I’M STILL HERE is a near perfect movie anchored by a wonderfully restrained performance from Golden Globe winner Fernanda Torres. My review for The A.V. Club avclub.com/im-still-here-…

That Variety review was written by the great Manuel Betancourt.

We asked Manuel Betancourt about the books that shaped his life! Discover what books the HELLO STRANGER writer was obsessed with as a kid and what books he is reading next. debutiful.net/2025/01/14/my-… Catapult

My Reading Life: Hello Stranger author Manuel Betancourt needed more books about queer desire in his teens Thanks DEBUTIFUL for the fun Q&A. debutiful.net/2025/01/14/my-…

Loved chatting about flirting & all things Hello Stranger with @RobSalerno on 🦋.

I am so proud of these two books, one on intimacy, one on masculinity, which have helped me grow as a writer and a critic. On days when I feel like I should be doing more, writing more, making more… I’m happy I can turn to my shelf and beam at these accomplishments, at least.

MOVED TO Chevalier's Books at 6pm tomorrow LA, see you tomorrow💋📺 𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖆 Manuel Betancourt buy MORE, PLEASE (out now) Elizabeth Teets

The author of “The Male Gazed” returns with a new essay collection about modern intimacy. queerty.com/manuel-betanco…

NY Times (New York Times Books) calls Manuel Betancourt's HELLO STRANGER "a persuasive and well-researched disquisition on the edifying and seductive potential of those we don’t yet know." 💜 buff.ly/4h9bRqI

"What would it mean to live – instead of in a short story – to live in a lyric?" — Manuel Betancourt interviewed by Dez Deshaies about his new novel, HELLO STRANGER (Catapult, 2025) on the Foglifter blog ✨ foglifterjournal.com/2025/01/16/dez…

HELLO STRANGER author Manuel Betancourt shares some of the books that shaped his adolescence, helped inspire his latest novel, and what he's looking forward to reading next, via DEBUTIFUL. buff.ly/4hjhgLM

“A dazzling, daring provocation... with her Sundance debut, writer-director Gala del Sol announces herself as a fabulous off-kilter voice in contemporary cinema” says Manuel Betancourt on RAINS OVER BABEL (Llueve sobre Babel) in its world premiere at #Sundance2025 variety.com/2025/film/revi…

This was such a great conversation; one of my favorite Backstage features I’ve gotten to do.

Our highly anticipated Matías Piñeiro in-person retrospective kicks off tomorrow night at the Aero! ✈️🇦🇷🎥 Join us for a Shakespeare -centered double feature of ISABELLA (2020) / VIOLA (2012) + Q&A moderated by Manuel Betancourt on Fri. 3/14 at 7:30 pm. americancinematheque.com/now-showing/is…

Friday at the AC! 🥩 PRIME CUT (1972) - 7pm LF3 TAXI DRIVER (1976) - 7pm Egyptian ISABELLA (2020) / VIOLA (2012) + Q&A with filmmaker Matías Piñeiro, moderated by Manuel Betancourt - 7:30pm Aero FACES (1968) - 10pm LF3 americancinematheque.com/now-showing/

We began our Matías Piñeiro retrospective at the Aero on Friday night with a ISABELLA (2020) / VIOLA (2012) double feature 👏 Thank you to filmmaker Matías Piñeiro for an excellent discussion moderated by Manuel Betancourt. Retrospective runs through 3/31: americancinematheque.com/series/matias-…

Buy the "Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men" audiobook today and save 50%! Offer ends 04/11. Manuel Betancourt audiobooks.com/promotions/pro…

After a string of dramatic roles, Matt Bomer needed a comedy. Enter 'Mid-Century Modern' latimes.com/entertainment-…

I moderated a lovely chat yesterday for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books! Despite a torrential downpour, people still showed up for queer Latine memoirs. Thanks to Manuel Betancourt, El Norte Recuerda and Edgar Gomez for telling their stories 🌹