Get Yourself in the Holiday Spirit! NALIP’s Holiday Staff Picks
Posted by NALIP on December 22, 2021
Displaying the culture, traditions and family dynamics during the holiday season is an important component of Latinx representation on screen. As you deck the halls with the Holiday spirit, entertain yourself with a Latinx flick from NALIP’s Holiday Staff Picks.
1. With Love (2021)
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Follows the Diaz siblings, Lily and Jorge, who are on a mission to find love and purpose. The Diaz siblings cross paths with seemingly unrelated residents during some of the most heightened days of the year -the holidays. Available to stream on Amazon Prime on December 17th, 2021.
2. Holiday In Santa Fe (2021)
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Sparks fly when a greeting card executive arrives in Santa Fe to acquire a tight-knit family company that creates ornaments inspired by Mexican Christmas traditions. Available to stream on Lifetime.
3. Christmas Again (2021)
After a disastrous celebration, 12-year-old Rowena makes a wish and unexpectedly finds herself reliving Christmas Day over and over again. Available on Disney Channel.
4. Nothing Like The Holidays (2008)
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A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together. Now available to stream on Tubi.
5. This Christmas (2007)
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A Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years. Available to stream on Fubo.