International Latino Cultural Center

After more than four decades of building one of Chicago’s most beloved cultural institutions, ILCC Founder and Executive Director Pepe Vargas steps into a well-earned retirement. There are people who change a room when they walk in. And then there are...

When the votes were counted at this year’s Chicago Latino Film Festival, the results sent a message louder than any press release could. Five of the nine Audience Choice Award winners and runners-up at the 42nd Chicago Latino Film Festival were directed or co-directed...

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...

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...