Latin American Film Festival 2023

[Yessenia Guerrero]

Good afternoon all,


Please join us for the next screening of the 2023 Latin American Film Festival, Nudo Mixteco (Angeles Cruz / Mexico / 2021 / 91 min). The film will be screened in person at the Kitchener Public Library theatre (KPL Central Branch, 85 Queen Street North) on Wednesday, March 1 at 7:00pm. Professor Mario Boido will provide a brief introduction to the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.


The film will also be available online for streaming for one week, see below for details.


Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/657602621



About the film.  Taking place in a rural Mixtec village in Oaxaca, southern Mexico, Nudo Mixteco follows the return of María, Esteban, and Toña, each from a different direction. Each of them has a different reason for coming back, just like each had a different reason to leave in the first place. However, all three face a confrontation that will force a turning point in their lives.

María buries her mother, her father rejects her, and in uncertainty, she asks her childhood love, Piedad, to leave with her. Esteban returns after three years to discover that Chabela, his wife, is living with another man. Enraged he calls the village people to prosecute her in an assembly. Toña, faced with her daughter’s abuse, relives her own pain when she returns to confront her family to protect her.

Narrated from the point of view of the women, the three stories momentarily intersect with each other and together paint an exceptional picture of the local culture, in which filmmaker Ángeles Cruz herself grew up. Festivities, rituals, and a village council that acts as a tribunal – these elements make up the fabric of a community that should offer protection, warmth, and security. However, the fates of the three protagonists will reveal a constant fight against age-old patriarchal power and prejudice.


 You can also stream Nudo Mixteco from Mar.1 until Mar.8 from the Festival Portal. For access to the portal and to learn more about the Festival visit:  https://uwaterloo.ca/spanish/4th-annual-latin-american-film-festival-jan18-mar15


Best wishes,




Yessenia Guerrero, B.A., M.A.

Administrative Manager, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies<https://uwaterloo.ca/spanish/>

President Elect, University of Waterloo Staff Association<https://uwaterloo.ca/staff-association/>

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