Picnic De Libros Diciembre 6 2025
2025-12-06 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Disfruta con la familia el próximo Picnic de Libros
Presentado por Koubek Center y la Feria del Libro de Miami
El picnic de libros es un evento multidisciplinario, bilingüe y gratuito, que busca acercar a los niños a la literatura y las artes, a través de cuentos, poemas, manualidades, trabalenguas, adivinanzas, música y además, habrá cestas de picnic llenas de libros, para leer y disfrutar.
Entrada y estacionamiento valet gratuito con RSVP
Koubek Center (2705 SW 3rd St. Miami, FL, 33135

Baila Little Havana con Marisol Blanco Tuesdays and Thursdays 2026
2026-01-01 19:00 - 2027-01-01 19:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Dancer and Master Instructor Marisol Blanco offers a weekly Afro-Cuban dance class that spans the history, songs, steps, beats, passion, mysticism, and intensity of Cuban folklore and culture. The course includes traditional ballroom dances such as the danzón, mambo, cha cha chá, pilón, mozambique, son and the casino. Marisol will also teach dances of the Afro-Cuban heritage such as rumba (in its various expressions: yambú, guaguancó and columbia); and of various ethnicities and African traditions including Yoruba (from the Orichas), Aará (Fodunes), Bantú (Mpungos) and also Haitian (Loaces).
Tuesdays Beginners.
Thursdays Intermediate.
La bailarina y profesora de baile Marisol Blanco ofrece sus clases semanales de danza afrocubana que abarcan la historia, las canciones, los pasos, y la intensidad y la mística de la cultura y el folklore cubano. En su curso ella incluye danzas tradicionales de salón tales como el danzón, el mambo, el chá chá chá, el pilón, el mozambique, el son y el casino; pero también el baile típico del carnaval de la Habana: la conga. Marisol también enseña bailes de la herencia afrocubana tales como la rumba (en sus varias expresiones: yambú, guaguancó y columbia), y de varias etnias y tradiciones africanas incluyendo Yoruba (de los Orichas), Arará (Fodunes), Bantú (Mpungos) y también haitiana (Loaces).
Martes Principiantes.
Jueves Nivel Medio.

Picnic De Libros
2026-01-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Disfruta en familia el primer Picnic de Libros del 2026 presentado por Koubek Center y la Feria del Libro de Miami
El picnic de libros es un evento multidisciplinario, bilingüe y gratuito, que busca acercar a los niños a la literatura y las artes, a través de cuentos, poemas, manualidades, trabalenguas, adivinanzas, música y además, habrá cestas de picnic llenas de libros, para leer y disfrutar.

Taller de títeres con la actriz Danly Arango.
Emocionante cuentacuentos bilingüe
Taller de danza con la bailarina y coreógrafa Lauren Gaspard.
Entretenimiento y juegos con Creative Stage Productions.
Picnic de libros, comida y mucha diversión en familia.

Sábado, 17 de enero – 2 a 5 PM
Koubek Center (2705 SW 3rd St. Miami, FL, 33135)
Enjoy the first Picnic de Libros of 2026
Presented by Koubek Center and the Miami Book Fair
Picnic de Libros is a multidisciplinary, bilingual, and free event designed to bring children closer to literature and the arts through stories, poems, crafts, tongue twisters, riddles, music, and more. There will also be picnic baskets filled with books to read and enjoy.

Puppet workshop with actress Danly Arango.
• Exiting Bilingual storytelling
Dance workshop with Lauren Gaspard.
• Entertainment and games with Creative Stage Productions.
• Book picnic, food, and lots of family fun.

