‘Elena Knows’ by Claudia Piñeiro: A Revealing Tale of Chronic Illness and the Toll It Takes
Elena knows that her daughter, Rita, did not commit suicide and is intent on finding the culprit, even if her... Read Article
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REVIEW ‘Bantú Mama’ And The Power Of The Chosen Family
Emma is a French-Cameroonian flight attendant who gets caught by the police when she tries to smuggle drugs on a... Read Article
Mia Carucci Plays With Reality on Hypnotic Single ‘Dreams’
Emerging Los Angeles based self-taught producer, singer-songwriter, and DJ Mia Carucci is making waves in the electronic experimental scene with... Read Article
Music
REVIEW Orquestra Afro-Brasileira – Obaluayê! / 80 Anos
Day Dreamer, a new subsidiary of the London-based label Night Dreamer, has posed us one of those “compare and contrast”... Read Article
EXIB Música On The Horizon
Not too surprisingly the organisation of music expos that would usually feature a programme of artists flying in from all... Read Article
- Brazil / REVIEW Juçara Marçal – Delta Estácio Blues
- Argentina / Brazil / Cuba / Mexico / Peru / Puerto Rico / Prezident Markon’s Singles Round-Up (Orquestra Afro-Brasiliera, Alex Malheiros, Bareto, Silvana Estrada, Cumbia Chicharra and more)
- Mexico / Sounds of Mexico #10
- Colombia / How Jazz Provided a Gateway to Cumbia Becoming The Most Popular Rhythm in Colombia (and across Latin America)
- Ecuador / Ecuadorian Music Gold Revealed in Compilation Celebrating the CAIFE Label
- Ecuador / Get Your Dose of Vitamin C Courtesy of Helado Negro’s ‘La Naranja’
Film
REVIEW The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão
The tale of two inseparable sisters struggling with repression and prejudice in Rio de Janeiro’s machismo society in the 1950s., Karin Ainouz’s The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão is being released into UK cinemas on Friday 15th October.
REVIEW ‘Nudo Mixteco’ unravels the experiences of three women in a traditional Mixtec village
Morality is a rocky terrain; messy and tangled. Unravelling the very ‘Mexican Knot’ that the film is named after, actor-cum... Read Article
- Dominican Republic / REVIEW ‘Bantú Mama’ And The Power Of The Chosen Family
- Costa Rica / REVIEW Discovering Self in the Magical Realm of ‘Clara Sola’
- Argentina / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Haiti / Mexico / Latin American Films Abound at This Year’s BFI London Film Festival
- Brazil / The Man and the Myth: David Tryhorn and Ben Nicholas talk ‘Pelé’
- Argentina / REVIEW ‘One in a Thousand’ Presents A Queer Portrayal of Everyday Life in the Neighbourhoods
- Peru / Peruvian Documentary MAXIMA Tells of One Woman’s Battle Against Mining Giants
Arts & Books
OSGEMEOS’ ‘SEGREDOS’ Brings To Life The São Paulo Twins’ Vibrant Colourful Universe
I wake up in the early hours, too excited to sleep. Today I will be visiting the OSGEMEOS exhibition, SEGREDOS... Read Article
‘Havana Year Zero’ by Karla Suárez: Revealing Portrait of Cuba’s Special Period
The year is 1993 and Cuba’s economy is in deep recession after the collapse of the Soviet Union two years... Read Article
- Argentina / ‘Elena Knows’ by Claudia Piñeiro: A Revealing Tale of Chronic Illness and the Toll It Takes
- Colombia / In Memoriam: Antonio Caro
- Uruguay / The Beauty of Simplicity: Idea Vilariño, One of Uruguay’s Most Important Poets
- Brazil / Ballet Manguinhos: Providing Hope and Empowerment in a Rio de Janeiro Favela
- Ecuador / ‘Aphasia’: An Exciting Experimental Novel by Mauro Javier Cárdenas
- Argentina / Landscapes, Hermits and Storytelling: An Interview with Federico Falco, Author of ‘A Perfect Cemetery’
¿Qué Más?
Relive Lincoln Center’s Summer Performances—on demand!, plus NPR’s #ElTiny for Hispanic Heritage Month
A funny thing happened to us on our way to work this morning. We left our flat dressed for fall,... Read Article
On Our Radar: Music (& Eats!) for a Hot NYC Summer
New York City is quite hot and rainy this summer, and the music keeps coming from our friends who call... Read Article
- On Display in NYC: ‘A Place For Us’ by Iván Argote
- After Two Months of A National Strike In Colombia The People Don’t Give Up Hope
- Brazil’s Amazon is Now a Carbon Source, Unprecedented Study Reveals
- REVIEW ‘Pelé’ Looks at the Life of Brazil’s Legendary Footballer Both On and Off the Field
- Fear, Intimidation and Brutality: The Role of Music and Culture Amid Colombian State Terror
- Arte Para No Morir: Artistic Solidarity with Colombia