Last night was the opening night of LALIFF's 13th festival. And this year the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival was bursting with stars - Eva Longoria, Jimmy Smits, Culture Clash, Lupe Ontiveros, Dave Navarro and co-festival director Edward James Olmos. Opening night started off strong, with the West Coast premiere of Pedro Almodovar's new film, Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces).

This year LALIFF offers a great selection of movies and documentaries, all from Spanish-speaking Latin American countries, the U.S., Spain and Brazil. LatinEyes was in a nicely appointed VIP room to interview this glamorous crowd, so expect some great stories coming up this fall. Look up the movies you want to see at the LALIFF website: www.latinofilms.org.