REVIEW ‘Alelí’: A Father’s Death Sends His Heirs into a Downward Spiral in this Uruguayan Comedy
In the opening scene of Alelí (2019, dir. Leticia Jorge) a notary reads out loud the details of a sales... Read Article
“Language is the Crucible of Power”: An Interview with Carolina de Robertis
Carolina de Robertis was a winner of the Stonewall Book Award, the Reading Women Award, a Lambda Literary Award and... Read Article
‘Crocodile Tears’: A Dark, Funny Adventure Set in Montevideo, Uruguay
As a lawyer in training myself, I might already try not to take portrayals of legal professionals too seriously. Given... Read Article
Best Reissues of 2020
More than any other year, it definitely feels as if there has been a shift in terms of the types... Read Article
Oscars 2021: Latin America’s Contenders
This article was originally published by Sounds and Colours’s partner, Latin America Bureau. You can read the original here. It has been... Read Article
REVIEW Lila Tirando a Violeta – Limerencia
Montevideo-born Camila Domingue, who records as Lila Tirando a Violeta, made waves in the club scene after creating heavily-sampled vaporwave... Read Article
Hay Festival in Mexico: Free Online Events with Writers, Artists and Journalists
The Hay Festivals are a series of literature and art festivals held annually around the world, bringing writers and readers... Read Article
Mario Benedetti – Who Among Us? / Springtime In A Mirror
I’ve always had a soft spot for Uruguay. I lived and worked in Montevideo for a spell, and spent a... Read Article
We’re Going Through a Period with No Subtleties: An Interview with Jorge Drexler
The last time I spoke to Jorge Drexler it was following the release of Bailar En La Cueva (2014), an... Read Article
Hugo Burel – El Club de los Nostálgicos
“Whether you like it or not, the only safe place out there is the past” When people ask me for... Read Article
Fernando Butazzoni – Las Cenizas del Cóndor
“In Uruguay during 1974 almost anything would be preferable to being interrogated by the army” (p. 441) As so often... Read Article
Persistence, Perseverance and Doing What You Love: An Interview with No Te Va Gustar
Trying to describe Uruguay’s music scene at the turn of the 21st Century in simple terms is tricky, but perhaps... Read Article