Koubek Center

Maria Antonia
2026-04-19 12:00 (America/New_York) | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Drama
Spanish
Cuba
Miami Film Festival is proud to present the world premiere screening of the restoration of Sergio Giral’s classic film, Maria Antonia. Set in pre-revolutionary Havana, it follows the turbulent life of a fiercely independent Afro-Cuban woman whose defiance of social norms puts her in constant conflict with the world around her. Adapted from Eugenio Hernández Espinosa’s acclaimed stage play, the film portrays María Antonia’s struggle against poverty, machismo, the rigid moral codes of her neighborhood, and her passionate but destructive relationship with a charismatic boxer – which pulls her into a spiral of jealousy, violence, and fatalism.
Through her story, Giral explores race, class, spirituality, and the resilience of Afro-Cuban women, delivering a portrait that is both intimate tragedy and social critique.
DIRECTED BY SERGIO GIRAL
1990
103 MINS

Coronoer To The Starts
2026-04-19 13:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Documentary
English
United States
Coroner to the Stars chronicles the extraordinary journey of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the former Los Angeles County chief medical examiner-coroner, whose groundbreaking autopsies forever shaped American culture.
From Marilyn Monroe and Robert Kennedy to Sharon Tate and Natalie Wood, Noguchi pushed forensic science into the spotlight – even as Hollywood elites and political adversaries sought to silence him. A Japanese immigrant who unwittingly rose to fame in a city driven by stardom, Noguchi’s fearless pursuit of truth often placed him in the crosshairs of controversy.
Best described as “CSI meets TMZ,” Coroner to the Stars is a behind-the-curtains look at someone who shaped the way we – and history – view the deaths of some of our most beloved fallen icons.
DIRECTED BY BEN HETHCOAT, KEITA IDENO
2025
83 MINS

Blue Trail
2026-04-19 14:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Drama
Portuguese
Brazil/Mexico/Netherlands/Chile
In a near-future Brazil, productivity is a religion and the elderly are deemed expendable. Tereza (Denise Weinberg) is unceremoniously sent to The Colony, a state-run exile for seniors.
Refusing to be erased, she escapes her daughter’s guardianship to pursue a final wish: to fly. Her journey down the Amazon’s waterways, aided by a drug-smuggling boatman (Rodrigo Santoro) and a bible-selling rebel, becomes a post-tropical delirium fueled by the psychedelic slime of a blue snail.
Director Gabriel Mascaro (Neon Bull) delivers an exquisite odyssey that reinvents the road movie. Visually stunning and fiercely anti-authoritarian, The Blue Trail is a transfixing meditation on the radical, sensual right to stay free.
DIRECTED BY GABRIEL MASCARO
2025
86 MINS

Colors of Time
2026-04-19 17:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Frech
France
A group of strangers, all descendants of a woman named Adèle Meunier, are gathered in Normandy, France. The town would like to purchase her long-abandoned property, and four “cousins” are tasked with overseeing the transaction. Thus begins a genealogical journey into the past, taking us to 1895 Paris, with the City of Light on the brink of an industrial and cultural revolution.
Colors of Time literally plunges us into a moment in time when Parisian creativity is at its apex, creating a spark that’s about to erupt into a movement far beyond anyone’s expectations. Cédric Klapisch‘s endearing new comedy is nothing less than a soul-stirring, time-traveling – and at times, hallucinogenic – trip for lovers of the arts everywhere.
DIRECTED BY CEDRIC KLAPISCH
2025
126 MINS

Homo Argentum
2026-04-19 19:45 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Comedy
Spanish, Italian
Argentina/Italy
Homo Argentum is Argentina’s biggest silver screen success in years and has become a national sensation. The film is a collection of vignettes, with a portrayal of 16 very different characters who reflect the flaws of urban life, with a perspective full of humor and irony.
Guillermo Francella stars in all of them, delivering stellar performances that often make him unrecognizable from one character to the next. The result is a fierce and hilarious satire that, between laughs, invites audiences to reflect on identity, idiosyncrasy, customs, and human behavior, explored through connection to themes such as love, friendship, family, and work.
DIRECTED BY MARIANO COHN, GASTÓN DUPRAT
2025
98 MINS

