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First Person | Art, Politics
Art as Evidence: Into the Belly of Latin American Political Posters

“Thinking Inside the Box” is an exhibition based on the archives of Latin American political art from Senate House Library, organized and led by students. The project dives into the largely unknown yet expansive collection of…

Reviews | Theatre
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA by Federico García Lorca

The Cervantes Theatre has opened its doors after the long covid break with a fresh production of THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA by Federico Garcia Lorca directed by Jorge de Juan.

Reviews | Film
On the Divide: Reality and Hypocrisy in the Land of the Free

‘On The Divide' follows the story of three Latinx people living in McAllen, Texas who are connected by the most unexpected of places: the last abortion clinic on the U.S./Mexico border. As threats to the clinic and their…

Reviews | Film
THE GREAT MOVEMENT - 2021 by Bolivian writer/director Kiro Russo.

Can the sprawling city of La Paz also rise as from the dead? Check out ‘THE GREAT MOVEMENT’ (2021) by Bolivian director Kiro Russo.

Reviews | Film
‘FOGARÉU’ (2022) directed by Flávia Neves

“When a baby is born it is thrown into the air, if it flies it is a bat, if it falls it is a fool”. ‘Fogaréu,’ is the story of a wealthy Brazilian family that interweaves overt class struggles with intimate family strife in wild…

Reviews | Film, Mexican
NORTHERN SKIES OVER AN EMPTY SPACE (2022)

Selected to be screened for the Panorama Competition at the 72nd Berlin Film Festival, this Mexican ‘western’, the third feature to be directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella, delves into magical realism with the build-up of omens…

Reviews | Film
MEMORIA (2021) directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

“In here, time stops”. Thai Director, screenwriter and producer Apichatpong Weerasethakul has set his latest offering MEMORIA (2021) in Colombia. He has managed to uncover a sense of peace that one would have thought hard to…

Reviews | Film
‘RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT’ (2021)

“What a Journey! In the end it’s [about] who you really are!” This lively documentary biopic of Rita Moreno directed by award-winning Mariem Pérez Riera, entertains and fascinates at every turn.

Reviews | Latin American, Literature
'The Latin American Cookbook' by Virgilio Martinez

Danica Katich delves into a masterpiece of research, commitment to food and ode to cooking and sharing by one of Peru’s most magnificent chefs

Reviews | Lifestyle
Maison Cachua by Fernando Montaño

Former Royal Ballet dancer and Colombian dance megastar Fernando Montaño launches new bespoke luxury fashion brand

Reviews | Contemporary and Classical Dance
'City of a Thousand Trades', 'Imminent' and the 'Chacona'

Consisting of a 3 piece performance, including the works 'City of a Thousand Trades', 'Imminent', and the 'Chacona', a new piece curated by Carlos Acosta, this enjoyable and thought-provoking triple…

Reviews | Film
MY HEART GOES BOOM! Dir. Nacho Álvarez

Following the popularity of new musicals like ‘La la Land’(2016), or even Pablo Larrain’s hypnotic ‘Ema’ (2019), Uruguayan debut director Nacho Álvarez has launched into features with an ambitious, funny and cheerful musical…

Reviews | Film
The Good Boss (El Buen Patrón 2021) by Spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa

The delightful comedy 'The Good Boss' is being screened at the Riverside Cinema from July 15th- 2022. It was shown at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival following its première at the 2021 San Sebastian International…

Reviews | Film
CUÑADOS (2021) by Toño López

Screened at the 2021 London Spanish Film Festival, ‘CUÑADOS’ (Brothers- in- Law 2021) is a delightful caper in the local language by Galician director Toño López and a great tonic for a cold autumn evening. Eduardo and his…

Reviews | Film
Azor (2021) by Andreas Fontana

‘Smell Fear like a Dog’. Andreas Fontana’s film AZOR (2021) showing at the BFI London Film Festival is a slow-burning thriller that enters the murky waters of Private Banking in Argentina during the Dirty War.

Reviews | Film, Human Rights
Río Turbio: women marginalised by the mine

Filmmaker and archivist Tatiana Mazú González sheds light on the role of women in the Río Turbio miner’s struggle

Reviews | Spain, Theatre
‘No one should be buried in a place where you can’t leave flowers…’

No one was more surprised or moved than the author Juan Alberto Salvatierra when, in 1985, he heard on the radio that Joe Strummer, the legendary front man of The Clash was, with musician Jesús Arias, in an olive grove in Granada…

Reviews | Film
Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresas y chocolate- Cuba 1993)

Strawberry and Chocolate is a delightful 1993 film by Cuban directors Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabio. It is being screened as part of the CASA FESTIVAL 2021 which will run throughout September 2021. The festival…

Reviews | Film, Food, Fuerza London
‘SON OF MONARCH’ (Hijo de Monarcas) written and Directed by Alexis Gambis - Mexico/ US 2020

A collage of memories and events fragment like dreams when they collide with reality, in French-Venezuelan’s director Alexis Gambis’ film ‘SON OF MONARCH’ 2020.

