Top Nine Spanish Language Movies to Watch on Netflix
It is common to want to return to your homeland’s culture after living in American Diaspora. This stands true even for pop culture as well. If you are hungry for some authentic Spanish-language entertainment, you have come to the right place.
We have picked the top nine Spanish-language movies to watch for you. All you need is a Netflix subscription, your viewing device, and a steady internet connection that does not falter and ruin your movie-watching experience. Cox is such a provider and has a dependable customer support network. If you come across any issues with connectivity, you can call Cox servicio al cliente and they will resolve the issue.
Without further ado, let’s move on to discuss some of the best Spanish-language movies to view on Netflix.
1. La Dictadura Perfecta
La Dictatura Perfecta is a political satire that was launched as a comedic critique of the steady Mexican government in 2016. This movie is very dramatized and funny. It presents a light view of social-political commentary that anyone can enjoy.
2. Quién te Cantará
We continue the tour of Spain with this film that launched in 2018 featuring the actress who plays Zulema in the hit show, Vis a Vis. If you’re a fan of Zulema, you’re into music or you like films that have a very indie or alternative feel and give off that Black Mirror vibe. This might be a film for you.
It’s about a superstar performer who suffers amnesia and forgets who she is. One of her biggest fans has to step in to remind her how to sing, how to perform, and become the person she once was. The movie has a slow almost slurred pace with a very sinister vibe.
3. El ciudadano ilustre
Now we jump to Argentina for this film launch on Netflix in 2016 about an author who returns home to Argentina in search of his spark again after he burned bright, won a Nobel Prize for his writing, and then fizzled out and lost his inspiration.
This film has a sarcastic, humorous, and crude vibe to it. The camera work is unique and makes it feel real as if you’re close to the screen and walking alongside the protagonist. The movie’s pace is very rhythmic and laid-back.
4. Quien a hierro mata
Now we bounce back to Spain to see this film that was launched on Netflix in 2019. It’s about a guy who works as a nurse in an elder care home and one day the care home gets a new occupant the occupant is none other than a former narco who was just released from prison who’s also responsible for the death of someone in the nurse’s family.
The nurse has to then battle with the torment of taking care of someone responsible for causing him and his family so much pain. And the film does a good job of showing you that anguish and torment.
5. La noche de doce años
Now we fly from Spain to Uruguay. If you like historical fiction, you might be a big fan of this film La noche de doce años takes us back to the 1970s and eighties to the time of dictatorship in Uruguay and shares the story of three revolutionaries who are captured and thrown into prison to stop their movement.
The film shows how the three fight to remain strong and persevere and remain seen through all the hardship. And it’s a very raw film showing what they have to do to hold on to their values and sanity.
6. Roma going over to Mexico
If you’re a fan of cinematography you’re going to like this film. It’s shot in black and white and features wide, sweeping landscape shots that make you feel as if you’re a fly on the wall. Observing the daily life of a Mexican family in the 1970s.
It takes you through all the chaos, calmness, dullness, violence, betrayal, redemption, and other aspects of the daily life of this family that many of us will go through ourselves. The best way to describe this film is raw and real.
7. Vivir dos veces
Vivir dos Veces plays the balance of sentimental, romantic, and dramatic pretty well. This Spanish film is about a math professor who gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and is told he’s going to forget about most things, including the people who are most important to him in his life.
So, in his last moments, he goes on a quest to find the love of his life from his childhood before he forgets her. The plotline does sound a bit cheesy, but the execution was done fantastically.
8. 100 Metros
This is based on the true story of Ramon Arroyo, who was a normal guy living a good life until suddenly his body started to fail him and he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The doctors told him that he would not be able to walk a hundred meters in just a year. So, he decided instead to run an Iron Man to regain control of his life.
9. El Hoyo
El Hoyo is a fantastic film, especially if you’re interested in cinematography or human psychology. It tells the story of a group of people in a futuristic prison-like space with many levels stacked on top of each other. Each level has a squarish opening in the middle of the room where every day a platform full of food gets sent from the top floor to the bottom floor.
Those at the top floors can eat just what they need and save food for those at the bottom. Or they can eat their fill and let those at the bottom starve. And what follows is an intriguing display of human psychology and a ton of chaos. This film is a must-watch but it does get a bit gory at times.
Let us know if you have watched any of these and if yes, what were your reviews?
