Theatre

7 pm Thirteen-year-old Nacho is the son of a market vendor in Mexico City’s rough commercial barrio of Tepito; Mayra is the daughter of “La Diabla,” a gang leader who controls the market stalls. Love might be their only escape from their troubled lives, but twisted circumstances threaten to dismantle their innocent dreams. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2013; directed by Carlos Cuarón; Spanish with English subtitles; 85 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

7 pm Junior, a nine-year-old boy living in a housing project in Caracas with his widowed mother and baby brother, wants to have his stubbornly curly—or “bad”—hair straightened for his yearbook picture. As he grows increasingly obsessed with his hair, his mother finds him increasingly difficult to handle, and a showdown looms. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2014; directed by Mariana Rondón; Spanish with English subtitles; 93 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

7 pm Eight-year-old Valentín lives with his grandmother in late-1960s Buenos Aires. Solemn and observant, he spends a lot of time “building stuff for astronauts” and peering at the world through enormous glasses, observing the adults in his life with analytical zeal. When he feels that the adult world is handling its affairs badly, he takes matters into his own hands. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2002; directed by Alejandro Agresti; Spanish with English subtitles; 86 minutes; rated PG-13. Free

7 pm When Julio wakes up in a strange apartment, his pleasure at realizing that he has spent the night with the beautiful Julia is complicated by the unexpected return of Julia’s boyfriend and the interference of a prying neighbor, as well as the discovery of a giant flying saucer hovering over the deserted city of Madrid and, possibly, the end of the world. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series. 2011; directed by Nacho Vigalondo; English; 90 minutes; not rated. Free