Cinema Tropical and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona present Cinema Tucsón, a cultural initiative launched in 2021, featuring monthly screenings of Mexican films at the historic Fox Tucson Theatre.


Programmed by Carlos A. Gutiérrez and Vicky Westover. 


As Mexican cinema continues to generate world-wide enthusiasm, the creative team behind the Tucson Cine Mexico film festival—which, during seventeen years, created a vital platform for the exhibition of Mexican cinema in the U.S—is presenting monthly screenings of a mix of classic films, B movies, and new cinema with exceptional filmmakers and special guests for dialogue with the Tucson community. 

Cinema Tucsón Committee Members:

  • Jesús Acosta

  • Peter Catalanotte

  • Ana Isabel Cornide

  • Colin Deeds

  • Erica Franco

  • Fausto Olmos

  • Ernesto Portillo Jr.

  • Eva Romero

  • Marisol Vindiola

  • Mike Wilson