Plot: Honduran teenager Sayra reunites with her father, an opportunity for her to potentially realize her dream of a life in the U.S. Moving to Mexico is the first step in a fateful journey of unexpected events. Written by IMDb
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Why Watch It: Powerful and realistic depiction of the dangers that Latino Americans face while trying to reach America.

Cast: Kristian Ferrer, Édgar Flores, Paulina Gaitan

Plot: “The Motorcycle Diaries” is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best friend Alberto Granado, had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s. Written by bdorfman

Why See It: An intruiging look into the life of a young Ernesto “Che” Guevara. The trip serves to expose a Latin American identity as well as explore the identity of one of its most memorable revolutionaries.

Cast: Gael García Bernal , Rodrigo De la Serna, Mercedes Morán

Plot: In 1965, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara resigns from his Cuban government posts to secretly make his latest attempt to spread the revolution in Bolivia. After arriving in La Paz, Bolivia late in 1966, by 1967, Che with several Cuban volunteers, have raised a small guerrilla army to take on the militarist Bolivian movement. However, Che must face grim realities about his few troops and supplies, his failing health, and a local population who largely does not share his idealistic aspirations. As the US supported Bolivian army prepares to defeat him, Che and his beleaguered force struggle against the increasingly hopeless odds. Written by Kenneth Chisholm

Why See It: A fascinating look into the last few months of the life of Ernesto “Che” Guevera, one of the most emblematic figures of all time.

Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Demián Bichir, Joaquim de Almeida

Plot: The Argentine, begins as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (led by Fidel Castro) reach the Cuban shore from Mexico in 1956. Within two years, they mobilized popular support and an army and toppled the U.S.-friendly regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista. Written by anonymous

Why See It: Follows the story line of one of the most famous revolutionaries of all time, as he leads his forces to Santa Clara, Cuba and opening up the roads to Havana, and effectively winning the revolution.

Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Demián Bichir