Spanish Language

Carmen Maura, Clara Lago, Alexandra Jiménez, Carlos Cuevas, Paula Malia, and León Martínez in In Family I Trust (Gente que viene y bah)

Review: In Family I Trust (Gente que viene y bah)

In Family I Trust (Gente que viene y bah) comes from Spain. It’s a classic, true to the genre, romantic comedy. It’s currently streaming on Netflix.

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Blanca Suárez, Amaia Salamanca, Belén Cuesta, and Macarena García in Despite Everything (A pesar de todo)

Review: Despite Everything (A pesar de todo)

Despite Everything (A pesar de todo) is a Netflix Spanish language drama about 4 sisters. It’s a lightweight plot, but an interesting look at the relationship of the sisters.

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Chavela in Chavela

Review: Chavela

Chavela is an inspiring documentary about the life of the famous Costa Rican-born Mexican singer Chavela Vargas. She died in 2012 at the age of 93 after a tempestuous, rebellious, lifetime filled with songs, love, and loneliness.

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Adriana Ugarte in Mirage (Durante la tormenta)

Review: Mirage (Durante la tormenta)

Mirage (Durante la tormenta) is a new Spanish language film on Netflix. It stars Adriana Ugarte in the key role. I remember her performance in The Time in Between very well, and was happy to watch another story with her

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Angely Gaviria in Always a Witch (Siempre Bruja)

Review: Always a Witch (Siempre Bruja)

Always a Witch (Siempre Bruja) comes from Colombia. It’s a Netflix original with 10 episodes in the first season. The story is about a time-traveling witch from the 17th century who finds herself in modern day Cartagena.

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Amaia Salamanca and Yon González in Grand Hotel (Gran Hotel)

Review: Grand Hotel (Gran Hotel) season 3

Season 3 of the popular Spanish telenovela Grand Hotel (Gran Hotel) is available on Netflix. All your favorite characters are back. The plot is as twisty and full of high emotion as ever.

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Alicia Borrachero, Verónica Sánchez, Amaia Salamanca, and Anna Moliner in Love in Times of War (Tiempos de guerra)

Review: Morocco: Love in Times of War (Tiempos de guerra)

Morocco: Love in Times of War (Tiempos de guerra) is a Spanish language series set in the Spanish city of Melilla, Morocco, during the Rif War of the 1920s. Red Cross nurses are sent there to care for the injured

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Blanca Suárez, Maggie Civantos, Nadia de Santiago, Ana Fernández in Cable Girls (Las Chicas del Cable)

Review: Cable Girls (Las Chicas del Cable) season 3

Cable Girls (Las Chicas del Cable) season 3 hit Netflix with a welcome embrace from fans of the strong-minded women who lead this cast in its soapy adventures.

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Yon González and Amaia Salamanca in Grand Hotel (Gran Hotel)

Review: Grand Hotel (Gran Hotel)

Grand Hotel (Gran Hotel) is a sweeping, glorious, soap opera of a tale from Spain. It’s set in 1905 in a palatial hotel owned by the Alarcón family and populated with hotel owners, guests, and workers.

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