El estudiante is considered the most successful Mexican theatrical release of 2009
Cinelatino rings in the New Year with a marathon of the biggest and most successful Latino films, including the exclusive U.S. premiere of El estudiante (The Student), the biggest Mexican box office hit of 2009.Considered the most successful Mexican theatrical release of 2009, El estudiante presents the moving story of Chano, a 70-year-old man who returns to the University to study literature but ends up learning, and sharing, lessons about life.We are proud to start the New Year with an unbeatable lineup of some of the most important works in Latin film. We have anunparalleled library of acquisitions for the New Year, and El estudiante offers viewers a taste of whats to come. In 2011 Cinelatino will continue to be the exclusive destination for the best Latin films in the country, offering viewers U.S. premieres of award-winning films and box office masterpieces that have never been theatrically released in the U.S., said James M. McNamara, Chairman of Cinelatino.In addition to El estudiante, on Saturday, January 1, Cinelatino will present a mix of films that include El laberinto del Fauno (Pans Labyrinth); new releases like Recien cazado (I Do Knot), and Amor sin barreras (West Side Story).
