Help support the Cinematheque and enjoy virtual screenings of these "Best First Work" nominees for the Platino Xcaret Awards for Ibero-American Cinema:

ADVANTAGES OF TRAVELLING BY TRAIN (VENTAJAS DE VIAJAR EN TREN), 2019, WaZabi Films, 106 min. Dir. Aritz Moreno
A chance conversation on a train trip puts a young editor (Pilar Castro) on the trail of a psychiatric patient (Luis Tosar).

A THIEF'S DAUGHTER (LA HIJA DE UN LADRÓN), 2019, Latido Films, 102 min. Dir. Belén Funes
San Sebastián International Film Festival Best Actress Greta Fernández stars as a 22-year-old single mother whose life is upended when her father (Eduard Fernández, Greta's real-life father) is released from jail.

THE CHAMBERMAID (LA CAMARISTA), 2019, Kino Lorber, 102 min. Dir. Lila Avilés
A young chambermaid (Gabriela Cartol) working in one of the most luxurious hotels in Mexico City accepts a grueling schedule and enrolls in the hotel’s adult education program hoping to better her life.