la llorona

Interview: Jayro Bustamante on ‘La Llorona’ and the significance of the film to Guatemalan people

The folklore of La Llorona, or also known as the weeping woman, has been told plenty of times before in… Read More

March 8, 2021

Latino Entertainment Critics (LEJA) winners: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Hamilton,’ Alice Braga and more

One Night in Miami, Soul, Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado among winners list The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association… Read More

March 7, 2021

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ ‘Minari’ lead Latino Entertainment Journalists nominations

The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) announced today the film nominees for the third annual Latino Entertainment Film Awards. The… Read More

March 3, 2021

2021 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (February)

After the dust settled over the Academy Board of Governors eliminating the executive committee choices for International Feature Film (what… Read More

February 19, 2021

Oscars: Top 15 Contenders for Best International Feature Film

On Tuesday, February 9, the Academy will release shortlists for multiple categories, including Best International Feature Film. Just a mere… Read More

February 8, 2021

2021 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (January)

The biggest Oscar news of the season came in last week when the Board of Governors of The Academy surprised… Read More

January 29, 2021

Film Review: Jayro Bustamante’s ‘La Llorona’ (2020), an absorbing examination of an untold history and the politics of horror

The Guatemalan genocide, or the "silent holocaust," is the setting for director and writer Jayro Bustamante's new film La Llorona--not… Read More

August 17, 2020

Toronto Review: the inventive and touching ‘La Llorona’

Courtesy of TIFF Jayro Bustamante’s atmospheric film is a unique, inventive look at dictatorship and racism in war-torn Guatemala In… Read More

September 5, 2019

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