42 CineFestival San Antonio

The nation’s original and longest running Latino film festival returns this summer with the 42nd edition of CineFestival. Presented by the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio’s annual celebration of independent Latino cinema will take place July 8-11, 2021. 42 CineFestival focuses on Chicano, Latinx and Native American cinema, with an emphasis in Texas related films. Depending on public health guidelines issued for the dates of the festival, the event will be held as a mix of virtual and live events, or exclusively in virtual format. CineFestival traditionally features screenings, Q&A sessions and panels at the Guadalupe Theater. Workshops, receptions, and after parties are held at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center campus and other community partner venues. Free community events include Family Day presenting a free outdoor screening, a Youth Program showcasing San Antonio student filmmakers, and a matinee Senior Cinema screening for the area’s elderly film lovers. For over four decades, CineFestival has hosted many of the industry’s pioneering U.S. Latino and Mexican films, actors, and directors. Highlights from past editions include appearances by Gina Rodriguez, Guillermo del Toro, Edward James Olmos, Benjamin Bratt, Jesse Borrego, Esai Morales, Aurora Guerrero, Raúl Castillo, Luis Valdez, Lalo Alcaraz, Cruz Angeles, Hector Galan, and some of the fresh voices in Latino film including Fernando Frias de la Parra, Cristina Ibarra, Alex Rivera and Chelsea Rendon.