Kraig Pakulski / Thursday, February 12, 2026 / Categories: Regions, California; Santa Barbara County “The Last Puestero” makes U.S. premiere at SBIFF SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Santa Barbara International Film Festival continues with great films and documentaries. The Morning News was joined by Belle Casares to talk about her short documentary profile The Last Puestero, which made its U.S. premiere on February 11th. The film tells the story of Adonai Jara, a gaucho who spends days alone in a remote Patagonian ranch outpost, protecting cattle from pumas and poachers. A painful reality hits and shows how times are changing. Two encore screenings will be held at the Film Center on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. and again on Friday, Feb. 13 at 5:40 p.m. The post “The Last Puestero” makes U.S. premiere at SBIFF appeared first on News Channel 3-12. Previous Article Mild through Valentine’s Day, tracking a series of large storms next week Next Article Estaban a punto de convertirse en ciudadanos estadounidenses. Ahora están en el limbo Print 16 Rate this article: No rating Tags: Local NewsNewsTop StoriesVideoLifestyleSanta Barbarafilm festivalSanta Barbara international film festival Please login or register to post comments.