Koubek Center

¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!
2024-11-01 21:30 (America/New_York) | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by Arthur Bradford
USA | 2024 | 90 min | English
Free Screening!
Friday, November 1st at 9:30pm – Koubek Center
Short: A hilarious documentary about the famed Denver restaurant Casa Bonita, and the plans that South Park creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have to renovate and reopen it.
Long: It was known far and wide as the Disneyland of Mexican restaurants – a labyrinth-like Denver wonderland famous for its 30-foot waterfall and attendant cliff divers, throwback Western theme, massive gorilla mascot, and food that was… not so good. But when COVID-19 forces the legendary Casa Bonita restaurant into bankruptcy, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone see the opportunity to bring a childhood dream to life, buying the beleaguered landmark with an eye on returning it to its early 1970s glory. Working with famed restaurateur Dana “Loca” Rodriguez to update the menu, and armed with over $8 million for renovations, the pair soon realize that this dream might just be beyond their grasp as they face a deteriorating structure, rapidly aging fixtures, and a spiraling budget. With a projected summer 2023 opening date and the eyes of a nation upon them, Parker and Stone strive to see their vision through in this hilarious ode to the power of creativity and love of community.

Saturn Return
2024-11-02 12:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez
Spain, France | 2024 | 105 min | Spanish with English subtitles
Saturday, November 2nd at 12:00pm – Koubek Center
Long: Nominated as Spain’s official entry for the 2025 Oscars, Saturn Return is a story of music and passion, with a hypnotic soundtrack.
In the late 1990s, art and culture are at their height in Granada and an indie rock music group is on a quest to record their third LP, which will either propel them to stardom or see them fade into oblivion. Their idea is to have the recording take place in New York, but everything becomes complicated, and the creative process turns into an ordeal. Relationships shatter, rehearsals become self-destructive, and the unbearable pressure from the record label leads to arguments, only interrupted by fleeting moments of happiness. Yet, nobody realizes that they are creating an album that will forever change the music scene for an entire generation.
Inspired by, but not based on, the story of the legendary Spanish band Los Planetas, this beautiful, disruptive drama highlights the complexity in creative work and showcases excellent performances from up-and-coming actors.

Unstoppable
2024-11-02 14:15 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by William Goldenberg
USA | 2024 | 116 mins | English
Saturday, November 2nd at 2:15pm – Koubek Center
Short: Born without a right leg, Anthony Robles was at first an unlikely candidate for a future NCAA wrestling champion to everyone except the one who mattered most: Himself. This all-star cast (Jennifer Lopez, Jharrel Jerome, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle) tells the rousing tale.
Long: Come for the all-star cast (Jennifer Lopez, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle), stay for the true-life inspiration that will remain with you long after the house lights come up—and quite possibly forever change the way you view what is and is not possible.
Born without a right leg, Anthony Robles (portrayed here by Moonlight and When They See Us breakout star Jharrel Jerome) may have at first been an unlikely candidate for a future winner of a NCAA wrestling championship to everyone except the one who mattered most: Himself.
Based on Robles’ 2012 memoir, this official selection of the 2024 Toronto International Film Fest from the team behind the 2023’s Air deftly interweaves heartfelt family drama and rousing mat-centered sports action for a film that champions the potential outsized benefits of both accessibility and positive mental attitude.

La cocina
2024-11-02 20:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios
Mexico, USA | 2024 | 139 min | English and Spanish with Spanish subtitles
Saturday, November 2nd at 8:00pm – Koubek Center
Short:
Long: It’s the lunch rush at The Grill in Manhattan, and money has gone missing from the till. All the undocumented cooks are being investigated, and Pedro (Raúl Briones) is the prime suspect. He’s a dreamer and a troublemaker, and in love with Julia (Rooney Mara, Carol), an American waitress who cannot commit to a relationship. Rashid, The Grill´s owner, has promised to help Pedro with his papers so he can “become legal”. But a shocking revelation about Julia compels Pedro to spiral into an act that will stop the production line of one of the city’s busiest kitchens once and for all.
La Cocina is a tragic and comic tribute to the invisible people who keep our restaurants running and our stomachs full, whilst chasing a perhaps unreachable version of the American dream.

