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Movies & TV Shows to Honor Hispanic Heritage Month

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Sep 16, 2022 5:58 PM
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Roswell, New Mexico

Michael Vlamis and So You Think You Can Dance champion Jeanine Mason lead this rebooted supernatural Netflix series about a small town in New Mexico where aliens live in secret. 

Watch Roswell, New Mexico on Netflix.


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Ugly Betty

Want to know our dream cast? Look no further than Ugly Betty, based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. With America Ferrera playing fish-out-of-water Betty in the cutthroat New York City fashion magazine industry, and Judith Light and Vanessa Williams playing her sophisticated counterparts, it's clear why the ABC drama was a fan favorite for four seasons.

Watch Ugly Betty on Hulu. 


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La Mission

Bay Area native Benjamin Bratt teamed up with his writer-director brother Peter Bratt for 2012 film La Mission, set in the Mission District of San Francisco. A single-parent ex-con (Benjamin Bratt) confronts cultural norms when his son comes out as gay.

Watch La Mission on Prime Video.


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STARZ

Vida

Starz's Vida is a breakout hit about two estranged sisters who are forced to move back home to Los Angeles after the death of their mother. Turns out their mom may not have been who she seemed. 

Watch Vida on Hulu.

 


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Cesar's Last Faast

This 2014 documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, spotlighting never-before-seen footage of Cesar Chavez's last protest in 1988. The civil rights activist kicked off his "Fast for Life" with a 36-day water-only hunger strike to draw attention to the effects of pesticides on farmworkers and their communities. 

Watch Cesar's Last Fast on Apple TV+.


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Devious Maids

Actress-producer Eva Longoria has been an advocate for bringing Latinx stories to the forefront, with series like Grand Hotel and Devious Maids adapted for ABC. The soap opera Devious Maids reunited Longoria with Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry to tell the deliciously salacious story of four Latina maids who get entangled in the scandalous lives of their employers in Beverly Hills. 

Watch Devious Maids on Hulu.


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The Baker and the Beauty

A baker (Victor Rasuk) falls for an international superstar (Nathalie Kelley) in this Latinx adaptation of the Israeli romantic-comedy series of the same name. 

Watch The Baker and the Beauty on Hulu.


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The Sentence

Filmmaker Rudy Valdez turned the camera on his own family to show the aftermath of his sister Cindy Shank's 15-year sentence for conspiracy charges related to crimes committed by her deceased ex-boyfriend. This moving documentary premiered in 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival.

Watch The Sentence on HBO Max.


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Grand Hotel

Eva Longoria produced this vacation-based dramedy about the inner workings of a family-run hotel in Miami. Demián Bichir and Roselyn Sanchez lead the talented ensemble cast.

Watch Grand Hotel on Hulu.


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The Infiltrators

Based on true events, filmmaker Alex Rivera's The Infiltrators follows a group of undocumented Dreamers who are deliberately detained by Border Patrol to infiltrate a for-profit detention center and uncover the illegal practices inside.

Watch The Infiltrators on Amazon Prime Video.


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Freeform

Party of Five

Yes, it's a new take on the 1990s hit series. But, this time, the five Acosta kids are not orphaned: Their parents are deported to Mexico.

Watch Party of Five on Hulu.


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Stand and Deliver

Lou Diamond Phillips and Edward James Olmos star in this Oscar-nominated 1988 film about a teacher trying to make a difference. 

Watch Stand and Deliver on Amazon Prime Video.


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Gun Hill Road

Robin de Jesús and Esai Morales lead Gun Hill Road about an ex-con returning to the Bronx, to discover that his child is exploring a gender-transformation surgery.

Watch Gun Hill Road on Amazon Prime Video.


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Charmed

Three sisters discover that they're witches after the tragic death of their mother in this CW reboot of the 1990s series. This time around, their Charmed lives are rooted in a cultural history of voodoo.

Watch Charmed on Netflix. 


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NETFLIX

The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia

Ashley Garcia (Paulina Chávez) is the youngest robotics engineer and rocket scientist in the country, so it's no surprise when she is recruited by NASA in this adorable coming-of-age series. 

Watch The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia on Netflix.


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Mr. Iglesias

Comedian Gabriel Iglesias plays a teacher in this comedy series about returning to work at his alma mater and all the high school high jinks that ensue. 

Watch Mr. Iglesias on Netflix. 


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Mosquita y Mari

Two high school girls, played by Fenessa Pineda and Venecia Troncoso, test the limits of their relationship in this touching coming-of-age film, written and directed by Aurora Guerrero. 

Watch Mosquita y Mari on Netflix.


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