Saturday, January 17 – 2 to 5 PM
Koubek Center (2705 SW 3rd St. Miami, FL, 33135)

La Biblioteca Sessions Live
2026-01-24 20:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
La Biblioteca Sessions llega al Koubek Center con una experiencia musical íntima y de alta fidelidad que celebra el talento de artistas de América Latina y el mundo.
Creada por el productor y bajista Diego Paredes, esta plataforma audiovisual se ha convertido en un referente por sus sesiones con calidad de estudio, estética cinematográfica y un enfoque profundo en la autenticidad artística.
Junto a su equipo creativo —Eric Chacón (curaduría), Hugo Fuguet (cine y edición) y Eloy Paredes (producción)— presentan un formato único que combina concierto en vivo y grabación de catálogo, con un piano acústico al centro y músicos excepcionales.
La Biblioteca Sessions es un archivo cultural moderno que captura jazz, folk, música venezolana, clásica, afrocaribeña, pop y más, en un ambiente que inspira exploración, identidad y emoción.
Una noche para disfrutar música con alma, intención y calidad incomparable.
Lineup de la noche: Bacalao Men – Andy/Yandy García – Miriammar – Pedro Castillo – Nic N Taya Velaviee – Lore – Manuel Díquez
Koubek Center Teatro
Sábado 24 de enero – 8 PM
¡Estacionamiento valet gratuito!

Cosmic Curiosity
2026-01-28 - 2026-01-31 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
COSMIC CURIOSITY The Life and Times of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Written & Directed by Carmen Peláez
Cosmic Curiosity brings to life the story of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th-century Mexican nun, poet, and scholar whose love for learning defied expectations. At a time when education for women was rare, she pursued knowledge with determination, becoming one of the most influential literary figures of her era.
This engaging play blends Sor Juana’s writings with imagined moments from her daily life, exploring her intellectual journey, her decision to enter the convent, and the challenges she faced. Cosmic Curiosity captures an era when poets, scientists, and philosophers were shaping the world through discovery and debate.
Written and directed by Carmen Peláez, a Miami-based award-winning playwright, actress, and director (Fake, The Cuban Vote, Rum & Coke). She is a 2023 MacDowell Fellow, Ellie Award recipient, and HBO NYLFF Short Film Competition winner. As a dedicated teaching artist, she helps young people develop their own plays.
A small ensemble of professional actors will bring Cosmic Curiosity to the stage, making Sor Juana’s story engaging and accessible. Through historical texts and theatrical storytelling, the play explores her unconventional education, her path to becoming a writer, and her lasting influence.
Audiences will follow her journey from a self-taught child prodigy to the first Hispanic woman to publish a book in Spain, building a library of 4,000 books. Once nearly forgotten, she is now celebrated as a literary icon, even appearing on the 100 Mexican peso bill.
With humor, drama, and poetry, Cosmic Curiosity highlights a woman whose passion for learning still inspires today.
Koubek Center Theatre
Student Matinees: January 28, 29 & 30
Public Performance: Saturday January 31st at 3 PM

Free Parking!

Picnic De Libros Febrero 21 2026
2026-02-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Enjoy the Picnic de Libros
Presented by Koubek Center and the Miami Book Fair
Picnic de Libros is a multidisciplinary, bilingual, and free event designed to bring children closer to literature and the arts through stories, poems, crafts, tongue twisters, riddles, music, and more. There will also be picnic baskets filled with books to read and enjoy.

Painting workshopled by Cuban artist Yunier Cervino Oliver of Creative Palmetto Studio
Exciting bilingual storytelling session
Dance workshopby Armour Dance Theatre
Music by PJ Kids
Entertainment and gameswith Creative Stage Productions

Saturday February 21 – 2 to 5 pm
Koubek Center (2705 SW 3rd St. Miami, FL, 33135)
Free admission and valet parking with RSVP:

Dance Meets Fashion @Koubek
2026-02-22 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
On February 22, the Koubek Center will host the Dance Meets Fashion showcase, the final presentation of a project created to support and empower choreographers and dancers by providing them with the necessary resources to present their work and promote their projects. The event will feature five dance pieces selected by a juror of experts.
Each choreography will be presented with original costumes designed and created by design curatorDario Feal, developed in direct dialogue with the bodily language and conceptual framework of each piece.
This showcase offers an immersive experience where dance and design intertwine, through a performance open to the public followed by a Q&A conversation that will allow audiences to gain deeper insight into the creative and collaborative processes behind the program.
JURORS:
Arantxa Ochoa
Brigid Baker
Marisol Blanco
Pablo Malco
Pioneer Winter

