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Costa Rica: Religious Extremism Becomes Election Favourite

The April 4 runoff vote for president is likely to be won by an evangelical singer

'Salvavidas de Hielo' Jorge Drexler

Blasting away all things vacuous and inane in this world, the Uruguayan singer-songwriter delivers another sublime work of unique musicality and profound lyricism.

'La Llorona' Chavela Vargas (Milan records)

A finely curated “best of” and a great introduction to the world of the iconic ranchera singer.

The Latin Momentum: the Story of The LUKAS

The Latin UK Awards, known affectionately as the LUKAS, was launched 7 years ago to recognize the impact of Latin culture in the UK. Today it is Europe’s only Latin Entertainment Awards ceremony and its widest-reaching Latin…

Food

Casita Andina, Soho

Heart-warming dishes that evoke Cusco's deliciously intense and cosy cuisine, make a perfect night out for a romantic winters evening in London.

The Shape of Water (2017) Dir. Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro’s stunning and superbly crafted fairy-tale fantasy is brimming with imagination, profound empathy and a deep and powerful sensuality.

Guatemala: Indigenous Women take on Canada’s Mining Industry

Elena Choc Quib, a unilingual Q’eqchi’ speaker from a remote village in rural Guatemala, never imagined travelling outside her country, let alone boarding a plane to Toronto. But everything changed when she and 10 other women…

Society and Politics, Arts and Culture

Two Beats One Soul, feat. Little Louie Vega

A beautiful tribute to bi-cultural ingenuity as Little Louie Vega heads up this latest gem in a long tradition of Cuban-Nuyorican collaborations

Food

Bar Esteban, Crouch End

North London's Quirky Crouch End is home to a charming Catalan-Basque-Scottish infused Spanish restaurant, buzzing with personality and ambition

We Ain't No Shithole

Just eight years after the Léogâne Earthquake, Trump was once again spewing garbage about Haiti calling it, among other predominantly non-white countries, a “shithole.” Of course, it is no such place as Antony Stewart, chair of…

Sports

World Cup Profile: Colombia look to build upon successful 2014 campaign

In the second of our profiles on the Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese teams who have qualified for next year’s World Cup finals, Lewis Blakeman looks at Colombia – nicknamed ‘Los Cafeteros’ – and their chances of repeating…

Brazil: Court Upholds Lula's Conviction in The Trial of the Century

A Brazilian court has upheld the conviction of the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for corruption and money laundering, in a ruling that complicates his plans to run for a third term and marks an extraordinary change…

COCO (2017) Dir.Lee Unkrich

A gorgeously animated 3D musical fantasy, based on an original idea of Lee Unkrich, and directed by him, ‘Coco’ is up there with the best of Pixar Animation Studios, and in the process manages to shed Hollywood’s tired old…

GUN SHY (2017) Dir. Simon West

GUN SHY is a good natured, clever adventure caper with lots of fun and gags and Antonio Banderas as you have never seen him before!

Society and Politics, Arts and Culture

LATINOLIFE'S NEW YEAR'S HOTLIST

At Latino Life we like to bring in the New Year with Latin bang...here's a few ways to help

London's Latin Culture Under Threat

Stefanie Alvarez, who grew up amidst the bustling 'Pueblito Paisa' market, where her mother works, in Seven Sisters, is set on defending the much-loved north London Latin hub from the designs of property developers who…

Belo Horizonte gets a Land Reform Farmers Market

Brazil's Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) opens a rural market in Belo Horizonte city

BINGO- KING OF THE MORNINGS (Bingo- o Rei das Manhãs) Dir. Daniel Rezende

Already picked to represent Brazil at the Oscars, this tear-jerking, heart-warming, inventive and adventurous movie is a delightfully politically-incorrect breath of fresh air, says Corina Poore

Sports

World Cup Profile: Brazil back on course for glory

In the first of our profiles on the Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese teams who have qualified for next year’s much anticipated World Cup finals, Lewis Blakeman admires how the world’s most famous team, known affectionately…

'La Casa de Bernarda Alba' By Federico Garcia Lorca

Jorge de Juan directs a stunning new version of the intense and powerful play by Federico Garcia Lorca (1898- 1936), one of the greatest Spanish writers of the 20th century. A musician, a poet and a playwright Lorca died young…

Colombia/Venezuela: How Petrol is Fuelling Instability on the Border

The smuggling of petrol and other products from Venezuela is part of daily life in Cúcuta

'AS YOU SEE ME NOW' by The Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra with José Feliciano

A stunning 14-track collaboration between Puerto Rican guitar legend and Grammy Award winner José Feliciano and Jools Holland's Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, you can really feel how these musicians enjoyed making these…

Re-Nascimento

Celebrating the centenary of Nascimento, the legendary Chilean publishing house

Sports

Peru's World Cup Fever Begins

As Peru qualifies for the World Cup finals for the first time in 36 years, David Wright reports from Lima, where the sniff of glory has uplifted a population

Brazil: Bolsonaro – The Lone Wolf Dreams of Glory

Brazilian nationalist demagogue Jair Bolsonaro is bidding to run for President. His views are truly frightening, reveals Lucas Farrez

Food

Gizane's Feijoada

The ultimate comfort food, and perfect for a British winter; the feijoada is a hearty stew of pork, jerk beef, black beans, heaps of garlic and other things that bubbles for hours on low heat. Every cook includes their own twist…

Food

Carlos' Tres Leches

It's one of Latin America’s most-loved deserts – a sponge cake made with condensed milk, evaporated milk and whole milk. I was recently working at my restaurant when I looked up to find the comedian Romish Ranganathan…

Most Beautiful Island (2017 Dir. Ana Asensio)

This Polanski-esque penetrating thrilller, set in New York, is a fantastic debut from a new female multi-talented Spanish director, screenwriter, actor and producer

MINEFIELD @ The Jerwood Theatre

This challenging work by Argentine playwright Lola Arias, based on six Falklands/ Malvinas war veterans, and developed entirely by working with the men, their diaries and experiences, had resounding success with its debut last…

Food

Cocco’s Asado de Tira al Carbón

This is my favourite dish. Like much of Argentine cuisine, the concept is simple: quality beef – in this case short ribs - and fire. It’s from an age of hungry gauchos with their facón (knife), cows roaming the Pampas and little…

COLOMBIA: Bogotá’s Recyclers Fight for Inclusion

As the city rises up the development index, Bogotá’s waste services are undergoing structural transformation. Rachel Simon learns how Colombia’s informal waste-picking recicladores are organizing and fighting to play their part…

Food

Martin's Causa Santa Rosa

Causa is a Peruvian classic style of dish meaning ‘the cause’. It originates from the wives of Peruvian soldiers who made a wonderful salad style dish from cold potatoes and various fillings including seafood and avocado. This is…