HIJOS DE LA DIASPORA
2025-02-21 19:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Koubek Center presents HIJOS DE LA DIASPORA
A documentary screening (Spanish film with English subtitles)
Synopsis: From Scotland to Ecuador, passing through Canada, Spain, and Angola, 21 young Cubans who grew up in 9 countries outside the island tell their experiences of adaptation living between two cultures and the survival of the Cuban identity despite their stories of familial rupture and alienation.
Hijos de la Diaspora is a documentary that investigates the persistence of Cuban culture in recent generations of the diaspora. The 21 participants represent different moments and ways of emigrating from Cuba. Several of them have never visited the island or have vague memories. The documentary investigates the experience of having lived between two cultures: the Cuban home and the country where they grew up. Those interviewed have been raised in the US, Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Spain, among others.
Director: Lunes Oña
Producer: Ileana Perez Drago and Always Lunes
Sound: Manuel Hernandez
Music: Hilda Oramas, Boris Larramendi, Son de Oro
Length: 60 minutes
Year: December 2023
Director’s Bio:
Lunes Oña is a creative director and filmmaker. He was born and raised in a Cuban household in Madrid, lived in Panama for three years, and moved to Miami in 2017 where he finished high school. He’s a Film, TV, and Digital Production major at SEDT MDC graduating in 2025.
In 2019 Oña founded Always Lunes, a creative community platform recognized by Miami New Times as ‘Best Instagram of Miami 2023’, known for its ‘What’s Up? South Florida’ weekly underground calendar covering Miami and Broward, and recurring self-produced live music underground events.

Miami Film Festival 2025
2025-04-03 - 2025-04-13 | FL
Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival is back for its 42nd year to say BIG CHARACTERS DESERVE BIG SCREENS! This year’s Festival (April 3-13) will screen over 200 films from over 45 countries worldwide (including 35 World Premieres!) at venues all over Miami. Celebrity guests include Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Paul Feig (Creator, Bridesmaids), Julia Stiles (10 Things I Hate About You), Diego Calva (Babylon), and so many more!
MFF knows Miami is full of energetic, bold, and unique characters who deserve so much more than watching movies at home. This Festival is a celebration—get up, get out, and get in on all these films, parties, celebrity talks, and more! We’ll see you there! Browse the program and get your tickets today

