As Genius IN Motion continues in celebration of Latino Heritage Month this week we move to the best Latin American movies. Now we have our favorites but we want to hear what are some of your.  If it didn't make our list let us know!

FRIDA

A very personal project for Salma Hayek who, apart from playing the iconic Mexican painter, produced the film. Her efforts were rewarded with a well-deserved nod for a Best Actress Oscar. The cast included lots of stars: Alfred Molina, Antonio Banderas, Ashley Judd, Geoffrey Rush and her then-partner, Edward Norton.

Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN

Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal and Spanish star Maribel Verdú go on a road trip, headed for a beautiful Mexican beach, but along the way they reveal lots of hidden secrets - and a lot of themselves, as well.

VOLVER

Penélope Cruz became the first Spanish actress to receive a Best Actress Oscar nod for this 2006 Pedro Almodóvar film, narrating the story of three generations of women, including the "ghost" of the mother.

SEX AND LUCIA

This controversial Spanish film, by Julio Medem, follows a sexy waitress recalling past loves. It made Paz Vega an international star, and she won the Goya (the Spanish Oscar) for Best Female Breakthrough Performance.

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES

In 2002, this movie won the Audience Award at the Sundance film festival, as well as recognitions to its leads,  America Ferrera and Lupe Ontiveros.  The star of 'Ugly Betty' played Ana, a Mexican-American teenager from East L.A. who excels at a Beverly Hills High and who dreams on pursuing a college education.

SELENA

Jennifer Lopez became a star in 1997 after portraying Selena Quintanilla, the queen of Tex-Mex, who was murdered at 23 by the president of her fan club. The movie grossed over 120 million worldwide.

PAN'S LABYRINTH

Guillermo del Toro has been astonishing audiences since his first film, 'Cronos'; but it was this heartbreaking film that got a nod for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. In a time of death and war, a little girl mixes reality with a fantasy-filled world, where a mythical creature sends her on assignments in order to become a princess.

AMORES PERROS

Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu began his trilogy on accidents with this film about the cruelty of the human being, inside a dark, violent Mexico City. Scored by Oscar winning musician Gustavo Santaolalla, it was nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film.

THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE

In 2001, Guillermo del Toro released his third motion picture after 'Cronos' and 'Mimic', narrating the story of an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War, filled with hopeless kids and repressed guardians, and the ghost -and bomb- that impact their lives. It's eerie, unnerving and truly exceptional.

MARIA, FULL OF GRACE

Another controversial story based on real life events, about a Colombian girl who swallows 60 cocaine-filled pills in order to bring them into the United States. Unsettling and at times disturbing, it earned its star, Catalina Sandino Moreno, a well-deserved Best Actress Academy Award nomination.

THE CRIME OF FATHER AMARO

Gael has starred in several classic -and controversial- films. When this 2002 movie came out, the Mexican church complained about its story, involving a young priest lusting after a girl (Ana Claudia Talancón, from 'One Missed Call').

THE SEA INSIDE

After making it big with 'Thesis' and 'The Others', Spanish filmmaker Alejandro Amenábar won the Oscar and the Golden Globe, among many other awards, for this 2004 film about the true story of Ramón Sampedro (a magnificent Javier Bardem) who, after 28 years paralyzed, wants to die with dignity.

THE ORPHANAGE

Produced by Guillermo del Toro, directed by J.A. Bayona and starring 'The Sea Inside's Belén Rueda, this 2007 Spanish film was an international box office smash. Not only it is terrifying but also heartbreaking, as we follow a desperate mother seeking her missing child in a haunted orphanage.

LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE

Many people acknowledged that Mexican cinema started another era of notoriety after this 1992 film. Based on the best selling book by Laura Esquivel and directed by Alfonso Arau, we follow sensitive Tita, who's only capable of expressing her feelings and passion throughout her cooking.

UNDER THE SAME MOON

This Mexican movie broke box office records during its theatrical run in early 2008. It follows a young boy (Adrián Alonso), on a frantic search for his illegal immigrant mother (Kate del Castillo) in the United States. It features comedian Eugenio Derbez, America Ferrera in a small cameo and Regional sensation Los Tigres del Norte.

CITY OF GOD

A Brazilian film released in 2002 that narrates the cruel and savage reality of poor people living in the typical 'favelas' of Rio de Janeiro. It received 4 Academy Award nominations, including a nod for its director, Fernando Meirelles, who later on filmed 'The Constant Gardener' and 'Blindness'.

ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER

It's almost impossible to choose only one Pedro Almodóvar film, but we couldn't ignore this touching film that has everything we adore of the Spanish director: a wicked sense of humor, 'scandalous' topics mixed with sex and tragedy and renowned Spanish actresses battling it out onscreen: Penélope Cruz, Cecilia Roth and Marisa Céspedes.

A DAY WITHOUT A MEXICAN

A satirical look by director Sergio Arau asking what would happen in California if, overnight, all the Latinos disappeared. It speaks of several stereotypes, including the notion that all Spanish speaking people are referred to as Mexicans or that Latinos only have maid or gardener jobs, to name just a couple.

BEFORE NIGHT FALLS

Javier Bardem is magnificent in the film adaptation of the memoirs of Cuban poet and writer Reinaldo Arenas, which got him his first Oscar nomination. And how could we not write about Johnny Depp showing up in drag!

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