SELECTED DANCERS:
Anthony Caio & Kendall Foley
“Christine & Raoul”
Choreographer: Anthony Caio
Music: All I Ask of You (Steve Barton & Sarah Brightman)
Duration: 4:14
Genre: Ballet Classical
Bia Lampert
“If I Should Lose You”
Choreographer: Rebekah Brodsky
Music: If I Should Lose You – Nina Simone
Duration: 2:09
Genre: contemporary
Coreometrajes
Choreographer: Patricio Di Stabile
Dancers: Ariel Morilla & Anette Sanchez
Music: Original By Luke Villemur
Duration: 4 minutes
Genre: e.g., classical ballet with modern music
Escuela Flamenca Gabriela Fonseca
“Cantiñas”
Choreographer: Gabriela Fonseca
Music: Cantiñas Juan Amaya y Jose Galvan
Duration: 6 min 23 sec
Genre: flamenco
Dancers: Arianne Mayoral, Allyson Morejon, Alyssa Inguanzo, Andrea De Los Santos, Alexa Soares and Giuliana Triana
Sarah Chu
“Between Worlds”
Name of the choreographer: Sarah Chu, Karina Reus
Music: Canyon Breeze” by Montana Skies, “我愛恰恰” by Grace Chang
Duration: 3:04
Genre: Latin Ballroom (Rumba, Cha Cha)
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22 – 2 PM
Koubek Center Theatre
Free valet parking
TICKETS $10

Open House Miami 2026
2026-02-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
MDC Celebrates Open House Miami: Caribbean Contrasts
Join Miami Dade College’s Koubek Center, Miami Book Fair, Miami Film Festival, Museum of Art and Design, and Live Arts Miami for an immersive evening celebrating Open House Miami and highlighting architecture, art, music, film, dance, literature, and community. This FREE Caribbean Contrasts event during Open House Miami exemplifies this legacy, offering an opportunity for the community to explore and engage with the unique programs offered by each of MDC’s cultural institutions.
This free event includes:
Miami Film Festival Shorts: Ongoing. A captivating showcase of unique, independent short films presented on a continuous loop, allowing guests to drop in and experience compelling cinematic stories at any time.
Miami Book Fair Reading Garden: Relax in a cozy chair under the stars, browse our shelf of stories, and discover your next favorite book to take home!
MOAD Tour of the Koubek Mansion: Join the Museum of Art and Design for a conversation about history, art, and architectural transformation and the power of public space. Architectural historian Victor Deupi offers rare insight into the Koubek Mansion and its currently role as the Koubek Center. Deupi will be joined by Amy Galpin, Executive Director of the Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College.
Koubek Center: Don’t miss the hard-hitting, romance-stricken, and rebellious rhythms of Mariachis courtesy of the Koubek Center.
Live Arts Miami: Follow an immersive journey with resident artist Rosie Herrera as she develops her new work “Tropical Depression” featuring moments that explore memory, identity, and homeland.
Event partners: Koubek Center, Miami Book Fair, Miami Film Festival, Museum of Art and Design, Live Arts Miami
27 Feb 2026 / 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Miami Dade College’s Koubek Center (2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL 33135)

Una Noche de Literatura y música
2026-03-05 19:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
El escritor cubano César Pérez presentará su libro “La capital del sol”, una “tragicomedia en tres actos” editada por Bokeh, como parte del Festival MIAMY en el Koubek Center a las 7PM, en una presentación donde leerán escenas de su obra celebrados actores de Miami.
César Pérez (Vueltas, Villa Clara, 1973) es poeta, dramaturgo, traductor y novelista inédito. Estudió periodismo en la Universidad de La Habana y maestrías en literaturas hispánicas en University of Iowa y Harvard University, donde se especializó en literatura medieval. Desde 2004 reside en Boston, Massachusetts. Ha publicado poemas, cuentos y artículos en revistas de varios países, pero La capital del sol es su primer libro.
Después de la lectura dramatizada, tendremos un concierto con la cantante, actriz y directora Eugenia Sancho y su banda Jaleo, que presentan un nuevo proyecto de new flamenco pop que parte de la tradición musical española, añade ritmos cubanos y se proyecta desde una sonoridad moderna donde conviven raíz, ritmo y una estética contemporánea.
Thursday March 5th – 7 PM
Koubek center Theatre – 2705 SW 3rd St. Miami Fl 33135
Free valet parking!

