Preview the Mexican movies hitting Los Angeles in Hola Mexico festival

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‘L.A. audiences would seem to need no introduction to Mexican cinema. The city has the nation’s largest Mexican American population, it’s the adopted home of many of Mexico’s leading actors, directors, cinematographers and designers, and there are numerous venues and festivals here that regularly screen Mexican films,’’ reports Reed Johnson.

‘But in bringing his Hola Mexico Film Festival (which kicks off today) to Los Angeles for the first time, Samuel Douek wants to show U.S. audiences that Mexican cinema continues to thrive, several years after international breakout hits such as ‘Amores Perros’ and ‘Y Tu Mamá También’ ushered in a new wave of Mexican movie creativity,’ Johnson adds.

You can read the rest of Johnson’s report here, and sit back and enjoy the trailers for some of the films in this year’s festival below. See more posts about film on La Plaza here, and sign up at the festival’s Facebook page for updates.

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City