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BELFONSO - A Story of Love and Betrayal
Belfonso is a powerful tableau-video tale of love, jealousy, rage and betrayal played out between three dwarf characters. It is the result of an artistic collaboration between Argentine painter Ricardo Cinalli and the Argentine…
Things You Should Know About...Brazilian Cinema
It is fascinating that although all the Latin American countries discovered the magic of moving pictures at around the same time, thanks to the pioneering work of the Lumière Brothers in 1895- 1896, the trajectory of their…
Surrogate Latina #4: Despina VIolari - dancer
Cyprus-born dancer Despina had been accumulating admirers on the Salsa scene for several years before getting to show off her grace and talent on the West End stage as part of the dance ensemble of 'On Your Feet'. She…
Things You Should Know About...Chilean Cinema
Chilean cinema is on a high at the moment with directors such as Pablo Larrain and Sebatian Lelio creating some of the most original and critically acclaimed works of the day, but it has had a tumultuous past. Although Chilean…
Yerba Mate: A Gringa’s Guide
A gringa living in Argentina describes the joys of discovering Yerba Mate, and the social hurdles to overcome in between!
LATIN LONDONER #30: Daniel Carbonero, dancer
Born in Malaga, Spain Daniel Carbonero is a professional dancer, choreographer, model and actor. After 16 years of intense training and dance competitions in Spain Daniel moved to London and founded the Carbonero Dance Academy,…
'Britain and the Dictatorships of Argentina and Chile' by Grace Livingstone
Ask anyone active in the British left during the 1970s and 1980s and they are likely to remember stories about Chile: Hawker Hunter jets bombing the presidential palace, the murderous Pinochet regime (1973-1990), Chilean refugees…
Things That Matter To...Pablo Egea
Winning last year's LUKAS for Outstanding Male Dance Performer, Pablo Egea captured Londoners' attention after spotting this rising star in the West End show "Heart Beat of Home" as a flamenco soloist dancer.…
Things You Should Know About...Argentine Cinema
A powerhouse in the world of film, Argentina has won eighteen GOYA AWARDS, making it the Latin American country with most wins in the Spanish film awards, and was also the first Latin American country to take home two Oscars for…
LATIN LONDONER #29: Julia Ruiz Fernández, dancer
Julia Ruiz Fernández is one of those rare dancers who traverses the world of Latin dance and ballet. Born in Málaga, Spain, she graduated in Contemporary dance and Ballet before training with the prestigious Alicia Alonso company…
THE UNCERTAIN KINGDOM
THE LIFE TREE, directed by Paul Frankl, is a mystical film forming part of this exciting compilation of short films called THE UNCERTAIN KINGDOM.
The Rise and Rise of Diana Bermudez
The Cali-born, British-Colombian actor Diana Bermudez talks about her heritage and her life in film and television including her impressive performance in THE LIFE TREE, one of 20 films in the anthology THE UNCERTAIN KINGDOM to…
LOCKDOWN HOTLIST - May 2020
Even in Lockdown you can still Think Latin, Eat Latin, Feel Latin...here's our choice of Latin must-haves and must-eats
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books about Latin America
These books may be non-fiction, but as the magical realism of last week’s list showed us, the line between fact and fiction in Latin American writing is a very fine one indeed.Whether on politics, history or music, they are all…
DANCING QUEEN
Charismatic, dynamic and sensual, Mariana di Girolamo has caused a stir as the protagonist of Pablo Larraín’s new film EMA alongside Gael Garcia Bernal. Corina Poore talks to the rising Chilean movie star about her role as an out…
LatinoLife's Guide to Bi-lingual Poetry
Rhyming translator-poet, Timothy Adès guides us through the daunting world of poetry, finding moments of bi-lingual inspiration to help us battle through dark times and relish the good...
Top 10 Contemporary Classic Fiction
We bring you masters of contemporary fiction, some are already becoming classics, all of which, once started you cannot put down, whether in Spanish or English.
