan Coben mystery series

Caught is another in Netflix seemingly endless supply of mystery series derived from the novels of Harlan Coben. This one is set in a small city in Patagonia, Argentina.

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Nadia de Santiago in The Lady's Companion

The Lady’s Companion, period comedy from Spain

The Lady’s Companion (Manual para señoritas) is a little bit Bridgerton, a little bit Jane the Virgin, a little bit Fleabag, and a little bit plain old romcom. Set in Madrid in the 1880s in an upper class world where

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Lorenza Izzo in Women is Losers

Women is Losers, a look back at women in the 1960s

Women is Losers, from writer and director Lissette Feliciano, tells the story of Celina (Lorenza Izzo), a smart young Latina coming of age in San Francisco in 1968. The patriarchy was entrenched in everything in her life.

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Bárbara Mori, Juan Pablo Medina, and Julián Tello in Lucca's World

Lucca’s World review: a determined mother gives her all

Lucca’s World (Los dos hemisferios de Lucca) comes from Mexico. It’s a story about a child born with Cerebral palsy and epilepsy to a mother who thinks his illness is her fault. This drives her determination to do something about

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Alba Planas in The Red Virgin

The Red Virgin review, the Hildegart Rodríguez story

The Red Virgin (La virgen roja), based on the true story of Spanish prodigy Hildegart Rodríguez, tells a story of genius and madness. It is directed by Paula Ortiz, who made this retelling into an artistic film of creation and

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Zoe Saldana in Emilia Pérez - photo by page 114

Emilia Pérez review: beautiful, fascinating, dangerous

Emilia Pérez is surprising and different. It’s a musical with color saturated visuals. It’s a story about Mexican drug cartels and dirty money. It’s a story about being who you are and what that can cost. It’s a story about

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Elisa Zulueta in In Her Place

In Her Place review: the truth and the fiction both feel real

In Her Place (El lugar de la otra) is a drama from Chile. Set in 1955, it’s a fictionalized version of something that really happened. It’s Chile’s Best International Feature Film of 2025 Oscar submission.

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Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer, season 3 review

The Lincoln Lawyer, season 3, brings a new case to Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) and his group of associates. As usual, in this series based on mystery novels by Michael Connelly, things get very complicated and dangerous before it’s all

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Frida Sofía Cruz Salinas and Mauro Guzmán in The Secret of the River

The Secret of the River review, excellent Mexican series

The Secret of the River (El Secreto del Río) comes from Mexico. It’s an 8 part series. I thought it was a queer masterpiece full of tender and touching portraits of what it is to be transgender, or muxes, in

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