Borris Larramendi
2026-03-07 20:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Trovador rebelde, talentoso, vibrante, irreverente y genuino: así se define al cantautor cubano, Boris Larramendi, que en su música ha logrado fusionar como nadie géneros tradicionales cubanos como la rumba, la guajira, el changüí, la timba y el bolero con la sonoridad eléctrica del rock, el funk, el jazz y el pop.
Esta mezcla logra una sonoridad única y original, enriquecida por el diverso y profundo bagaje cultural de Larramendi, y que provoca a quienes la escuchan tanto bailar y moverse al ritmo del folklore cubano que lleva impregnado, como cantar y reflexionar con sus letras, siempre inspiradas y sumergidas de una forma u otra en la nostalgia y la problemática cubana, que al igual que a Larramendi, ha obligado a millones de cubanos a vivir lejos de su tierra, en la diáspora.
Saturday March 7th – 8 PM
Koubek center Theatre – 2705 SW 3rd St. Miami Fl 33135
Free valet parking!

Picnic De Libros MARZO 14 2026
2026-03-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Diversión en familia con PICNIC DE LIBROS
Presentado por Koubek Center y Miami Book Fair
El picnic de libros es un evento multidisciplinario, bilingüe y gratuito, que busca acercar a los niños a la literatura y las artes, a través de cuentos, poemas, manualidades, trabalenguas, adivinanzas, música y además, habrá cestas de picnic llenas de libros, para leer y disfrutar.

Taller de manualidades de títeres dictado por Danly Arango.
Cuentacuentos por los actores Mónica Quintero y Juan Bautista.
Clases de Hip-Hop con Supahmario
Creative Stage Productions con juegos y entretenimiento.
Libros, food truck y mucha diversión.

Sábado, 14 de Marzo- 2 a 5 PM
Koubek Center (2705 SW 3rd St. Miami, FL, 33135)
Entrada y estacionamiento valet gratuito .

Perseverancia
2026-03-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Documentary
Spanish/English
Mexico
Perseverancia is a tangible portrait of the life and extraordinary work of Tomás Sánchez, one of the most relevant contemporary Latin American artists of our time. A master of dazzling imagery capable of contrasting nature in its vital, almost mystical state – or wounded by human indifference – Sánchez’s poetic landscapes are a perpetual hymn to beauty and freedom consistent with his ecological philosophical vision.
Perseverancia is the name of the sugar mill in Cienfuegos, Cuba, where Sánchez enjoyed his childhood alongside his mother, his earliest artistic influence. Juan Carlos Martín presents Sánchez not only through his origins and influences, but through the lens of the generation that marked a turning point amid the dictatorial uncertainty of 1980s Cuba.
Expected guest:
JUAN CARLOS MARTÍN / DIRECTOR
2024
108 MINS

Tropical Park
2026-03-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Drama
Spanish
United States
During a driving lesson, two Cuban siblings – a newly arrived trans woman (Lola Bosch) and her estranged conservative brother (Ariel Texidó) – face each other for the first time in years, with a silent Miami bearing witness outside their car windows.
From local filmmaker Hansel Porras Garcia, Tropical Park is a hybrid observational drama film shot in a single take and a love letter to Miami.
One of countless stories from the Cuban exile experience in the U.S., it’s a quiet meditation on coexistence, memory, and empathy. Here, Garcia explores what it means to share space with those who see the world through a different lens, and how love evolves when certain identities gently disrupt what once felt unquestionable.
Expected guest
HANSEL PORRAS GARCIA / DIRECTO
2025
85 MINS

El Regresado
2026-03-16 20:45 - 2026-04-15 20:45 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Drama
Spanish
Cuba/Colombia
El regresado tells the story of a young Cuban painter, a graduate of the National Art School, who returns to his hometown of Gibara in Eastern Cuba to complete his mandatory social service.
At the same time, he has also been drafted into military service, from which he hopes to be exempted once he begins working at a local cultural institution. In Gibara, he reunites with his admired former professor – himself an artist – who has been purged for his aesthetic vision and statements that do not align with the doctrine of Castroism. Gibara has become a small inferno ruled by fear, opportunism, and repression – and compels the young man to make a drastic decision.
DIRECTED BY ARMANDO CAPO
2025
100 MINS