Reviews | Film
EL FATHER PLAYS HIMSELF (2020) dramatic documentary directed by Mo Scarpelli

“The root of all shades of machismo is fear, the root of family is love. In ‘EL FATHER PLAYS HIMSELF’ this fear and love collide.”

Reviews | Film
‘THE FEVER’ (A Febre -2019) by Brazilian director Maya Da-Rin -

“Like a hunter with no prey”- The multi-award winning ‘THE FEVER’ has a haunting, dreamy quality. We are immediately immersed in the quiet, alienated world of the protagonist, who is surrounded by an environment dominated by…

Reviews | Film
Minimalist vampire movie with a twist: ‘MY HEART CAN ONLY BEAT WHEN YOU TELL IT TO” .

Colombian-American Jonathan Cuartas has hit the ground running with his debut feature, ‘MY HEART CAN ONLY BEAT WHEN YOU TELL IT TO’, a moving tale of two dysfunctional siblings trying to protect their frail little brother against…

Reviews | Film, Human Rights
Venezuela: Trochas de la Información

Produced by Circuito Gran Cine, a collective of film makers based in Venezuela, this film is one of a series about the difficulties Venezuelans have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, ranging from water shortages to the lack of…

Reviews | Film
Un Crimen Comun (2020) Dir. Francisco Márquez

This atmospheric film by weaves together the spectre of The Disappeared of the past in Argentina with the all-too-frequent police murders of contemporary news stories.

Reviews | Film
Dystopia feels close to Home in 'Undergods’ by Chino Moya

With UNDERGODS (2020) Spanish, London- based writer director Chino Moya, in his debut feature, has created a dark thriller in a dystopian universe that echoes society’s ills. The film is ironic and full of dark humour. Set in…

Features | Culture, Society
AMAZONAS: The Beauty of Britain's Afro-Indigenous Latinas

Carina Costa Londono brings together some of Britain’s proud Afro-Indigenous to show their natural beauty in a pioneering photo shoot

Hotlists |
Spring Hot List 2021

Even in Lockdown you can still Think Latin, Eat Latin, Feel Latin...here's our choice of Latin must-haves and must-eats

Reviews | Film
'Mujer de Soldado' Dir. Patricia Wiesse Risso

In the sleepy Andean town of Manta in Peru’s Huancavelica province, the wounds of the internal civil conflict between the Shining Path, the paramilitaries and the armed forces continue to bleed. Mujer de Soldado is a documentary…

Reviews | Film
The Dose (La Dosis-2020)- thriller by Argentine director Martín Kraut

Angels of Mercy or Angels of Death? The taut psychological thriller ‘The Dose’ (2020) by Argentine first-time writer/ director Martín Kraut screened at the 35th BFI Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, will, no doubt, reopen the…

Reviews | Film
FRANCESCO (2020) Dir Evgeny Afineevsky

THE BRIDGE MAKER- Pope Francis has broken from some traditions, opening his arms and his heart to all sectors of afflicted humanity in the world. Evgerny Afineesky’s moving documentary reveals the huge scope of Pope Francis’…

Reviews | Film
Pool Boy (2021) Directed by Luke Willis

American/Salvadorian actor, model, and intersex rights activist River Gallo stars in the short film ‘Pool Boy’ 2021, written and directed by Luke Willis that is featured in the 2021 BFI Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival.

Opinion | Tango Music, Tango Dance
A Passion for Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla has inspired many artists around the world, none more so than Ann Liebeck, creator of Violetta's Last Tango, the opera dance drama that premiered in Wilton’s Music Hall in 2017 and is streamed tonight. Here…

Hotlists | Literature
Women in Words: Books for International Women's Day

After the Socialist Party of America organized a Women's Day in New York City on February 28, 1909, German delegates Clara Zetkin, Käte Duncker, Paula Thiede and others proposed at the 1910 International Socialist Woman…

Reviews | Film
'The Last Days of Gilda' Dir. Gustavo Pizzi

A Mini-series in 4 episodes, this is a lively and entertaining tale about the freedom-loving Gilda, who survives on a diet of love and more love, above all.

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