Hispanic Market Guide August-December 2007

News and upcoming titles being released August through December 2007 for the Hispanic market.

NEWS

Hispanic niche heats up
Labels look to gain foothold in Latin market. Full story

UPCOMING TITLES

BCI/Navarre
La Frontera is based on true stories of those who risked their lives to cross the border, in Portuguese with Spanish and English subtitles (street Sept. 4, prebook July 27; DVD $14.98). It will be followed by a DVD featuring comedian Fernando Arau in his show recorded in Mexico City in 1994 (in Spanish; street Sept. 11, prebook Aug. 3; DVD $12.98).

Big Kids Video
Kids Love Spanish is an award-winning series, available in seven volumes, that teaches kids ages 2 and older how to speak Spanish. It’s available Sept. 4 (prebook Aug. 7) in a DVD boxed set of all seven volumes for $99.99 and individually for $17.99.

Disney
Hit TV shows Ugly Betty: Season One —The Bettyfied Edition (street Aug. 21, prebook now; six-disc set $59.99), Desperate Housewives: Season Three—The Dirty Laundry Edition (street Sept. 4, prebook Aug. 3; six-disc set $59.99) and Lost: The Complete Third Season—The Unexplored Experience (street Dec. 11, prebook direct Oct. 2, distributor Oct. 16; seven-disc set $59.99) each have a Spanish audio track.

Echo Bridge
The Dead One is the story of Diego’s fight against the dark gods for his soul and that of the woman he loves, with a Spanish audio track (street Sept. 18, prebook Aug. 21; DVD $26.99).

Facets
From Mexico, in Spanish with English subtitles, comes the impressionistic documentary Who the Hell is Juliette? (street Aug. 28, prebook Aug. 7; DVD $29.95). Famed Spanish director Luis Buñuel’s A Woman Without Love was filmed in Mexico in 1952 and will arrive on DVD Sept. 25 (prebook Sept. 4), priced at $24.95, in Spanish with English subtitles. Also directed by Buñuel, Susana is the story of a woman who escapes from prison after being jailed for her sexuality, in Spanish with English subtitles (street Oct. 23, prebook Oct. 2; DVD $24.95).

Laguna
In El Secuestro de un Pesado, a man gets involved in the drug dealing world without knowing the danger that awaits him and his family; in Spanish with English subtitles (street Aug. 14, prebook now; DVD $24.95). The Spanish-subtitled La Llorona—The Wailer (street Sept. 4, prebook Aug. 7; DVD $14.95) is being repromoted in time for the arrival of its sequel, which is due out on DVD later this year.

Lionsgate
The Mexican film Corazon Marchito (Wilted Heart) is a story of human extremes, and the Mexican theatrical release El Mago is a journey of the heart. Both have a street date of Sept. 18 (prebook Aug. 22; DVD $19.98 each). Then Caminantes ... Si Hay Camino: Leyendas Del Cine Mexicano Vol. 2 showcases Maria Félix and Pedro Armendáriz, two of Mexico’s leading figures in the golden era of cinema, and Caminantes ... Si Hay Camino: Grande Muralistas profiles two of Mexico’s greatest painters and muralists: Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Both have a street date of Sept. 25 (prebook Aug. 29; DVD $12.98 each).

Mirada/Strand
From Spain, Your Life in 65 is a bittersweet story of love, friendship and death; in Spanish with English subtitles (street Aug. 14, prebook July 26; DVD $27.99). From Argentina, Buenos Aires 100km is a story about five friends growing from childhood into adolescence; in Spanish with English subtitles (street Aug. 28, prebook Aug. 9; DVD $24.99).

Nickelodeon/Paramount
In the animated Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids, Dora and Boots discover many wonders during “clean up the beach” day (street Sept. 25, prebook Aug. 14; DVD $16.99). The Dora spin-off Go, Diego, Go! Safari Rescue is a special double-length episode (street Oct. 9, prebook Sept. 4; DVD $16.99).

Polychrome/Warner
Habana Blues tells the story of two young Cubans who want to become music stars (subtitled; street Sept. 25, prebook Aug. 21; DVD $24.95).

Screen Media/Universal
Mysterious disappearances and unexplained deaths in Tijuana compel a human rights activist to join an investigation in I Witness, with Spanish subtitles (street Sept. 4, prebook Aug. 7; DVD $24.98).

Shout/Vivendi Visual
Los Zafiros: Music From the Edge of Time is the acclaimed documentary about the Cuban Doo Wop sensations (street July 31, prebook now; DVD $19.99).

Timeless
In Argentina’s Carnal (street Aug. 28, prebook now; DVD $7.98), two young men descend into a nightmare of vampires, torture and body part harvesting. For kids, there are Timeless Tales: Anastasia, The Three Little Pigs and The Little Mermaid (DVD $4.98 each), all with Spanish-language option. All street Aug. 28 (prebook now).

TLA
Skin for Sale documents the adult film industry in Barcelona (street Aug. 28, prebook July 21; DVD $19.99). Based on a true story, the Mexican film Velvet Perfume is a drama about two women in Mexico City (street Sept. 4, prebook Aug. 7; DVD $19.99).

Union Station/Starz
In the Mexican film The Other Conquest (La Otra Conquista), an Aztec survivor struggles to adapt to a hostile new order after experiencing upheaval from the Spanish; in Spanish and Aztec dialect Nahuatl with English subtitles (street Oct. 16, prebook Sept. 13; DVD $29.97).

Vivendi Visual
In Rosa Salvaje, a poor girl and a wealthy man fall in love, but his sisters plot to destroy their happiness. In Lo Mejor Del Chapulin Colorado Vol. 10, Mexico’s popular superhero is back. La Escuelita Vol. 1 is a school in Mexico that’s attended by the best comedians in the country. All have a street date of Sept. 18 (prebook Aug. 21; DVD $14.99 each).

Warner
The next wave of the Coleccion Pedro Infante arrives Sept. 18 (prebook Aug. 14, DVD $14.98 each): A Toda Maquina, Los Tres Garcia, Los Tres Huastecos and Vuelven los Garcia. 

—Compiled by Barbara Wexler

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