‘TIL DEATH
2026-03-19 19:30 - 2026-03-20 19:30, 2026-03-21 14:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
By Alexis Scheer
Directed by Jennifer de Castroverde
As a foreign war correspondent, Marina has put her life on the line to illuminate the darkest corners of humanity. Having just returned from a particularly bloody conflict, she flirts with staying home for good – alongside her cameraman turned lover. With her closest friends and family gathered on the eve of her lifetime achievement award ceremony, she decides to cap this glorious moment with an elopement. But as Marina tries to take hold of her life, she’s forced to reckon with the grip that war has held on her. Til Death premiered off-Broadway, under the title Breaking the Story, commissioned by Second Stage Theatre in 2024. NWSA presents a newly revised version of the play by Scheer, an alumna of NWSA high school theater. Content Advisory: This production contains theatrical haze, flashing lights, mature themes and language, including war violence and post-traumatic stress disorder. Ages 12 and up.
Public Performances:
March 19 & 20 – 7:30 pm
March 21 – 2 PM
Koubek Center Theatre
General admission $12;
Students & seniors $5

Miami Film Festival 2026
2026-04-09 - 2026-04-19 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Miami Film Festival returns April 9th – April 19th to theaters all across Miami, with film lineup announced & tickets on sale now. Catch the best international, indie, and local films of the year, as well as unforgettable parties, exclusive celebrity talks, award presentations, and more! Experience the authentic movie-going experience as a Miami Film Festival audience member alongside film lovers just like you! See full program at miamifilmfestival.com.
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Revolution's Daughter
2026-04-10 19:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Documentary
English/Spanish
United States
This is a singular documentary that revisits the drama of the Cuban dictatorship and its impact across generations, drawing on testimonies from diverse voices within the exile community and using as its leitmotif Fidel Castro’s daughter, Alina Fernández Revuelta. The film highlights perspectives seldom heard in discussions of the turmoil Castroism brought to the island, with figures such as Gloria Estefan, Ricardo Pau-Llosa, José Bedia, Margarita Cano, Nilo Cruz, and Bonco Quiñongo, among others, sharing personal stories conveying hope and long-awaited freedom.
Collectively, they underscore the success of Cuban Americans in the United States – and how their entrepreneurial spirit could help shape a future free Cuba.
Expected guests
Thaddeus D. Matula
Filmmaker: Director / Producer / Writer — President Double Life Films & Cinematula
Alina Fernández
Executive Producer
Ricardo Pau-Llosa
Documentary subject, Poet, Art Critic
Pablo Cano
Documentary Subject, Marionette Maker

American Pachuco
2026-04-11 14:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Documentary
English/Spanish
United States
Evolving from migrant farmworker to revolutionary artist, Luis Valdez changed American culture. In the 1960s, his El Teatro Campesino performed on flatbed trucks and helped mobilize workers to win the first farmworkers union contract, and his Zoot Suit was the first Chicano play on Broadway.
Yet despite critical rejection that killed the show, he persevered, creating La Bamba – a breakout blockbuster that authentically depicted Mexican American life to the world. Now in its 60th year, El Teatro continues to be a beacon for Latino/a creators. This is the story of an artist who gave voice to the overlooked and opened pathways for generations.
Winner of both the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary and Festival Favorite Award at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
DIRECTED BY DAVID ALVARADO
2026
92 MINS

Blue Trail
2026-04-11 17:45 | 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

No Slagas
2026-04-11 20:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Drama, Horror
Spanish
Dominican Republic
Liz, a young college student still traumatized by the brutal murder of her girlfriend, tries to hold it together by passing as straight. A weekend getaway with friends offers a desperately needed respite, but the arrival of a magnetic woman triggers Liz’s buried queer desires. This internal awakening summons a malign, supernatural force that feeds on the group, twisting their proximity into collective violence. Director Victoria Linares handles the collision of queerness and horror with sharp restraint, letting the terror build slowly in a world that demands you stay hidden.
No Salgas is screening in the Generation section of the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival.
Expected guest:
VICTORIA LINARES VILLEGAS / DIRECTOR, COWRITER, PRODUCER
2026
105 MINS