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…
"Critics in Chile Did Not Consider Me a Writer"
Isabel Allende is one of the Spanish-speaking world’s most widely read authors. The award-winning Chilean novelist has written over twenty books, which have gone on to sell over 74 million copies worldwide and be translated into…
The Isolation Film List
You may have missed them first time around in the cinema, but here’s ten relatively recent Latin-American films available online to watch in isolation – you won’t be disappointed!
Latin Things to Do with Kids
There’s always something exciting to do in London, but it gets a bit tricky when it comes to finding things in Spanish for kids or to inspire them about their culture! So we’ve put together a list of great things to do with the…
The Brazilian Wild West
Corina Poore talks to the award-winning directors Juliano Dornelles and Kleber Mendonça Filho about ’Bacurau’, a fascinating, drug-fuelled and dark ‘western’ set in a remote area of north-eastern Brazil, which comes with a twist…
'Rage of Narcissus' wowed audiences at the Pleasance Theatre
Thrilling, captivating, and unexpectedly horrifying are just a few words that can be used to describe ‘Rage of Narcissus.’ Sam Crane -the solo performer that narrates this ghostly thriller- tells a fictionalized version of the…
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 the top 10 Latin American shows on Netflix for you to stay in and watch during these cold winter nights. So, without further ado and…
LEONA
In a moving film set in the Syrian Jewish community in Mexico, director Isaac Cherem examines how cultural pressures affect a young girl who breaks with tradition and falls in love with a non-Jewish lad.
London Bars with a Latin Edge
London is a city that's always buzzing with stuff to do. There is never a shortlist of places to go on a Friday night, but, unfortunately, your weekend budget is not always grand. Susana Cicchetto went out on the town to…
The House of Bernarda Alba returns to the Cervantes Theatre to critical acclaim.
Thanks to its consistent success, the Cervantes Theatre has brought back their excellent production of The House of Bernarda Alba, directed by Jorge de Juan. Now, the third version of this powerful play, steeped in passion and…
LATIN LONDONER #26 - Caro Gomez - Fashion Designer
Caro Gomez is a fashion designer with her own label, for which she was awarded "Ones to Watch" title by the Sustainable Lifestyle Awards and won The LUKAS Fashion Designer of the Year 2019. She's also a speaker on…
Picasso and Paper
This exhibition at the Royal Academy has concentrated on Pablo Picasso’s output on paper, which entails a large number of drawings and different inventive and dazzling works in many formats, from pastels, lincuts, watercolours,…
The Condor and The Eagle
The Condor and the Eagle (2019) is a prize-winning documentary film directed by Sophie and Clément Guerra, about the collective struggle of the Indigenous peoples of North and South America to defend their land and water against…
The People's Art
Led by the charismatic Anglo-Argentine artist Patricio (Pato) Forrester, a new School of Muralism is being created in the borough of Lewisham with the active participation of Goldsmith’s College, plus the support of the local…
Medellin's French Alter Ego
To most, Annie Trousseau is the Colombian embodiment of Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich with her sultry voice and elegant demeanor. She has captured the heart of men and women alike with her multilingual talent and carefully…
Something Contagious
CONTAGIO (Contagion) is an exciting new group exhibition of nine Latin American artists covering a wide range of different techniques and styles. Based at the CECILIA BRUNSON GALLERY and curated by gallery artist Jaime Gili,…
Above All...
‘Sobretodo’ in Spanish is the word for ‘coat’, but the literal translation means ‘about everything’, a detail not lost on the author, as this delightful selection of poems by Argentine author Sylvia Libedinsky is exactly that:…
KLAUS (2019) Dir Sergio Pablos
“A true, selfless act always sparks another”. Sparkling winner of this year's Bafta for 'Best Animated Film, 'Netflix’s first animated feature KLAUS, by its sheer exuberance, inventive story-line and characters,…
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