Latino Life congratulates The RIO CINEMA on its…
How is it then, that this grade II- listed Art Deco RIO CINEMA has a history that stretches back over 100 years? The reality today, is that it is…
NIGHT STAGE (2025) is a dark thriller by…
“On the Stage no one hides” Erotic and political tensions explode in a melodrama worthy of an opera in NIGHT STAGE, as an actor and a politician…
GABRIEL MASCARO, the Brazilian writer/director of THE BLUE TRAIL (2025) and…
In this dystopian view of a future Brazil, the elderly are supposed to feel honoured to be…
“When a person breaks the unspoken rules, all hell breaks loose"
Liz (Cecile van Welie) tries to conceal her true self, after her girlfriend's death, until, on…
DEATH & LIFE OF MADALENA (Morte e Vida Madalena -2025) written &…
Filmed against the stunning backdrop of Lagoinha Beach in Ceará, northern Brazil, this quirky and…
Essential Films to watch about Argentina's 'Dirty War'
Fifty years ago, on 24th March 1976, Argentina's armed forces, led by Jorge Videla, Emilio…
DAUGHTERS OF THE FOREST (Hijas del Bosque -2026) Dir. Otilia Portillo Padua
Seeking to protect their forests and in particular its rich diversity of mushroom species, two…
Witch Girl Summer
Playwright Margarita Valderrama’s horror comedy, Witch Girl Summer, explores the evils of…
Features
Favela Aesthetics: From the periphery to global fashion reference
Brazilian culture is a dazzling celebration of life, bringing together music, dance, and vibrant…
CRASHING THE BALL: Meet the UK Latina Actors Taking the Stage
What happens when you bring thirteen Latina actors together to take part in the first ever magazine…
Resilience and Resistance: a History of Colombian London
Over the last 50 years, hundreds of thousands of Colombians have made their mark as the UK's…
The Rise of Female Mexican Filmmaking
Mexican filmmaker Lorena Valencia’s “DANDELION” (Cuanacaquilitl) recently won the top prize at the…
Interviews
Revolutionising the Black Economy
Adriana Barbosa is the entrepreneur and visionary behind Feira Preta - the festival celebrating the Black diaspora all over the world, which is …
On Writing a Continent’s Story - A conversation…
Poet, translator and critic Leo Boix is a lyrical tour de force and a fire-keeper for a new generation of British Latinx writers, having edited the…
Top 10s
Essential Films to watch about Argentina's 'Dirty War'
Fifty years ago, on 24th March 1976, Argentina's armed forces, led by Jorge Videla, Emilio…
CALL ME DIVA: The New Latina Darlings of Hollywood
From centre stage to front page, finally Hollywood studios and media are giving Latina Actors some…
10 Distinguished Brits You Didn't Know Were Colombian
The UK hosts the world's second largest Colombian diaspora, and has born generations of talent…
10 Stand Out UK Afro-Latinos y Latinas
In the last of our series celebrating Black HIstory Month...it’s time to bring it home. While the…
LATINOLIFE'S BIG DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA
Every year, The Big Dance Extravaganza at LatinoLife in the Park is one of the biggest dates of t
Top 10 Revolutionary Latinas
We pay tribute to the Latin American women who throughout history have fought for freedom, peace and justice and continue to do say every day. Women who have fought side by side with men for freedom for their countries, even when those countries saw them as lesser. Women who have taken part in armed revolutions but also revolutionized the world by peaceful actions and been persecuted for them. Women who have fought to receive the same benefits and privileges that society automatically to bestow on men. Women who still fight social prejudice and inequality...inspiring others all over the world
LATIN THINGS IN LONDON NOT TO MISS in 2026
You only had to watch Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show to realise why Latin Music is now officially the world’s most listened to. 2026 will be the biggest year in history for Latin Music in the UK with the first ever Latin music stadium show and Hyde Park Festival’s first ever Latin headliner. But if you can’t get a ticket to Bad Bunny this year, there are pleanty of other great Latin Latin things to do in the UK, here's our guide to the best Latin things to do in the captial, this side of 2026...
