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Ambar Colón

Women step up at bigger, in-person 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival

Roberto Quijano and Diana Bovino star as Billy and Monica in “Love and Mathematics,” the opening film of the 2023 Chicago Latino Film Festival. (Carlos Correa)

At the longest running Latino film festival in the United States, this year’s showcase is all about celebrating women.

Women’s contributions have been a fundamental part of every great film, whether it’s on-screen or behind the scenes. But of the 100 top-grossing movies last year domestically, only 11% were directed by women. Even fewer came from Latinos.

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