Latin American and Spanish Videos Freely Available on the Internet: A Guide to Web Sources: Limited Access

It makes select Latin American films available digitally for the first time ever. Combining the format of a curated online film series with virtual Q&As with the directors, plus VOD distribution. Films will premiere for free on an specific day and time (check schedule at this website) and will be available to stream for free for 24 hours. After that initial window, the film will be available on VOD in Cinema Tropical’s VOD platform, Tropical on Demand.

In the coming weeks, HFFNY will be sharing some Cuban and Latin American films. Every week or so, new films and links will be posted in its Facebook and Instagram accounts.

This is an online initiative by the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival’s (LALIFF). Currently, it offers some films for a limited period ranging from one day to several weeks. Their 2020 Program will be live on 5/5/20.

Digital platform specialized in Latin American cinema. Participant countries are: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Its content is all free for people in Latin America. For those films freely available from the U.S., click on "PELICULAS" and then limit/filter by "TODO EL MUNDO" under the navigation bar on the left of your screen. Registration is required to watch them.

UK-based video-on-demand platform that specialises in independent and world cinema. Part of its Latin American titles are available for free. Just filter by "Watch for free". Most of them are short films.

Provides free access to some of its films (mainly documentaries) focusing on Latin America. Searchable by title. Browsable by director, subject, title and more. Explore the following subject categories: Central America and the Caribbean, South America, and Mexico.

Initiative developed by the INCAA - National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts. Limited access to its streaming video catalog is available outside of Argentina depending on the country you are accessing it from.

Online audiovisual platform developed by the Chilean Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage. Limited access outside of Chile. You can only watch those films marked as "“disponibles en todos los países”. To acces a complete list of videos available abroad, type "ondasinfronteras" in the search feature.

A compilation of Cuban films, mostly authorized by their directors, others are just embedded from platforms such as Youtube and Vimeo where their creators have established their own privacy restrictions. Some films are just freely available for a limited time. In some cases, passwords are provided to access the films. Hosted by Rialta, an Iberoamerican alliance for literature and the arts. Rialta is a not-for-profit civil association. Founded by a group of Cuban intellectuals.

Lisandro Perez-Rey is the producer and director of these three feature-length documentaries about Cuba and Cuban immigrants. For a limited time is available his documentary BEYOND THE THOSE I LEFT BEHIND is not restricted. La Fabri K is not freely available.

Platform that includes access to Dominican feature films, series and documentaries. Available for free for 30 days. You need to register for this. Please be aware that after this is $4.99/month so make sure that your credit card is not automatically charged.

This selection of freely available Mexican and International films is a project of La Casa del Cine MX in collaboration with production companies, distributors and the Cinemateca Nacional. The Casa del Cine M is an inclusive and accessible meeting point, located in the heart of the Historic Center of Mexico City. Its goal is to bring quality cinema to all audiences and to promote training in filmmaking processes.

Brief selection of Mexican feature films and short films hosted by Vimeo. All these films were awarded at the International Film Festival in Morelia, Mexico. Every two weeks, the Festival will include new titles.

It provides access to Peruvian Digital Film Library. Part of its feature films are available for free. All the short films are available at no cost. Registration is required. Restrictions from the United States are minimal. It also includes a guide to films produced in Peru and information related to Peruvian cinema.

This site compiles Puerto Rican films that are freely available on the Internet. Browsable by type (feature or short film) genre, and director. Searchable by keyword. Once you get a list of results, you can also limit by year of production and genre. Most of the data has been taken from the initiative Lista de Películas, Cortos y Videoarte de Cineastas Locales y Puertorriquenxs en la Diaspora. Unfortunately, some of these videos require a password and they are not available for free. Designed by Javier W. Vélez.

This is a google docs document where anyone can contribute with links to the videos. It includes both Puerto Rican productions but also films where Puerto Ricans have participated in various ways. Unfortunately, some of these videos require a password and they are not available for free.

This website is specialized in contemporary independent Spanish Latin American cinema. Only part of its catalog is available for free. It facilitates streaming access to films that have emerged outside conventional Spanish cinematography. It also hosts the Márgenes Online Film Festival and films series devoted to an specific topic or director. Detailed information is presented for each film, including reviews and other texts related to the work. Most of the films are in Spanish or in another of the official languages in Spain. English subtitles are provided for those in other languages. Films searchable by keywords. Created by the production company River Lab.

Initiative by TVE (the Spanish TV channel supported by the government) to provide free access to Spanish films (it also includes some Latin American films co-produced with Spain). Some films cannot be accessed outside of Spain.

Initiative that provides access to a new short film daily. Developed by ALCINE, the prestigious short film festival of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid).