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THE CURRENTS (2025-Las Corrientes) by Swiss-…
Milagros Mumenthaler’s psychological drama explores the sudden emotional breakdown of Lina, a highly successful and award-winning designer and her…
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…
THINESTRA (2025) by Nathan Hertz
A comedy / horror that is highly entertaining! Director Nathan Hertz explores where the world of…
FORASTERA (2025), Catalan writer/ director Lucía Aleñar Iglesias’ debut feature…
Developed into a full- length feature film from her successful multi-nominated short of the same…
“Normal can mean many different things to different people” - An Interview with…
Argentina’s Maia Novi’s dark comedy ‘INVASIVE SPECIES’, opens at The King's Head Theatre on…
GABY ACOSTA, EMMY-nominated Mexican costume designer makes an impression in…
Talented first-generation Mexican costume designer GABY ACOSTA, has been rewarded with an EMMY…
THE OTHER WAY AROUND (Volveréis-2024) Dir. Jonás Trueba
“It’s like a wedding but the other way around.” Here is a couple who are convinced they want to…
THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA Dir. Matty Hannon
This is a document of 16 years of ecologist Matty Hannon’s life, as he follows his dream to travel…
Features
Film
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…
Culture
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…
Film
The Rise of Female Mexican Filmmaking
Mexican filmmaker Lorena Valencia’s “DANDELION” (Cuanacaquilitl) recently won the top prize at the…
Literature
Listening to Nature
“Our father, listen attentively to the voice of our rivers, listen to the fearsome trees of the…
Interviews
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…
MECKY CREUS: DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY FOR '…
Karol G’s brand-new documentary ‘Mañana Fue Bonito’ has landed on Netflix and shows viewers what it's like to balance life as one of the world…
Top 10s
Film
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
10 Latin@ LGBTQ+ Creatives in London
Over the years, London has attracted some of the finest creatives from Latin America and Spain,…
Acosta Danza – A Decade in Motion
Celebrate 10 years of Acosta Danza with a slice of Havana in London!
Top 10s...
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, even when some now argue this fight is lover.
Reviews
Santo Domingo Blues: Los Tigueres de la Bachata (2004) by Alex Wolfe.
A genre once ignored and disrespected by the Latin American elite as no more than bawdy ghetto music, bachata has risen to stand beside the best of salsa and merengue, and arguably outstrip both in popularity around the world, to the pride of Dominican musicians who have championed it for years. In this documentary, to be screened on Sunday 6th April, Alex Wolfe and his co-writer Richard Fleming, tell the story of Bachata's transformation from a "song of bitterness" to an emblem of Dominican national pride.
Things You Should Know About...
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
Urban
Viva Halloween Special
London’s hottest fusion night where Afrobeats collides with Reggaeton for an electrifying party experience. Dance to the biggest hits from both worlds, and decide who you’re rooting for!
Latin Londoners
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...
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.
Culture Guides
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!
Things You Should Know About...
...The Greatest Latin American Plays of all time
A selection by Daniel Goldman, Artistic Director of CASA Latin American Theatre Festival
Reviews
Maison Cachua by Fernando Montaño
Former Royal Ballet dancer and Colombian dance megastar Fernando Montaño launches new bespoke luxury fashion brand
In-depth Interviews
HOLOGRAM (2022) Book of poems by Miguel Cullen
‘Books should be more than just lines of poetry.’ HOLOGRAM (2022) the new collection of poems by Anglo-Argentine poet and journalist Miguel Cullen, includes visuals and videos and certainly fits the bill of being different.
Lia Rodrigues' 'Encantado’
Sadler’s Wells presents the four shortlisted pieces, each work selected for its top choreography, distinctive style and performance quality. A jury of five judges announce the audience winner alongside the overall winner of the £40,000 prize in a special event at the end of the competition.The Rose and Bloom Prizes were made possible by a generous donation to Sadler’s Wells from an anonymous individual who chose the name Rose for the prize. GET £5 OFF USING CODE ROSELL5
Things You Should Know About...
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
Film
THE CURRENTS (2025-Las Corrientes) by Swiss-Argentine…
Milagros Mumenthaler’s psychological drama explores the sudden emotional breakdown of Lina, a highly successful and award-winning designer and her…
Film
THINESTRA (2025) by Nathan Hertz
A comedy / horror that is highly entertaining! Director Nathan Hertz explores where the world of weight-loss tablets might lead us.
Most Viewed
TOP TEN Latin Clubnights in London
Latinolife's guide to the best Latin nights out in the capital
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…
