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The Motherf**ker with the Hat

A poetic, profane, whip-smart look at love and addiction finds light even in the darkest corners of New York City. Motherf**ker With The Hat premiers at the National Theatre, after having been nominated for six Tony awards on…

In-depth Interviews | Theatre
FEELING AZUL

The Legendary Blue Demon Junior is heading back to London to thrill Lucha Libre fans for one night only in spectacular fashion under the dome of the Royal Albert Hall, 30 years to the day, he tells Elizabeth Mistry, since his…

In-depth Interviews | Culture
Chola Power

In their frilly petticoats, layered skirts, dainty pumps and bowler hats, Las Cholitas (chola - the name used to describe indigenous women in Latin America), are relatively new to the Lucha Libre ring. Yet the crowds have come…

Reviews | Literature
Indiscretion by Hannah Fielding

Hannah Fielding is an award-winning writer and published her first book, Burning Embers, in 2012. Since then, she has gone on to publish two more works, The Echoes of Love (2014) and Indiscretion (2015). Extensively travelled…

Top 10s... | Film
Top Ten Mexican Movies Ever

With the recent plethora of Mexican actors, directors and other creatives having invaded Hollywood and producing some of America's biggest grossing blockbusters it's easy to forgot that Mexico has long been a creator of…

In-depth Interviews | Art
Seeing Latin America

Passionate about promoting Latin American Art, independent art advisor and curator Sandra Higgins opened her own gallery to do it. Latinolife went to talk to a woman on a mission.

Things You Should Know About... | Art
Street Art of Latin America

Throughout Latin America street art has been a fundamental form of both personal and socio-political expression for many years. From radical propaganda to light humour, Latin America’s abundance of eclectic street art is…

Top 10s... | Culture, Society
Top Ten Most Common Misconceptions about Latin America

Good dancers? Latin Lovers? Revolutionary guerrillas? You might have watched too many soap-operas or just followed rumours but if you want to check your prejudices about Latin America and the Latinos, here are 10 common…

Reviews | Film
Storm in the Andes (2014) Dir. Mikael Wiström

This year's London leg of the International Human Rights Watch Festival include a compelling selection of Latin American films. Of the many harrowing conflicts besetting Latin America in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, that of Peru…

Latin Londoners | Contemporary and Classical Dance
London Londoner #15...Graciela Sanchez

Born in Mexico City, a slight and pretty 17-year-old joined the Ballet Folklorico. Fifty years on Graciela is one London’s outstanding Latin citizens, and her LUKAS award-winning cultural consultancy Mexicolore, that she runs…

Reviews | Film
Wild Tales (2014) Damian Szifron

A box office and critical hit, both in Latin America and outside, this anthology of short stories linked by themes of rage and restraint in post-modern living, is Argentina's most recent example in a long tradition of…

Spotlight on... | Art
Colour Conscience

Carlos Jacanamijoy is a Colombian artist from the town of Santiago, Putumayo. A well known figure in contemporary Colombian art, at 50-years of age, he has just exhibited his first ever show in London at The Sandra Higgins Art…

Reviews | Film
Futuro Beach (2014) Dir. Karim Aïnouz

Shot in 2012 in Brazil and Germany, Futuro Beach touches on the themes of expatriation, nostalgia and family links. Its contemplative tone offers an impactful and realistic sense of time passing by. Futuro Beach is now out on DVD.

In-depth Interviews | Film
Primal Screaming - an interview with Damián Szifrón

Not only do the Mexicans seem to be holding a curious monopoly over Oscars in recent years, hardly a year passes when an Argentine film is not in the running for Best Film in a Foreign Language. This year it was the turn of…

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London's Mexican Love-in

Forget the Mexican moment, London is having an officially sanctioned Mexican love-in with British and Mexican governments having de- clared 2015 the year of Mexico in the UK and the UK in Mexico. Whether it’s the ‘New Mexican…

Reviews | Theatre
Tamsin on the Verge

The Playhouse Theatre is now hosting a boisterous adaptation of Almodóvar's film: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Complete with its own musical score, this impression of Madrid in the 1980s becomes surprisingly…

Obituaries | Theatre
Roberto Gómez Bolaños, Comedian (1929-2014)

Estimated by Forbes magazine to have produced billions for Mexico's main television station Televisa, Roberto Gómez Bolaños aka Chespirito (a parody of his namesake Shakespeare) was one of Latin America's most loved…

Top 10s... | Film
Top Ten Classic Latin American Films

The iconic films that have often launched the careers of Latin America's top directors, who later became global household names, here is our selection of Latin American cinema classics.

