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 29, 2025
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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...
- August 7, 2025
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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...
- July 22, 2025
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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...
- May 2, 2025
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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...
- April 22, 2025
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