Adriana Alvarez

As a teenage orphan from Chira Island searches for his godfather on the mainland, his innocent memory of childhood is gradually replaced by an unsettling reality upon learning the truth about his origins.

When Ana investigates the attack in which her father died forty years ago, the mysterious recognition of a possible witness takes her on a journey to the place where the events occurred. In that border place, Ana sees in that enigmatic man something more than a witness.

Pendant des vacances de Nouvel An, un jeune couple, Rodrigo et Mariana, se rendent sur la côte Pacifique au sud du Costa Rica pour y négocier la vente d’un terrain. Lorsqu’ils arrivent au milieu de la nuit ils découvrent une fillette, Karina, endormie parmi les herbes folles. Ils décident de passer sur place le reste de la nuit, et d’essayer de trouver de l’aide au matin. Mais à l’aube, la petite fille a disparu...

Superheroes play a leading role in many contemporary films, and Latin American animated films are not left out of this. This is evident in La Súper, the colorful first feature-length film by veteran Cuban animation filmmaker Ernesto Piña. Yudeisi is a young woman whose fight for justice makes her the chosen one for a series of superpowers. These do not come from technology or experiments, but from an aboriginal warrior who freed the inhabitants of her village 500 years ago and whose spirit resurfaces to fight for good. Yudeisi as a new defender uses her qualities to defend women from male violence.

A smart poor girl and a inmature rich boy get their life twisted when they accidently have a baby.

Isa vit avec son mari et ses deux filles dans une petite ville du Costa Rica. Son mari veut un troisième enfant et Isa ne le veut pas. Elle commence à se rebeller à sa manière silencieuse…

Hernandez had already made films in Guatemala and Mexico and this time found inspiring locations, unusual atmosphere and enthusiastic young people in Costa Rica. In this consciously unpolished film, the rebellious girls Sole and Ana open the trunk of a car in grandma’s garden and find something they’d rather immediately forget.

Hernandez had already made films in Guatemala and Mexico and this time found inspiring locations, unusual atmosphere and enthusiastic young people in Costa Rica. In this consciously unpolished film, the rebellious girls Sole and Ana open the trunk of a car in grandma’s garden and find something they’d rather immediately forget.