10 Reasons To Love... | Film
5 Reasons to Love...Ricardo Darín

Catapulted to international fame with his performance in the Oscar-winning Argentine Film The Secret in their Eyes, Ricardo Darín has been one of the Spanish world's most respected and sought-after actors for decades, not to…

In-depth Interviews | Literature
In the Beginning, the Sea…in the End, a Global Literary Journey

Colombian author Tomás González began writing the story of his brother. Thirty years later it is a tale that has travelled the world captivating readers, and now landed in the English speaking world. Latinolife interviews…

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Interview with Spanish Director Daniel Monzon

Four years after having won the Goya prize for Best Director with his thriller Celda 211, Daniel Monzón returns with a new film, El Niño. Specialising in adrenaline-laden thrillers based on real-life events, Monzon is at the…

Reviews | Literature
China on the Ground in Latin America: Challenges for the Chinese and Impacts on the Region

A new book shows how Latin America is shaping China’s foreign policy, but ignores China’s impact on the environment and people of the region itself

Things You Should Know About... | Literature
Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About... Gabriel Garcia Marquez

If someone has won a Nobel Prize, they’re probably worth listening to. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, one of the most beloved authors of the 20th century, has injected many pieces of wisdom into our society through his literary “hits”…

In-depth Interviews | Film
Lita Stantic: The ‘Producer’ of New Argentine Cinema

The career of Argentine film director, scriptwriter and producer Lita Stantic spans for longer than four decades, a time during which Argentine cinema has established itself as a reference among national cinemas. Despite having…

Spotlight on... | Film
Radical Aristocracy - A Tribute to María Luisa Bemberg

Celebrated at the Argentine Embassy last week, María Luisa Bemberg is one of Argentina’s most famous film directors; her best known film Camila being nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Described as both a "radical…

Obituaries | Art
Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer (1932 - 2014)

Fashion icons such as Marc Jacobs along with the industry bid farewell to the reverent and much-loved Dominican American designer, Oscar de la Renta this week. After fighting cancer for eight years, the icon passed away aged 82…

In-depth Interviews | Film
Franco Lolli: a new name in Latin American cinema?

Selected by both Cannes critic’s week and to the BFI London Film Festival, Franco Lolli’s feature debut Gente de Bien, has received widespread critical acclaim. We talked to the young Colombian director during his screening in…

Reviews | Film
Gente de Bien (2013) Dir. Franco Lolli

The feature debut from the Colombian director Franco Lolli, Gente de Bien is a sensitive, unsettling and realistic piece of social reflexion. It narrates a parent-child relationship against the backdrop of Colombia’s wealth gap,…

In-depth Interviews | Theatre
Away from Tacos and Sombresos: CASA Latin American Theatre Festival

The CASA Festival remains the only theatre event dedicated to bringing Latin theatre to the UK. Now in it 5th year, this week the festival embarks on its usual ambitious feat of 45 events, seducing an eclectic London audience…

In-depth Interviews | Film
Spain's Film Intellectual: interview with Ramon Luque

A lover of Woody Allen and Ingmar Bergman, Spanish director Ramon Luque is a great Film intellectual, known just as much for his nine books than for the three films that he's made. His latest film, the critically acclaimed…

Reviews | Film
Historias de Lavapies (2014) Dir. Ramon Luque

Historias de Lavapiés is Ramón Luque’s third release which opened this year’s London Spanish Film Festival. It is a truthful, beautiful snapshot into Spain’s multicultural society and continuing economic difficulty. Few films…

Things You Should Know About... | Culture, Spain
Things You Should Know About...Spanish Fiestas and Festivals

The Spanish peninsula and its outgoing and infamous inhabitants, is well known for annual street parties in every town all over the country, celebrations of various saints throughout the year and above all, for its endless summer…

In-depth Interviews | Art
Shaped in Mexico, Found in London

Both originally from Monterrey, Mexico, Daniela Fernandez founder of Distrito 14 a multi-diciplinery gallery in Monterrey, and Silvia Palacios, founder of their London sister gallery, Platform C, joined forces to take over the…

Reviews | Theatre
Evita at The Dominion Theatre

After its successful UK tour, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's weirdly popular journey into the heart of Argentine history returns to the West End. With 55 new performances, the epic bio-musical that dissects the character…

10 Reasons To Love... | Film
Five Reasons to Love... Mexican Comedy

Ask a British person what they know about Mexico and they might mention tacos and Cancún: for those unacquainted with the country, its image is inextricably linked to bean-laden delicacies and ‘Spring Break’ debauchery. However…

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