Mission

Cine Las Americas is a multi-cultural, 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Austin Texas.

The mission of Cine Las Americas is to promote cross-cultural understanding and growth by educating, entertaining and challenging diverse audiences through film and media arts.

Programs

Cine Las Americas’ programs are divided in two: the exhibition and promotion of Latin and indigenous film and video, and the design and implementation of bilingual media arts education programs for minority youth in Austin. Click on the icons to learn more about each program.

Board of Directors

Laura Vilches – President 

Gabriel Ornelas – Secretary 

Hector Silva – Treasurer

Elaine Garza

Advisory Board

Sergio Alcocer
Latinworks

Marcy Garriott
La Sonrisa Productions

Bennie Klain
Trickster Films

Paco Link
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Peter Marai
Condor Media

Chale Nafus
Austin Film Society

Charles Ramirez-Berg
The University of Texas at Austin

Rose Reyes
Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau

David Rice
Author, Lecturer, Film Producer

Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza
Travis County District Clerk

Staff

Eugenio del Bosque, Executive Director

Brian Ramos, Program Director – BeatLab

Jean Lauer, Film Programming Associate

Denise Garza, Film Festival Hospitality Coordinator

Rich Vázquez, Webmaster

Francisco García, Print Traffic Coordinator

Johnny Lopez, Instructor – BeatLab

Greg Gonzalez, Instructor – BeatLab

Anthony Dayo Rash Aluko, Instructor – BeatLab

Russel Eliot Hoff, Instructor – BeatLab

Adrian Quesada, Instructor – BeatLab

Interns