“Hola Mexico Film Festival” kicks off this week. The festival that showcases Mexican cinema of feature films, documentaries, and shorts that represent the best of contemporary and classic Mexican cinema. The festival runs from September 20 to the 27th for a week-long celebration of Mexican film. All Films Screened with English Subtitles.
Opening night premiers “Casi El Paraiso.” In “Casi El Paraiso (Almost Paradise,)” an Italian impostor shakes the balance of power in Mexico’s high society, revealing the dark games behind politics and control. The drama is in Spanish, English, and Italian with English Subtitles.
The movie stars Andrea Arcangeli as Ugo Conti, Esmeralda Pimentel as Frida Becker, Miguel Rodarte as Alonso Rondia, Karol Sevilla as Teresa Rondia, and Maurizio Lombardi as Francesco de Astis.
Also playing in the week are “Firma Aquí,” “Un Viaje Al Corazón,” “Dante y Soledad,” and “Totem” just to name a few.
In the documentary category, movies include “Tratado de invisibilidad” about the hidden lives of women cleaning Mexico City’s public spaces are brought to light in this thoughtful exploration of labor, dignity, and invisibility.
Also playing is “El Guardián de las Monarcas,” a documentary about the disappearance of an activist fighting to protect monarch butterflies sheds light on the dark realities of corruption and environmental degradation.
For a full schedule of the movies playing, visit: HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL 2024
Schedule of Events
Friday, September 20, 2024
EGYPTIAN THEATER
*OPENING NIGHT
6:00 PM – RED CARPET
7:00 PM – SPEECHES
Film straight after – CASI EL PARAISO
Saturday, September 21, 2024
REGAL CINEMAS L.A. LIVE
AUD 8
12:30 PM – Todo El Silencio (82MIN)
2:30 PM – El Guardian de las Monarcas (92 min)
5:00 PM – Arillo de Hombre Muerto (108 min)
7:45 PM – Tratado de Invisibilidad (85 min)
9:45 PM – Masacre en Teques (105 min)
AUD 9
5:00 PM – Firma Aquí (100min)
7:30 PM – Dante y Soledad (92 min)
10:00 PM – Good Savage (107 min)
Sunday, September 22, 2024
REGAL CINEMAS L.A. LIVE
AUD 8
12:30 PM – Dante y Soledad (92 min)
2:30 PM – Good Savage (107 min)
5:00 PM – Wingwalker (117 min)
7:45 PM – Todo El Silencio (82 min)
9:30 PM – El Guardián de las Monarcas (92 min)
AUD 9
5:00 PM – A Cielo Abierto (117 min)
7:30 PM – M20 (87 min)
9:30 PM – Arillo de Hombre Muerto (108min)
Monday, September 23, 2024
REGAL CINEMAS L.A. LIVE
AUD 8
5:00 PM – Tratado de Invisibilidad (85min)
7:45 PM – Tótem (93min)
9:45 PM – Masacre en Teques (105min)
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
REGAL CINEMAS L.A. LIVE
AUD 8
5:00 PM – Soy Lo que Nunca Fui (123 min)
7:30 PM – A Cielo Abierto (117min)
9:45 PM – Firma Aquí (100min)
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
REGAL CINEMAS L.A. LIVE
AUD 8
5:00 PM – Jíkuri (84 min)
7:00 PM – Wingwalker (117 min)
9:30 PM – A Cielo Abierto (117 min)
AUD 9
5:00 PM – M 20 (87min)
7:00 PM – El Echo (102min)
9:00 PM – Soy Lo que Nunca Fui (123 min)
Thursday, September 26, 2024
REGAL CINEMAS L.A. LIVE
AUD 1
5:00 PM – Transmexico (84 min)
7:30 PM – Un Actor Malo (125 min)
10:00 PM – Parvulos (118 min)
Friday, September 27, 2024
LA Plaza de Cultra y Artes
*CLOSING NIGHT
6:00 PM – Red Carpet
7:30 PM – Speeches
Film straight after – Todas Menos Tú
