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To help you parse through the offerings, here’s a list of 10 films not to miss at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, which kicks off Wednesday.

One of the most popular characters in the Disney universe is back, as cute as ever. If only this ‘Lilo & Stitch’ live-action remake had more of a reason to exist.

Wes Anderson wrote ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ with the actor in mind. In advance of its Cannes debut, we caught up with Del Toro on the biggest role of his career.

Writer-director Farah Nabulsi, an Oscar nominee for an earlier short, makes her feature debut with a sincere drama about the steadying presence of a father figure.

Director Isaiah Saxon got his start making otherworldly videos for Grizzly Bear and Björk. For his debut feature, a large team created a creature the old-fashioned way.

‘Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse,’ which hits theaters across the country on Friday, is a Mexican take on the zombie genre.

‘Fishbowl’ (‘La Pecera’) is the first Puerto Rican film nominated at the Goya Awards (Spain’s equivalent to the Oscars) for best Ibero-American film and the first to premiere at Sundance in 2023.

Director Carson Lund used to play seriously as a kid but caught the film bug. He bridges his two passions with ‘Eephus,’ a movie that captures a waning pastime.

The Academy Award nominee speaks about her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, Oscar campaigning and the love and support she feels from home, where hopes are soaring.