Coolie
2026-04-12 12:00 | FL
Drama, Episodic
English, Mandarin
Dominican Republic/Panama
Twenty-two-year-old Chulin, a poor orphaned Chinese girl, leaves the shores of Southern China and ventures thousands of miles across the oceans to Cuba as a promised bride to Chinese coolie Tung Ho.
But once she arrives she finds that her expected fate is destined to change, as she overcomes many hurdles to eventually fall in love with her master, Don Leonardo Alejandro Ortega, the Cuban owner of a large sugar cane plantation – making the country her home and Ortega her heart and soul.
Miami Film Festival will screen the first three episodes of this new episodic series directed by Arvin Chen (Pachinko) and Julian Acosta, from esteemed producer Meileen Choo.
DIRECTED BY ARVIN CHEN, JULIAN ACOSTA
2025
126 MINS
Expected guests:
Inah Lee
Producer
Ed Buhr
Producer
Arvin Chen
Director
Julian DaCosta
Director
Camila Arteche
Actor
Sian Chiong
Actor
Milly Figuero
Actor

Calle Cuba
2026-04-12 15:15 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Documentary
Spanish
Chile/Cuba/Mexico
Calle Cuba is an emblematic street in the island nation’s Old Havana municipality, as well as the title of this unusual documentary, in which several longtime residents of the area perform their own lives before the cameras with the naturalness of seasoned actors.
All of them try to find the hope that has been promised to them, only to see it dissipate with no solution in sight. Complaints and protests abound, silenced by resignation. Escaping the anguish of the cursed island is one possible solution, yet the paths of flight are complex.
The promise of a better life may lie in crossing the dangerous Darién jungle, embarking on the uncertain journey to Russia, or obtaining a visa by any means necessary.
2026
93 MINS
Expected guests:
Vanessa Batista Fernández
(Director)

Romería
2026-04-12 18:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Biography, Drama, Romance
Spanish, Catalan, French
Spain
Armed with a camcorder and a thirst for truths long buried, 18-year-old Spanish orphan Marina is piecing together the ghosts of her parents. Traveling to Vigo to secure a document from her paternal grandparents that’s required for her university application, she finds in her father’s family an icy evasion, forcing her to untangle a web of conflicting memories about her deceased parents.
Carla Simón delivers a luminous, intimate study of auto-fiction, utilizing a mesmerizing performance from Llúcia Garcia to dissect the gap between the stories of absent family members, the stories we create about them, and who they truly were. This is a heart-shattering master class on identity.
Romería screened in competition in Cannes.
DIRECTED BY CARLA SIMÓN
2025
112 MINS

The King Of The Internet
2026-04-12 20:45 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Drama, Comedy
Portuguese
Brazil
The King of the Internet is a wild and dramatic saga that follows how Daniel Nascimento rose to become one of Brazil’s top hackers, joined a criminal organization that moved millions of reais, lived a lavish, high-rolling life, and was arrested in a federal police operation – all before turning 17.
This latest film from Brazilian director Fabrício Bittar is brash, loud, exciting, and – most of all – extremely entertaining. His prior films include How to Become the Worst Student in School, a top-10 Brazilian box-office hit; Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary, selected by 15+ international festivals and winner of Best Gore at FrightFest; How to Hack Your Boss, released on Netflix; and Inexplicável, which went on to rank as a Top 3 Global title on Netflix.
DIRECTED BY FABRÍCIO BITTAR
2026
134 MINS

Miami Stories
2026-04-15 18:15 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Comedy, Local
Spanish
Uniteds State
Miami Stories is a wild, collective comic confessional where some of the most outlandish figures from Cuba’s complex political scene – coming from both sides of the conflict – gather to reveal their Miami gospels, not without a touch of arrogance. The notoriously infamous Wasp Network, Castroism’s spy ring operating in the heart of the exile capital, is transformed – through sharp, corrosive satire – into the Mosquito Network.
FBI agents, influencers, radio and TV hosts and producers, actors, and filmmakers express themselves in torrents of unchecked speech, full of winks and double meanings that expose the humorous extremes of an unstoppable, razor-sharp ideological landscape.
Miami Stories prove that laughing at oneself remains the ultimate mark of intelligence.
Expected guest:
ELIECER JIMENEZ ALMEIDA / DIRECTOR
2026
74 MINS