Open Mic
2026-04-23 19:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
¡Celebremos el Día Internacional del Libro: Open Mic al aire libre!
La Feria del Libro de Miami y Koubek Center en colaboración con Narts Foundation y el apoyo de la Cámara de Comercio de Uruguay en Miami, te invitan a una noche mágica de OPEN MIC para celebrar el Día Internacional del Libro.
Ven a celebrar la literatura en castellano y a escuchar a escritores compartiendo fragmentos de obras de otros autores.
Habrá libros, música y un brindis bajo las estrellas.
Nos acompañan y participan:
Indira Páez, Camilo Pino, Germán Guerra, Hernán Vera Alvarez, Rosie Inguanzo, Alfredo Triff, Ena Columbié, Cemí Rodríguez, Legna Rodríguez Iglesias.
23 de abril – 7:00 PM
Jardín Koubek Center Garden (2705 SW 3rd St. Miami)
Estacionamiento valet gratuito.
Entrada libre.

Antologias
2026-05-15 - 2026-05-17 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
ANTOLOGÍAS: Una experiencia cinematográfica de IAFFM y Koubek Center (15-17 Mayo)
El Ibero-American Film Festival Miami (IAFFM) y el Koubek Center se enorgullecen en presentar ANTOLOGÍAS, una experiencia cinematográfica cuidadosamente diseñada que se llevará a cabo del 15 al 17 de mayo.
A diferencia de nuestro festival principal, ANTOLOGÍAS se centra en una selección exclusiva de películas que sobresalen por su fuerza narrativa y visión artística. Nuestro objetivo es ofrecer un espacio donde el cine se pueda vivir con mayor atención, pausa y diálogo.
Programación:

Noche de Apertura: Viernes 15 de mayo, 7:00 PM

Los Domingos (España, 2025).
Una brillante joven de 17 años sorprende a su familia al decidir convertirse en monja de clausura, desatando una profunda crisis de fe e identidad.

Sábado 16 de mayo, 4:00 PM

Mephisto.
Seguido de un Q&A con el Director Cristian Proa.

Sábado 16 de mayo, 7:00 PM

Two Islands (Documental).
Un puente cultural entre artistas afro-cubanos y aborígenes australianos.
Evento Especial: Q&A con el director Humberto Ochoa y Michael Gil Arango, seguido de un show musical en vivo por Michael Gil Arango.

Noche de Clausura: Domingo 17 de mayo, 7:00 PM

La Estrategia del Caracol (Colombia).
La legendaria comedia dramática sobre un grupo de inquilinos en Bogotá que luchan contra el desalojo con un ingenioso plan comunitario.

Lugar: Koubek Center Miami.

Poetry City
2026-05-18 17:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Documentary
English
United States
Miami is a city undergoing a profound cultural renaissance, yet its literary history often remains in the shadows. Poetry City follows Oscar Fuentes – known to many as “The Biscayne Poet” – and Nicole Tallman, Miami-Dade County’s poetry ambassador, as they lead a collective of writers on a quest to rediscover the voices of Miami’s past. Featuring appearances from literary giants like Richard Blanco and Mitchell Kaplan, Poetry Citydemonstrates how the county’s commitment to the arts has fueled South Florida’s international ascent.
The journey reaches a powerful climax at Miami Book Fair, where the poets stage a theatrical presentation pairing historical works with their own contemporary responses, proving that Miami’s heartbeat is, and always has been, pure poetry.
Expected guest:
AARON GLICKMAN / DIRECTOR
2026
56 MINS

