The festival helped pave the way for diverse groups and cultures in the film industry. Ethan van Thillo founded the festival in 1993. In 2000, they received over 5,000 attendees and in 2002, van Thillo said the festival really came together with help from participants and media outlets that visit from
Tijuana. In 2007, the Arte Latino exhibit was included at the festival's screenings. Each year, a competition is held with different posters to decide which one will represent the festival. By 2011, the Premio Corazon Award was designed by
Lizet Benrey and the festival's 12th annual Cinema En Tu Idioma, a series of films, had a one week run at Ultrastar Mission Valley Cinemas near
Hazard Center station. In 2023, the 30th anniversary festival took place at
AMC Theatres at
Westfield Mission Valley and
Digital Gym Cinema.
Notable films •
Amores perros •
Backyard •
Brava Gente Brasileira •
Chevolution •
Food Chains •
La calle de la amargura • ''
Nora's Will'' •
Puerto Ricans in Paris •
Regresa •
America Ferrera •
Arturo Ripstein •
Dolores Huerta •
Edward James Olmos •
Evelina Fernandez •
Gael Garcia Bernal •
Lourdes Portillo •
Paul Rodriguez •
Ray Bradbury •
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