Year: 2025

This is the fifth in a series of columns celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago and its many accomplishments. The ILCC is currently engaged in a fundraising campaign to raise the funds necessary to...

This is the fourth in a series of columns celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago and its many accomplishments. The ILCC is currently engaged in a fundraising campaign to raise the funds necessary to...

This is the second of a two-part “sub-series” in a series of columns celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago and its many accomplishments. The ILCC is currently engaged in a fundraising campaign to raise...

This is the first of a two-part “sub-series” in a series of columns celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago and its many accomplishments. The ILCC is currently engaged in a fundraising campaign to raise...

**Para traducir este artículo, por favor utilice el módulo de traducción en la parte superior de esta página. Filmmakers, your moment has arrived! The submission portal is now open! From humble beginnings to cinematic greatness – that’s the story of...

Almost ten years after the Chicago Latino Film Festival took its first baby steps in 1985 with that now legendary screening of 14 films against a concrete wall in St. Augustine College in Chicago’s North Side, the board members and...

August 7, 2025 Today, the world of Latin music has lost one of its most innovative and passionate voices. The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago joins the global Latino community in mourning the passing of Eddie Palmieri, the legendary...

Twenty-five years ago, after testing the waters in expanding its programming from film to include music, the visual arts and dance events, Chicago Latino Cinema changed its name to the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC).  This was more...

In a powerful transition from beloved television actor to compelling filmmaker, Joe Miñoso has made an impressive directorial debut with his short film “Paper Flower,” recently crowned with the Audience Choice Award for Best Short at the 41st Chicago Latino...

The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago announces the winners and runner-ups of the 41st Chicago Latino Film Festival’s Audience Choice Awards. The Audience Choice Award for Best Fiction Feature went to Dear Gentlemen, actor and novelist Patricia Castañeda’s directorial...