On Monday, Sept. 17, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. attended the The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYLFF) which, this year, hosted New York City’s first Latino drive-in experience in the Bronx.

 

The film festival, which ran from Sept. 14 to 20 featured drive-in / in-person movie experiences and was held across the street from the Bronx Terminal Market. The venue was ADA compliant and screenings included the New York City premieres of Angel Manuel Soto’s “Charm City Kings” and John Leguizamo’s “Critical Thinking,” as well as other virtual programming.

 

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Boys wait for other people. Men go out and get it. #CharmCityKings, starring @meekmill, is streaming October 8 on @hbomax. pic.twitter.com/j4G9Njp63t

— NYLatinoFilmFestival (@NYLFF) September 24, 2020

“I could not think of a better way to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month than welcoming the New York Latino Film Festival to The Bronx,” said Diaz Jr. “I want to thank the organizers of the New York Latino Film Festival for not only debuting these wonderful works of art celebrating our customs, our culture, our raza, this Hispanic Heritage Month in our great borough but also hosting the city’s first Latino drive-in experience to take place both in New York City.”

 

Launched in 1999, the New York International Latino Film Festival (NYLFF) is now the premiere Urban Latino film event in the country according to its founders.