Spanish Language

Ivana Baquero and Alejandra Onieva in High Seas (Alta Mar)

Review: High Seas (Alta Mar), season 3

High Seas (Alta Mar), season 3, was shortened to 6 episodes – probably because of the coronavirus. Which is ironic because the plot of the season involved the search for a person carrying a deadly virus aboard the ship. This […]

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Marta Etura in Offering to the Storm

Review: Offering to the Storm (Ofrenda a la tormenta)

Offering to the Storm (Ofrenda a la tormenta) is the final film in the Baztan Trilogy. The Spanish language thriller stars Marta Etura as Police Inspector Amaia Salazar, who finally learns the deep and evil secrets of her town’s past.

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Blanca Suárez, Ana Fernández, Nadia de Santiago, and Ana Polvorosa in Cable Girls

Review: Cable Girls (Las Chicas del Cable), the final episodes

Cable Girls (Las Chicas del Cable) is over. I’m sad writing those words, for several reasons. I loved las chicas from the beginning. I loved their friendship, their grit, their struggle for autonomy, their schemes and dreams. I loved the

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Marta Etura in The Legacy of the Bones

Review: The Legacy of the Bones (Legado en los huesos)

The Legacy of the Bones (Legado en los huesos) is a Spanish language movie streaming on Netflix. It is the second movie in a trilogy based on novels by Dolores Redondo featuring the female police inspector Amaia Salazar.

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Ser Anzoategui, Mishel Prada, and Melissa Barrera in Vida

Review: Vida, season 1

Vida is a series I’ve read many glowing reviews about, but it was on STARZ and I couldn’t watch it. Amazon Prime Video is allowing free access to season 1 for the month of April, so I took advantage of

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Karrie Martin, Carlos Santos and J.J. Soria in Gentefied

Review: Gentefied

Gentefied is a Spanglish mashup of gente (people) and gentrified that perfectly expresses what this bilingual comedy series on Netflix is about.

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The cable girls

Review: Cable Girls (Las Chicas del Cable), season 5, part 1

Cable Girls (Las Chicas del Cable) released the first part of season 5 – episodes 1-5 – on Valentine’s Day 2020. The remaining 7 episodes of the final season will come later in the year.

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Maggie Civantos in Vis a vis

Review: Locked Up (Vis a vis), season 1

Locked Up (Vis a vis) is an addicting Spanish language series on Netflix. It’s a women’s prison story with more twists than a corkscrew.

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Julia Cuesta in Live Twice Love Once (Vivir dos veces

Review: Live Twice, Love Once (Vivir dos veces)

Live Twice, Love Once (Vivir dos veces) is a Spanish language movie streaming on Netflix. It’s a sad but beautiful story about love lost and a family torn apart by dementia.

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