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El Chico nuevo
Directed by Alexis C Garcia
After the loss of his mother, Papolú, a young Nuyorican, moves to Puerto Rico with his father, a Vietnam veteran with PTSD. Papolú tries to integrate into the local culture through dance and music—passions he shared with his mother—but rejection from his peers and his father’s actions within the community complicate his adjustment
Chulo
Directed by Joshua Hernandez
Gael visits their family in Puerto Rico at the height of summer, and soon meets Mateo, a handsome local who changes their life forever.
Mejor Sola
Directed by Gabriella Athena Moses
A couple on holiday discovers where the source of their discontent lies after day drinking in the heat and an unexpected text from back home divulges into an argument and separate nights out. Their secret truths are revealed with the sunrise.
Norheimsund
Directed by Ana A Alpizar
A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her and her mother from their austere life in Cuba, but her dreams are shaken when she realizes he isn’t as idyllic as he seems.
In Between Storms / Entre tormentas
Directed by Fran Zayas
After a hurricane ravages his hometown, a grieving man breaks into an off-limits cemetery to rescue the lost remains of his brother.
Mataron a Pedro
Directed by Kristian Mercado
In 1930s Puerto Rico, this is the story of Pedro Albizu Campos and his wife, as they are drawn into a growing labor movement. When desperate farmers ask Pedro to confront the island’s white police chief and colonial leadership over island-wide strikes and unjust conditions in the sugar cane fields, the couple must navigate love, conviction, and the rising pressure of a system determined to silence dissent.
Dates & Times
Regal Union Square
September 19, 2026
7:00 pm
