From a star-studded adaptation of a novel to a documentary about Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla, this year's slate of movies premiering at Sundance include several efforts by Latino filmmakers.

Acapulco, the so-called pearl of the Pacific, continues to captivate party lovers, as it did between the 1950s and 1970s with Hollywood celebrities. But the country's first tourist city hides much ...