The Seattle South Asian Film Festival isn't the only humongous film fest kicking off this weekend.

Now in its fifth year, the Seattle Latino Film Festival has expanded to screens in three cities—Seattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue—with 30 titles from 17 countries and a spotlight on the cinema of Cuba. Highlights include the Mexican epic 5 de Mayo: La Batalla (chronicling the events leading up to the 1862 Battle of Puebla); Aquí y Allá (Antonio Méndez Esparza's Cannes-honored drama about a migrant worker's complicated return home); and Chico & Rita, the Oscar-nominated animated feature that Charles Mudede called "a visually stunning... story about what makes great music and art: sex."

For now, the trailer for SLFF 2013's opening-night feature Melaza, cryptically and tantalizingly described as the story of a photogenic young couple who try very hard to make some money and wind up in trouble. (But love survives!)

The Seattle Latino Film Fest runs Oct 4–13 in Seattle, Bellevue, and Tacoma; for full schedule, go to slff.org.