The history of urban housing schemes in Latin America is wrought with failure. Informal communities on the edge of the urban fabric tend to either be ignored or actively destroyed, as was the policy during the Argentinian ‘Dirty... Read Article
Barrio for barrio, Buenos Aires is the best city in Latin America. Nowhere else will you find the ghosts of early twentieth century high European culture sit alongside radical student squats or any of the gems that sit... Read Article
The fourth chapter of Damián Szifron’s Wild Tales (Relatos Salvajes) opens with the light of a head torch. Argentinian megastar Ricardo Darín is an explosives expert working on the demolition of one of Buenos Aires’ many defunct factories... Read Article
To stroll down the Mapocho River in Santiago is akin to wandering through one of the foremost galleries of Latin America. Both sides of the river that passes through Santiago are adorned with murals by some of the... Read Article
Güeros (Mexican slang for a person with light hair) is the new film from Mexican director Alonso Ruizpalacios that has recently enchanted audiences at the BFI London Film Festival. The film can be divided into three sections that... Read Article
Mr Kaplan is the latest offering from Uruguayan director Álvaro Brechner (Bad Day to Go Fishing) which screened at the BFI London Film Festival on Saturday. Jacobo Kaplan (Héctor Noguera) is a Polish Jew who emigrated to Uruguay... Read Article
Take a collective of Afro-Colombian champeta pioneers and mix them with one of the rising stars of Bogotá’s bass scene and you’re bound to get something special. Bleepolar (Bleepo to his mates) has taken a trip up to... Read Article
Buenos Aires Rap is a documentary which, as the name suggests, is about the rap and hip-hop scenes active in Buenos Aires today. But it’s more than that. Directors Diane Ghogomu, Segundo Bercetche and Sebastian Muñoz (pictured above)... Read Article
As a part of an interview I did with Diane Ghogomu about her film Buenos Aires Rap, she and the other directors chose some songs that are representative of the different types of rap that are happening right... Read Article