Things you should know about Latin American Oscar Triumphs
Do you remember the days when Latino artists weren’t allowed to sing their songs on mainstream TV because ratings would drop? I know right? Hard to imagine, but it did…Back in 2005, when Jorge Drexler was nominated for an Oscar for ‘El Otro Lado Del Rio’ he was told that he couldn’t sing his song at the ceremony because …’er sorry dude, but nobody knows who you are’. But nobody thought he’d actually win the Oscar. See below what happened next, just one of many other magical history-making moments, when Latin Americans triumphed at the Oscars, from the very first Latin American Oscar victory to the Mexican Invasion
LATIN LONDONER #53 - Jimena Larraguivel, Actor, Writer
Mexican actor Jimena Larraguivel has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company twice - first in 2018, in a musically devised piece about the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico, and then again in 2023 in the UK tour of Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar.' She also played the lead role in 'Faces in the Crowd' at the Gate Theatre and starred in the world premiere of the English version of Pablo Manzi’s 'Una Lucha Contra' at the Royal Court. We can expect to see her in Channel 4’s upcoming crime drama 'Patience.'
By Genre
Things you should know about Spanish Oscar Triumphs
After celebrating Latin America's successes at the Academy Awards, we couldn't carry on without bringing you Spain’s most successful Oscar-winning films and individuals within the film industry.
LatinoLife's Guide to the Latin American Classics
A list we've always wanted to do... the must-reads of Latin America's fantastic array of fiction. Here we begin with the classics, from the 20th century and before, obviously omitting many greats...but you have to start somewhere. More book lists to come!
...The Greatest Latin American Plays of all time
A selection by Daniel Goldman, Artistic Director of CASA Latin American Theatre Festival
Maison Cachua by Fernando Montaño
Former Royal Ballet dancer and Colombian dance megastar Fernando Montaño launches new bespoke luxury fashion brand
On Writing a Continent’s Story - A conversation with acclaimed poet Leo Boix
Poet, translator and critic Leo Boix is a lyrical tour de force and a fire-keeper for a new generation of British Latinx writers, having edited the ground-breaking 'Hemisferio Cuir: An Anthology of Young Queer Latin American Poetry' and co-founded Un Nuevo Sol, a collective that supports Latinx writers in the UK. Selected for The Telegraph’s 'Best Poetry Books of 2025' and shortlisted for the Forward Prizes for Poetry, the UK’s most influential poetry prize, his new collection of poems ‘Southernmost: Sonnets’ bursts with beauty and colour. Mónica Ibarra Parle talks to one of Argentina’s greatest living diaspora poets, about his work, which weaves geography, cultural history, colonization, and naturalism as the backdrop for his own family history, growing up in Argentina.
The Big Dance Extravaganza 2026
The Big Dance Extravaganza at LatinoLife in the Park is one of the biggest dates of the year for the amazing folk dance groups of London. Representing over 10 of the 20 countries in Latin America, from Tijuana to Tierra del Fuego, the parade of over 500 people of all ages is a veritable kaleidescope of colour, movement and sound. In a display of Latin American folklore that is unparallelled in the UK, nowhere else do so many Latin Americans congregate to show off their traditions and culture, dressed in the most elaborate and astounding costumes you’ll see, most of them imported from South America. Many of those in the parade are children and young people so it is really inspiring to see how they engage in their identity and culture with such pride
Pioneering Black Latina Artists
Recently we published a list of Black Heroines of Latin American History, Afro-Latinas who put their lives at risk, and in some cases gave their lives, in order to shape our history. This week we bring you the brave women who have pushed the boundaries in the artistic world, fighting racism in film, theatre, literature and the arts (not music, that’s for another list!), to get better representation for women of colour and pave the way for generations of Afro-Latinas to come. There is still loads more work to do, but thanks to these wonderful artists, who by nature of being dark skinned had to also be activists, on-screen entertainers and artists are looking a little still less like Xuxa.
Reviews
Latino Life congratulates The RIO CINEMA on its 50th…
How is it then, that this grade II- listed Art Deco RIO CINEMA has a history that stretches back over 100 years? The reality today, is that it is…
NIGHT STAGE (2025) is a dark thriller by Brazilian writer/…
“On the Stage no one hides” Erotic and political tensions explode in a melodrama worthy of an opera in NIGHT STAGE, as an actor and a politician…
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Latin American Myths and Legends
"I'm learning about really scary myths and legends..." my son recently told me,…
Top Ten Latin Bars in London
Want to do Christmas the Latin way? Try some of London's best Latin bars, from glamourous to…
Top 10 Latin Series on Netflix
These winter days may be dark, damp and dreary, but we've got you covered with this list of…
My 10 Favourite Samba Songs for Dancing
In the last piece in our series on Brazilian music, samba dancer, academic and enthusiast, Foteini…
