A range of Latin American documentary films not available at commercial theaters is coming to Costa Rica today for the third Latin American Film Festival.

The event, which runs through Oct. 26, seeks to create a space to share the work of talented alternative filmmakers, explained Laura Molina, of Central de Cine de Costa Rica, who is organizing the festival.

The festival, to be held at Cine Variedades in San José, will feature films from Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Paraguay, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica.

Molina said the previous two festivals have drawn crowds and that she hopes for the same success this year.

Among films scheduled to be screened are “El Benny” (Cuba), about the musician Benny Moré; the Colombian film “Crónica de una muerte anunciada,” an adaptation of the book by the same name by Gabriel García Márquez; as well as “Padre Nuestro,” from Chile; “Punto y Raya,” from Venezuela; “Madeinusa,” from Peru; and “Al otro lado,” from Mexico.