Jazz @ Koubek 2026
2026-05-30 20:00, 2026-05-31 18:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
The Koubek Center invites you to celebrate “the sound of surprise” with the return of Jazz @ Koubek. This upcoming May 30th and 31st, we host a two-night event that bridges the gap between jazz legends and the exciting new generation of talent.
The Lineup
Saturday, May 30th | 8:00 PM We kick off with The Harden Project, featuring the soulful, life-influenced compositions of Ja’Nia and John Harden II. Joining them is Han Beyli, an eclectic bassist whose music transcends boundaries, blending Eastern European and Middle Eastern influences with modern R&B.
Sunday, May 31st | 6:00 PM The second evening features Miami’s own Victoria Blue, whose diverse Latin upbringing and X Factor USA experience have made her an international standout. The night culminates with Eric Chacón, a Latin Grammy-winning flutist and pedagogue whose virtuosity has graced stages worldwide.
Free Valet Parking.
We look forward to seeing you there for a weekend of soul-stirring performances.

En Residencia 2026
2026-05-31 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
You Can Now Apply to En Residencia
An Artist-in-Residence Program for Local Creators,
from the Koubek Center at MDC
The Koubek Center at Miami Dade College (MDC) is now accepting applications for the fifth edition of its artist-in-residence program, En Residencia. Applications will be accepted starting April 20th through May 31.
Local creators are eligible regardless of their discipline or the stage of their careers. As part of the program, they will have access to the Center’s classrooms and rehearsal studio to develop new work. The Center also invites Residents to participate in one of its many programs and activities, depending on the case.
The cost to participate in En Residencia is $200 for a one-year period. During this time, artists may use classrooms and limited studio space ranging between 400 and 750 square feet. Spaces will be available Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Artists may reserve the spaces for up to two months per project, with a maximum of two projects per year. The Koubek Center will consider flexibility in the duration of individual residencies on a case-by-case basis.
The Koubek Center will accept applications for the upcoming edition of En Residencia through May 31.

Two Islands | Ibero-American Film Festival Miami
2027-03-15 - 2027-03-17 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Two Islands is an international cultural exchange residency featuring Afro-Cuban artists from Miami and Aboriginal artists from Australia who will explore how these two different cultural traditions, in their ceremonies and rituals, speak to their ancestors through a musical and dance performance.
Featuring Miami-based Afro-Cuban musician and educator Michael Gil, and NT Dance Company Artistic Director and Choreographer Gary Lang from Larrakia nation, elder Banula Marika from Yolngu and singer songwriter David Spry from Marranunggu Marrathiyel.
Afro-Cuban musician and educator Michael Gil will be working with the First Nation artists along with Afro-Cuban dancer and choreographer Marisol Blanco from Sikan Afro-Cuban Dance Project and musicians Manuel Clua, René Pedroso, and Caridad Paisán, and dancer Suramy Suarez.
This collaboration will fuse rhythms and instruments to create new sounds, stories, and choreography rarely explored.

Two Islands es una residencia internacional de intercambio cultural que reúne a artistas afrocubanos de Miami y a artistas aborígenes de Australia, quienes explorarán cómo estas dos tradiciones culturales distintas, a través de sus ceremonias y rituales, se comunican con sus ancestros mediante una presentación de música y danza.
Con la participación del músico y educador afrocubano radicado en Miami Michael Gil, y del Director Artístico y coreógrafo de NT Dance Company Gary Lang, de la nación Larrakia; la anciana Banula Marika, del pueblo Yolngu; y el cantautor David Spry, del pueblo Marranunggu Marrathiyel.
El músico y educador afrocubano Michael Gil trabajará junto a los artistas de las Primeras Naciones, en colaboración con la bailarina y coreógrafa afrocubana Marisol Blanco, del Sikan Afro-Cuban Dance Project, así como con los músicos Manuel Clua, René Pedroso y Caridad Paisán, y la bailarina Suramy Suárez.
Esta colaboración fusionará ritmos e instrumentos para crear nuevos sonidos, historias y coreografías poco exploradas.
