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Como Agua para Chocolate
Visually delightful tale about a rural Mexican woman growing up in a dysfunctional family. Nominated for 1993 Golden Globe for best foreign film.Fresa y Chocolate
Complex film about Cuban politics. Nominated for the 1995 Oscar for best foreign language film.La Historia Oficial
Tale of an Argentinean teacher who learns the ominous truth about her government. Oscar for best foreign language film of 1986.El Mariachi
Made for only $7,000, this film won the 1993 Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.Men with Guns
1997 film about the plight of Mexico's indigenous population. Directed and written by John Sayles. In Spanish and several indigenous languages.Salvador
Dramatic Oliver Stone film based on the story of a journalist who witnessed tumultuous events in El Salvador. Mostly in English. Nominated in 1987 for best original screenplay.
