FILM / SERIES / PERFORMANCE
Films, series and performances to watch now or put on your calendar.
Checked October 3, 2026. U.S. availability unless noted. Subscriptions, tickets and regional access may vary.
Film / 2021 / ON DEMAND
In Tatiana Huezo’s drama, three girls in a Mexican mountain community rely on friendship while the surrounding violence shapes childhood. Start with the film, then read LUCIR’s essay on how the girls retain their own story within that pressure.
Netflix US catalog listing observed; access requires an eligible account and catalog may change.
TELEVISION / 2026 SERIES
Isabel Allende’s family saga reaches television in Spanish, with Alfonso Herrera, Dolores Fonzi and Nicole Wallace among the cast. This eight-episode adaptation offers a way into a story where inheritance means carrying political history as well as family memory.
Prime Video lists the series as streaming. Its first episodes premiered April 29, 2026. Subscription and territorial terms apply.
Music / NEW PERFORMANCE
Los Tigres del Norte open the 2026 Hispanic Heritage Awards with a performance of “La Jaula de Oro.” The short PBS clip lets the song’s migration story stand in the group’s own voice, with captions on the official viewing page.
Official PBS clip page offers streaming on pbs.org and PBS app; availability and station presentation may vary.
FILM / COMING OCTOBER 16
Ricardo Darín and Diego Peretti lead Hernán Goldfrid’s Argentine comedy about a therapist and a novelist. The setup puts the authority of the person offering help under scrutiny—a useful question to carry into the film when it arrives.
Netflix announces an October 16, 2026 release. This is an upcoming listing, not a claim that the full film is available today.
Television / 2024 / ON DEMAND
Marigaby studies medicine by day and joins her family’s private ambulance work at night in Mexico City. The Apple TV series turns emergency care into a family and labor story; LUCIR’s essay follows the choices made under that pressure.
Apple TV US title page lists viewing access; a subscription or trial may be required and terms can change.
Film / 2019 / ON DEMAND
Ulises carries his cumbia-centered Monterrey subculture with him after danger forces a move across the border. The film gives music, hair, dance, and dress dramatic weight; LUCIR’s companion essay reads that style as a map of belonging.
Official Netflix on-demand title page observed; US playback requires eligible access and catalog may change.
Television / 2024 / ON DEMAND
A friendship and a concealed event bind two children in a Mexican village; the series also follows the people who help Manuel find shelter among the muxes. LUCIR’s companion essay considers what that childhood secret asks the community to carry.
Official Netflix on-demand title page observed; US playback requires eligible access and catalog may change.
Music / NEW PERFORMANCE
Ximena Sariñana performs “No Es Igual” with the Hispanic Heritage Awards Orchestra in this brief official clip. PBS identifies her as the 2026 Music Award honoree and provides a captioned performance that visitors can watch directly.
Official PBS clip page offers streaming on pbs.org and PBS app; availability and station presentation may vary.
Theater / COMING SOON
Georgina Escobar’s Día de Muertos play follows Pedro Linares through a theatrical world of creatures, memory, and Mexican folk art. Teatro Visión stages the work in San José, with Spanish performance and projected English and Spanish captions.
October 8–18, 2026. In-person performances at Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, San José, California; schedule and ticket inventory can change.
Theater / COMING SOON
Karen Zacarías turns a switched-at-birth premise into a fast-moving telenovela play with music. Center Theatre Group lists Marcela Lorca as director for its Mark Taper Forum run in Los Angeles, beginning November 11.
November 11–December 20, 2026. In-person performances at Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles; schedule and ticket inventory can change.