The Latino film has been a prominent component in the film industry over the past few years with many movies of the "genre" premiering at the Cannes Film Festival. As the festival continues, Latin Post takes a look at the Latino films that have premiered at event and how they performed at the festival.

This year the festival has seen a number of films from Argentina including "Wild Tales" which was produced by Augustin and Pedro Almodovar and which is competing for the Palme d'Or. Additionally the picture opened to rave reviews. In the Un Certain Regard competition Jaime Rosales showcased "Hermosa Juventud" from Spain while Lisandro Alonso premiered "Jauja" from Argentina. In the out-of-competition slate Pablo Fendrik presented "El Ardor" which is a co-production from Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, France and U.S.

The history of Cannes has shown a number of Latin American and Spanish features. Interestingly enough, the top prize, the Palme d'Or has only been won twice by Latin America or Spain. The first time was in 1946 for "Portrait of Maria." However the award was not yet called the Palme d'Or. The last time was in 1961 when Luis Buñuel won for "Viridiana." Buñuel would become a fixture at Cannes as he competed with seven of his features.

In recent times, one of the filmmakers that has made his mark at Cannes is Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. The director has showcased six films at the festival and has served as jury member on one occasion. Of the six official selections, Almodovar has won the Best Director award for his work on "Todo Sobre tu Madre" and Best Screenplay for "Volver." Back in 2006, "Volver" also took home the Best Actress award for the ensemble of female actresses. The director has become a fixture at the festival and since 1999, every one of his films has been showcased at festival except for his latest "I'm So Excited" and "Talk to Her."

The Spanish director Amat Escalante has also become a mainstay at the festival. Last year, Escalante won the Best Director award for his controversial feature "Heli." The movie was never released in the U.S. but it was an international sensation. Escalante has also presented a number of features including his feature debut "Sangre" and "Los Bastardos."

Another director that has also been featured a number of times is Mexican Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. His feature film debut "Amores Perros" premiered in the Critics' Week selection and went home with the Critics' Week Grand Prize. In 2006 he showcased "Babel," which later became an Oscar nominee. The director also won the Best Director award for the movie at the film festival. In 2010, the Mexican auteur returned to the festival with "Biutiful" which ended up going home with the Best Actor award for Javier Bardem. The director had been rumored for the festival this year with his latest "Birdman" but the feature was not finished on time.

Mexican director Guillermo del Toro has also showcased two of his features at the French Riviera. While the auteur has stepped into Hollywood fare, Del Toro began in Cannes where he premiered "Cronos " in the Critics' Week sidebar. Later in 2006, he competed in the competition slate with "Pan's Labyrinth." The film went home empty-handed but opened to rave reviews.

Mexico has also been showcased with Gerardo Naranjo's "Miss Bala," which ended up being the official Oscar submission for the country in 2011. Meanwhile, Mexican helmer Carlos Reygadas has also shown four films at the festival and has won three awards: the Camera d'Or for "Japon," the Jury Prize for "Silent Light" and Best Director for "Post Tenebras Lux." Mexico's Francisco Vargas has shown "El Violin" in the Un Certain Regard slate as well as his short film "Szel."

Chile has been present a number of times at Cannes. In 2011, Cristian Jimenez's "Bonsai" played in the Un Certain Regard sidebar but ended up going empty-handed. In 2012 Pablo Larrain presented "No." The film won the Director's Fortnight award and later that year it would end up being nominated for an Oscar.

Argentina has also had successful films showcased at the event. Director Pablo Trapero has shown five films in the festival including "El Bonsarie," which premiered in the Un Certain Regard sidebar. He would later show "Leonera" in the competition slate, and in 2010 he presented "Carancho" in the Un Certain Regard section. In 2012, the director presented two films including "Elefante Blanco" and "7 Dias en La Habana." Trapero has also served as a jury member twice in 2004 and 2014.

Other countries that have showcased films at the festival include Colombia which showed "La Playa DC" in 2012 and Uruguay which showed Cesar Charlone's "El Bano del Papa."

While these are just a few of the Latino films to premiere at Cannes, the amount showcased every year is growing and will most likely expand as the Latin American industry gets bigger. What will be most be interesting this year is how well they perform at the awards.