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Bad Education

Eduardo Chapero-Jackson has been dubbed by critics as the latest ‘one to watch’ in new Spanish cinema. Here at London'sThe Spanish Film Festival, supported by the Cervantes Institute, the writer and director talks to…

Music

Agente Rex ‘La Tregua’

From Venezuela arrives Agente Rex, a new rock band formed by heavyweights of the Caracas music scene. Venezuela has never been short of musical talent and this band showcase how far the rock genre has come since the 60s. A mature…

Music

‘Venezuela 70: Cosmic Visions of a Latin American Earth’ Various Artists (Soul Jazz Records)

Despite being as rich in music treasures as its neighbours Brazil, Colombia and Cuba, few Venezuelan artists are known outside its borders. The country has a fascinating musical history, and in the 70’s, with loads of petro-…

Travel

Things We Love About...León, Nicaragua

Often overlooked in favour of Granada’s magical colonial architecture or San Juan’s surf breaks, León is the fiery, revolutionary, rebellious soul of Nicaragua, with its colonial architecture, intellectual history, student life…

Arts and Culture

Latin Hotlist #2 - November 2016

Think Latin, Feel Latin, Buy Latin...here's our choice of great Latin products on the market this November

Arts and Culture

Split Identity

Viggo Mortenson’s Argentine background (hence his perfect porteño accent) is unknown to most film fans. In this film, the actor famous for his role as Aragorn in Lord of The Rings, The Road and Eastern Promises embraces his ‘…

Arts and Culture

Travelling Heart

The new film Viramundo follows legendary Brazilian singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil on a musical journey from Bahia, Brazil to Australia, South Africa, and back to the Brazilian Amazon. It had its UK premier at Barbican in late…

Music

Various Artists Cuba y Puerto Rico Son…

It’s not the first time that an all-star team from these twin Caribbean islands have collaborated to record songs from each other’s countries, but when you get Havana D' Primera, Cultura Profética, Charlie Aponte, Isaac…

Arts and Culture

‘The Paranoids’ Dir. Gabriel Medina (DVD release)

With humour, pain and irony, Gabriel Medina's ‘The Paranoids’ takes us into the internal world of oddball Luciano as he comes to terms with his life

Arts and Culture

Filming Cuba

Next week sees the release of 'Day of the Flowers' - a comedy drama about two Scottish sisters travelling with their late father’s ashes to Cuba, and starring Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta. In this interview, BAFTA…

Society and Politics

Making their Mark - the rise and rise of The Latino-Brits

First generation Latino-Brits are bubbling under the surface and seeping through into mainstream British cultural life.

Society and Politics

Maracujá, the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and the March of Folly

When tempers run high in Brazil - as they are over the clamour for Dilma's Impeachment - ask for passion fruit juice to calm the nerves. And so it was done in Congress' special session on the matter, where the Attorney…

Music

Porteña Princess

Having amassed 7.2 million monthly Spotify listeners and 5.9 million TikTok followers, Yami Safdie is quickly making a name for herself as ‘Latin Artist on the Rise’ by Billboard magazine and 'The Future of Music' by…

Film & Theatre

THE CURRENTS (2025-Las Corrientes) by Swiss-Argentine writer/director Milagros Mumenthaler is in competition at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

Milagros Mumenthaler’s psychological drama explores the sudden emotional breakdown of Lina, a highly successful and award-winning designer and her struggle to return to normality.

Food

Tierra Peru

Latinolife invited three outstanding Peruvian cooks, resident in London, to test the quality and authenticity of London's burgeoning Peruvan restaurants. Here they give their verdicts on Tierra Peru