Madwoman's Game
2026-04-16 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Documentary
English
United States/France/Mexico
Madwoman’s Game follows Bianca Mitchell-Avila, a young Latina chess player who sees the game not simply as competition, but as the blueprint for navigating life. Through travel, mentorship, and matches with world-class women players, Mitchell-Avila explores how the lessons of chess extend far beyond the board. At the heart of this documentary is a simple, resonant question: If life is like a game of chess, how do we play it?
Directed by Zach Zamboni, a multiple Primetime Emmy Award winner, and the winner of a Peabody Award, Madwoman’s Game is executive produced by Keanu Reeves and Miami’s own Carla Berkowitz (Critical Thinking).
DIRECTED BY ZACH ZAMBONI
2025
73 MINS

Cuban Contemporary Independent Shorts
2026-04-17 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
This documentary seeks to unravel the Cuban catastrophe through two narrative sources: dialogues and conversations of ordinary citizens as a kind of soundtrack—sometimes humorous, at other times deeply dramatic—reflecting on and citing examples of a nation’s tragedy under the whims of a cruel and inept dictatorship, steeped in hopelessness.
The other perspective is conveyed through images of daily survival: the elderly under the protective wing of nuns, endless lines, scarcity, blackouts, repression—a city resembling a postwar landscape. In the end, there is no hope other than the longed-for freedom.
DIRECTED BY ANA VICTORIA PÉREZ
SPAIN, CUBA
2025
41 MINS
Rancor A young man who has left Cuba reflects on three fundamental spaces in his life: Madrid, where he lives with his wife and his dog; Miami, where his mother, sister, and nephews live; and Republican Cuba before the Revolution, when his grandparents built the house that, over time, the entire family eventually abandoned.
DIRECTED BY CARLOS A HALLEY
CUBA, SPAIN
2026
15 MINS
The Last Game (El último juego) In a lonely, gray city, a boy says goodbye to his friends as he prepares to leave the country with his parents, but he engages in one last game that takes an unexpected turn.
DIRECTED BY DANIEL CHILE
CUBA
2025
24 MINS
Night and Fog Luanda and Vladimir must carry their father's dead body out of the house -a daunting task, given that everything they know is contained within those four walls.
"Everything" truly means everything, from the most ordinary objects to memories and hope.
DIRECTED BY BORIS GONZÁLEZ ARENAS
CUBA
2026
16 MINS
Norheimsund A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her and her mother out of their austere life in Cuba, but her dreams are shaken when she realizes he isn’t as idyllic as he seems.
DIRECTED BY ANA A. ALPIZAR
CUBA, UNITED STATES
2025
12 MINS

The Last Viking
2026-04-17 20:45 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Dark comedy
Danish, Swedish
Denmark/Sweden
The Last Viking is a Danish dark comedy directed by Anders Thomas Jensen about two brothers searching for buried treasure. Anker (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) has just been released from prison following a 15-year sentence for robbery, and he’s intent on recovering the cash from a prior heist that his brother, Manfred (Mads Mikkelsen) has buried.
But Manfred has since developed a mental health issue that’s caused him to forget everything, including where the money is. Together, the brothers embark on an unexpected journey to locate the hidden cache and discover who they really are.
The Last Viking – which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and also screened at Toronto International Film Festival – is an offbeat, intriguing, and devious comedy.
DIRECTED BY ANDERS THOMAS JENSEN
2025
116 MINS

Uncle Roly
2026-04-18 14:45 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Drama, Comedy, Loca
Spanish
United Statesl
In a dramedy tone, Uncle Roly tells the story of an incorrigible and rebellious relative who never followed the customs of social and family life. After many years of absence, two spoiled nephews – protected by overbearing parents and who have yet to decide what to do with their lives – must unexpectedly deal with their uncle on an unforeseen adventure to find treasure in the Everglades.
An insoluble cultural clash arises between the bilingual young Miamians and their uncle, who displays his apparent disregard for American social expectations as if it were a virtue. Life will never be the same again for any of them as the hunt becomes a catharsis and a revelation of family secrets.
Expected guest:
DENNIS VELAZQUEZ / DIRECTOR
2025
81 MINS
