About Amanda Alvarez

Born in Cadiz in 1983, Amanda Alvarez Diaz is a filmmaker with a relatively short, but already promising career. Obtaining a Degree in Audiovisual Communications at the University of Seville in 2007, she later also received a Masters in Postproduction and Performing Arts. In 2011 she came to New York to study Filmmaking. Since then, she´s been working in different audiovisual projects, but she never gave up on her other passion: writing.

Spanish Tsunami: THE IMPOSSIBLE

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Juan Antonio Bayona presented his film The Impossible back in January, a Spanish production with an International cast lead by Naomi Watts and Ewan Mcgregor. The film tells the story of a family … [Read more...]

Mama, new film by Guillermo del Toro

Mama Guillermo del Toro

Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, author of masterpieces like Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy and The Devil's Backbone has a new film in cinemas. Mama is a horror movie that talks about the more … [Read more...]

‘No’, First Ever Chilean Film Nominated at Oscars

NO-Gael Garcia Bernal

The Chilean film NO, directed by Pablo Larrain, is a nominee for an Oscar in Best Foreign Film category. The director of the popular series Prófugos, with the help of the actor Gael García Bernal, … [Read more...]

Alejandro Sanz Nominated for Billboard Latin Awards

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Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz has two nominations for the Billboard Latin Music Awards, in the "Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo” and “Latin Pop Album of the Year” categories. The album he is … [Read more...]

Interview with Artur Balder, director of Little Spain

Artur Balder Interview

Artur Balder, director of the yet to be released documentary Little Spain, granted us this exclusive interview. How was the idea to make Little Spain born? I came to NYC with a student visa … [Read more...]

LITTLE SPAIN – The unknown history of Spanish people in NYC

Little Spain documentary

What comes to mind if I say "Little Spain"? Did you know that it was in the heart of Manhattan? The director and writer Artur Balder (Born in Spain, 1974) brings us a documentary about this … [Read more...]

REVIEW: Lemon, a documentary about poetry and overcoming

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"Three-time felon, one-time Tony Award winner, Lemon Andersen is an acclaimed poet who broke out on Broadway in Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam. But Lemon has landed back in the projects, living … [Read more...]

REVIEW: Women of Smoke – Back to the roots of theater

Brandi Bravo in Women of smoke

A table. A chair. A bunch of tarot and poker cards. A woman. That´s all that Brandi Bravo and her crew need to create the world of one of the better plays I've seen lately. A beautiful woman came … [Read more...]

The Tradicional Mural Project: A Jose Cuervo Contest

Jose Cuervo Mural Project

On Tuesday August 7th the Tradicional Mural Project took place in Soho as an initiative by Jose Cuervo to support the arts and Latin culture. This contest promotes typical Mexican murals inside US … [Read more...]

Women Of Smoke: A Return To The Roots

Women of Smoke

A whore. A saint. A runaway mother. In a family of women bent on destroying themselves, can Isabel's mother save her from the dangers of a West Texas border town? Join Isabel as she discovers the … [Read more...]