Silent Partners
2025-04-03 19:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by |Jorge “Jokes” Yanes | 2025 | 82 Minutes | English
Logline | Inspired by true events during Miami’s 1980s drug wars. A psychotic hitman realizes his only shot at a free life
would mean hijacking an elaborate insurance scam.
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The Other Way Around (Volveréis)
2025-04-04 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Jonás Trueba | 2024 | 112 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | After 15 years together, a couple throw a party to celebrate their break up. While some are quite skeptical, they
seem to be sure of their decision. Or are they really?
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A House on Fire (Casa en flames)
2025-04-04 21:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Dani de la Orden | 2024 | 105 Minutes | Catalan, Spanish
Logline | Montse’s weekend with the whole family will be perfect… even if she has to burn everything to the ground to make it so.
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Talking with Chago (Hablando con Chago)
2025-04-05 14:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Emilio Oscar Alcalde | 2024 | 92 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | An intimate portrait of the Cuban Renaissance man, Santiago “Chago” Rodríguez, about the deep and complex truth
of how memory is reconstructed in exile.
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Cherri
2025-04-05 17:15, 2025-04-12 17:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Fabián Suárez | 2025 | 82 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Cherri is an obese gay man who cares for his elderly husband. When he develops a crush on a handsome security guard he gets taken advantage of.
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Adios Cuba
2025-04-05 20:15 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Rolando Díaz | 2025 | 96 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Caridad, a Cuban theater director exiled in Valencia, Spain, is determined to put together a Play about the exodus of Cubans of the Island.
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Espina
2025-04-05 20:15, 2025-04-10 09:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Daniel Poler | 129 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Jonathan, a person who used a wheelchair, recruits two unlikely aides for a wild trip to Panama City to settle a long-held grudge.
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A Weird Kind of Beautiful
2025-04-06 14:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Gabriel Mayo | 2024 | 80 Minutes | English
Logline | After the funeral of their best friend, someone who hasn’t been seen in 8 years shows up and old secrets come to light.
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Chronicles of the Absurd (Crónicas del absurdo)
2025-04-06 17:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Miguel Coyula | 2024 | 77 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Artists Lynn Cruz and Miguel Coyula deploy a string of secret audio recordings to expose the intimidation that independent artists in Cuba have to suffer.
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42nd Street
2025-04-06 20:15 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by Jose Maria Cabral | 2025 | 90 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | After the funeral of their best friend, someone who hasn’t been seen in 8 years shows up and old secrets come to light.
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Becoming Vera
2025-04-09 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Sergio Vizuete | 2025 | 87 Minutes | English
Logline | A young pianist battles poverty, unscrupulous music producers and her own insecurities to find a future in the world of Latin Jazz.
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The Python Hunt
2025-04-09 21:00, 2025-04-12 14:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Xander Robin | 2025 | 91 Minutes | English
Logline | Every year, the Florida government invites the general public to compete in an invasive python removal contest in
the Everglades.
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Cuba's Eternal Night (La noche eterna de Cuba)
2025-04-10 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Jordan Allott | 205 | 66 Minutes | Spanish
Logloine | 5 Cubans are filmed in struggle from government repression, scarcity of food and medicine, and the biggest mass
exodus the island ever experienced.
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The Goldsmith’s Secret (El secreto del orfebre)
2025-04-10 18:45, 2025-04-11 21:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by| Olga Osorio | 2025 | 99 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Goya winner Mario Casas (The Invisible Guest) and Goya nominee Michelle Jenner (Berlín) star in the adaptation of
Elia Barceló’s romance novel.
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Isla Familia
2025-04-11 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Abraham Jimenez | 2024 | 85 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Documents independent journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa during the last years of his life, from the Covid
pandemic in Cuba through his political exile.
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Corina
2025-04-12 13:00, 2025-04-13 12:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Urzula Barba Hopfner | 98 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | A 20-year-old housebound woman accidentally compromises her publishing company’s famous book saga. To save her job she must overcome her fears.
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Two Islands Miami Film Festival
2025-04-13 14:45 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Humberto Ochoa | 2024 52 Minutes | Spanish, English
Logline | Five artists from two different cultures, Afro-Cuban and First Nations Aboriginal Australians, collaborate through
music and dance to explore their ancestor’s cultural heritage.
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Segundo Encuentro de Creadores de Cine y Televisión, “De la Idea a la Pantalla 2”
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-23, 2025-05-22 11:00 - 21:00 | FL
El Consulado General de México en Miami, a través de su Instituto Cultural, en colaboración con los Consulados Generales de España y Argentina, así como con el Miami Dade College – Koubek Center, presentan el Segundo Encuentro de Creadores de Cine y Televisión, “De la Idea a la Pantalla 2”. Este evento tiene como objetivo crear una plataforma de diálogo, formación, promoción y vinculación entre creadores audiovisuales en Estados Unidos, México y América Latina.
Miércoles 21 mayo
10:30AM – 12:30PM– Proyección Película “Los Futbolísimos”. Película matinal dirigida a estudiantes de las escuelas de Miami Dade County. Presenta Agregaduría Educación de España.
5:00PM – 6:00PM – Panel con Directores Locales: Retos y Procesos. Modera: PAFF Anuncio de Beca Cinenauta Cristian Proa
6:00PM – 7:00PM – Panel de Coproducción Internacional:
Leo Zimbron (México)
Mónica Aguirre, Secuoya/ Black Sheep Productions (España)
Carla Gómez, Former VIX/Netflix
Jimena Argüelles, Non Stop Studios (México)
Gerardi Brandi, (Argentina)
Modera: Lilliana Moyano
7:30PM – 8:30PM – Panel Talento en Producción:
David Chocarro (Argentina)
Sofía Aragón (México)
Moderadora: Jimena Argüelles
Jueves 22 mayo
11:15AM – 12:00M – Lunch
12:00M – 1:00PM – Panel de Festivales de Cine:
Fernando Arciniega, IFFM
Alberto Sigarroa, MFF
Cristian Ossa, We Cam Fest
1:00PM – 2:30PM – Proyección Película Argentina-Uruguay “La Uruguaya” Film
3:00PM – 4:45PM – Proyección Película España “El Día de la Bestia”
5:00PM – 6:30PM – Proyección de Cortos
6:30PM – 8:00PM – Proyección Película México “Casi el Paraíso”
8:00PM – 8:30PM – Q&A Productores: Juan Curi y Juan Ponce
8:30PM – 9:00PM – Networking (Eventbrite)
