Música, Sound, Espacios: A Latin American and Spanish Film Series (La cocina / The Kitchen)

Música, Sound, Espacios: A Latin American and Spanish Film Series is a PRAGDA Spanish Film Club-sponsored event featuring Spanish and Portuguese-language films from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico that coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, 2025. The film series includes introductions from faculty and guest scholars, a Q&A with a filmmaker, and space for USF students and Tampa Bay community members to discuss music and sound in film.

This event is free and open to all students, faculty, staff, and the community. 

Thursday, October 16, 2025: La cocina (The Kitchen) (Alonso Ruizpalacios, Mexico-U.S., 2024)

Set in the chaotic kitchen of a bustling Times Square restaurant, La cocina by Alonso Ruizpalacios is a gripping exploration of migration, power dynamics, and the pursuit of the American dream.

Audio: Spanish/English/French/Arabic
Subtitles: English

Special Guest: Introduction by Dr. José Ángel Maldonado (USF, Communication).

About the film and director: https://pragda.com/film/la-cocina-by-alonso-ruizpalacios/

Full Series:

• Thurs. 9/18, 5:30pm, Marshall Student Center 4200
  • Chico and Rita (Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando, Spain-UK, 2012)
• Thurs. 9/25, 5:30pm, Oval Theater, Marshall Student Center 2500
  • Tambores da diáspora (Diaspora Drums, João Nascimento, Brazil, 2021)
• Thurs. 10/2, 5:30pm, Marshall Student Center 4200
  • Boca Chica (Gabriella A. Moses, Dominican Republic, 2023)
• Thurs. 10/9, 5:30pm, Marshall Student Center 4200
  • La Singla (Paloma Zapata, Spain-Germany, 2023)
• Thurs. 10/16, 7:00pm, Sun-Ray Cinema (University Mall)
  • La cocina (The Kitchen, Alonso Ruizpalacios, Mexico-U.S., 2024

The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda, SPAIN arts & culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain. 

Thank you to all the sponsors and supporters of this series:

• USF Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies
• USF Department of Communication
• USF Department of World Languages
• USF Department of History
• USF Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• USF School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies
• USF Humanities Institute
• USF Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean
• USF Film Analysis and Appreciation Club
• Sun-Ray Cinema

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Co-hosted with: College of Arts and Sciences, Film Analysis and Appreciation Club, Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean

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