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The festival kicks off with a fabulous Gala Party Noche de las Divas followed by three evenings of exciting and award-winning international Latino films. The Redwood City International Latino Film Festival offers the best features, shorts, and documentaries from Latin America, Spain, and Latinos in the U.S.

The festival takes place November 6 - 8, 2009, in beautiful Downtown Redwood City. To start the festivities, the Gala Opening Reception Noche de las Divas, honors the opening film Casi Divas (Almost Divas). The reception is November 6 at 5 pm, in the San Mateo County History Museum in the dramatic rotunda under its magnificent stained glass dome.

Film screenings at the Century 20 Downtown Theatres are November 6th, 7th, and 8th. Special free community screenings are scheduled at Skyline College on November 4th, and Cañada College and College of San Mateo on November 5th. Film lovers from the local community and throughout the Bay Area will enjoy sixteen films including six features, five documentaries and five shorts from Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, San Salvador, Argentina and Spain. All films are with English subtitles.

For a list of films, visit the organization page for City of Redwood City here.