Kick off Cine Latino at Aster River Room with our opening night fiesta featuring Spanish tapas and sizzling live performances by Flamenco Mateo. Then head down the hall to The Main Cinema for the Opening Night screening of LA BOLA NEGRA, Spain’s official selection for Best International Feature Film at the 2027 Academy Awards. Sponsored by Netflix.

7:30pm – CINE LATINO OPENING NIGHT Screening: LA BOLA NEGRA 

Salsa Brava returns to Cine Latino for a dance party under the Third Avenue Bridge. If you’re new to salsa or looking for pro-tips, Bihotza Lexartzegi will join the fun at 7:00pm with lessons for everyone!

Moderated by Craig Laurence Rice, MSP Film Senior Programmer and MCAD faculty member, the Cine Latino Filmmaker Forum brings Cine Latino’s guest filmmakers to the MCAD campus to share insights with students, faculty, and the general public about their filmmaking processes and building career pipelines for Latine creatives in the entertainment industry.

*Please bring your ID and check in at the MCAD Security Desk, 2510 Stevens Ave S, Minneapolis

Cine Latino Guest Filmmakers include: 
Maritza Cruz – Made in America; Bettina López – Beyond (Más Allá); Sophia Lafaurie-Munoz – The River Between Us (El Río Entre Nosotros); Gianfranco Fernánez-Ruiz – Granada; Virginia önas Urigüen – One of Our Own: Joan Roca’s Legacy (Uno de los nuestros: Legado de Joan Roca); Martín Blanco – Nuestro Norte; Tahiel Jimenez Medina – Everything Begins With a Dream (Soñar No Cuesta Nada); Laura Fries – SKRRRT!; Sofia Padilla – Belong (Pertenecer)

Catch the 7:15pm screening of Cine Latino Shorts then head to The Film Strip to celebrate our guest filmmakers with drinks and performances by The Amores and Flores de Olivo.

Food trucks will be parked outside and staying late!

Marcos Guero returns to Cine Latino with another Cine Latino original blockprinting activity preceding the screening of THE NEWCOMERS. Bring the kids, make some prints, and see a family-friendly film!

Cine Latino and the Latino Chamber of Commerce MN present a pop-up market under the Third Ave Bridge featuring a variety of local Latine vendors, artists, small businesses, and food trucks, plus performances by Peruvian folkloric dance group Mi Perú and Aztec dancers Mexica Yolot.

If you have a Latino Business that would like to Participate, sign up here

Cine Latino presents a special culinary event featuring a delicious spread of Latin food from Chef Asha Picón and tapas from Tasca Madrid, plus a guided wine tasting with Rico Latino featuring wines from Mike Harlow.

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month on Main Street with a parade, featuring music from Alma Andina and performances from Corazon Caminante, Semilla Center, and Bike Alebrijes!

Celebrate the culmination of another fabulous Cine Latino at the Closing Night Party x Brazil Night, featuring food from Little Brazil Cafe and music from the Brazilian musical collective Brasil with S. Then head to The Main Cinema for a screening of OLD BANDITS (VELHOS BANDIDOS).

7:30pm – CINE LATINO CLOSING NIGHT Screening: OLD BANDITS (VELHOS BANDIDOS)