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Sometimes the format of a film - or an episode of real life - is clear from the start. There's no opportunity to change events; everything is locked too closely together in a series of actions and reactions. The best one can do, even if ostensibly taking the lead, is to make one's moves with style. Rino Arreaza's haunting début is not intended to surprise, simply to strive for perfection of form and to show us something of the emotional effect of taking part in such a dance.

Irene Esser is Ivanna, a new arrival in Caracas, who registers at a dance school where she practises flamenco. the other dancers are kind to her in person, sharing gossip and joints, but behind her back some of them bitch and say she's talentless. Perhaps there's something in it. Perhaps she's not fully committed to her dancing because she's actually visiting the city.

Pongalo, the U.S.-based Latino digital media company formerly known as Latin Everywhere, has launched a preview of its global subscription streaming service. For $5.99 a month, subscribers will have access to 10,000-plus hours of Spanish-language telenovelas, Hollywood movies, TV series, documentaries and kids programming. The offering also marks Pongalo’s venture into original content with the digital world premiere of Piel Salvaje, starring Irene Esser, Carlos Felipe…...