11 Oct 1983
El Norte
Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life.
Mina Alaska
Jenny Smith is a young American journalist searching for her long-lost grandfather in the mountains of Bolivia. When she finds her grandfather's partner and fellow gold-prospector, Rodrigo Diaz, he gives her answers that she didn't expect. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
1968
Top Billed Cast
Christa Wagner Jenny Smith
Hugo Roncal Rodrigo Diaz
Rudy Betancourt Julio De La Barra Carlos Pumarino Charlie Smith
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