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Ana Gabriel at Wembley Arena, London

London's Latin American community were out in force at Wembley on Friday, July 7, to welcome popular Mexican singer Ana Gabriel to the capital.

Dance
Sara Baras, Flamenco legend.

Andalusia pulses again as the Flamenco Festival returns for an exciting fortnight at the Sadler's Well Theatre , opening with the stunning Sara Baras with her new work ALMA

Food
'Paella' by Omar Allibhoy

In his self-confessed love letter to Valencia, Chef Omar Allibhoy unveils his passion for Spain's national dish along with insider knowledge and tips you need to produce a perfect panful of glorious tastes and textures,…

Film & Theatre
Horror is alive and kicking in THE BREACH (2022) by Rodrigo Gudiño

Mexican- Canadian film director Rodrigo Gudiño, best known for founding the horror magazine and company Rue Morgue, has lived up to his reputation with an entertaining and fun horror film with plenty of gore, ‘The Breach’ (2022)

Film & Theatre
SÚPER CHEFS, a play by Betsy Picart, with music by Ariel Cubría.

At the Theatre Peckham, SÚPER CHEFS, an exciting music & dance play designed for children (aged 4-8), is delighting its young audiences and their parents alike,

Film & Theatre
BROKEN TOYS by Carolina Román at the Cervantes Theatre.

To celebrate PRIDE Month, the multi-award-winning play ‘BROKEN TOYS’ by Argentine-Spanish playwright Carolina Román, is playing until the end of June to enthusiastic audiences, at the Cervantes Theatre in Southwark.

Film & Theatre
‘El Perro del Hortelano’ (The Dog in the Manger) by Lope de Vega.

Lope Félix de Vega Caprio, (aka the Phoenix of Spain- 1562-1635) was possibly the first, and maybe the finest playwright that helped launch the Golden Age, el Siglo de Oro in a Baroque Spain. A contemporary of William Shakespeare…

Film & Theatre
La Vida es Sueño (Life is a Dream) by Pedro Calderón de la Barca at the Barbican Theatre.

Just as William Shakespeare was revolutionizing theatre in England, Spanish writers like Lope de Vega and Pedro Calderón de la Barca were shining bright in the Spanish 'Siglo de Oro'. 'Life is a Dream' is one…

Film & Theatre
LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING (2023) by Lisa Cortes

In this beautifully researched documentary, screened at the 2023 BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Festival, Lisa Cortes celebrates the ‘architect of rock n’ roll’ Little Richard, with all the ebullience and joy that vibrates in his…

Film & Theatre
‘UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS’: Juan Felipe Zuleta’s film of friendship despite all odds

Screened in the 'Hearts' Strand at the 2023 BFI Flare LGBTQI+ Festival, this powerful and charming film has been praised by Queer Forty as “one of the best road movies ever made”. This may be a grand statement but there…

Film & Theatre
Latinx Films at The 37th BFI Flare Film Festival 2023

With an array of exciting films from 41 countries, as varied as Morocco & South Korea to Latin America, the biggest LGBTIQ+ film festival in Europe 1(5- 26 March) aims to expand our perspectives, not only with films, but also…

Society and Politics
'Women Resisting Violence: Voices and Experiences from Latin America' by the WRV Collective

'Women Resisting Violence' draws on a range of case studies from Nicaragua, Brazil, the UK, Mexico, Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Guatemala, to paint a contemporary landscape of feminist struggle. Together,…

Film & Theatre
SUBLIME (2022) Dir. Mariano Baisin

 A beautifully understated Argentinian coming-of-age drama starring Martin Miller and Teo Inama Chiabrando and directed by Mariano Biasin.

Film & Theatre
The Incarceration Trap

From the freedom of the Mexican Pacific coast to an American high security jail, director Rodrigo Reyes explores the life of a Mexican illegal immigrant, Sansón Andrade, who was sentenced to life in prison with no parole. This…

Film & Theatre
HAPPINESS, A PLAY by MARILIA SAMPER opens at the Cervantes Theatre

“Sometimes it is best not to see anything” – This is a moving play that reveals the challenges of life in a working-class condominium. Where is the solidarity?

Arts and Culture
'Utama' Dir. Alejandro Loayza Grisi

Utama is a journey through the eyes of a Quechua couple that are battling between life and death with the climate change crisis affecting their home, forcing them to struggle for water and food. Director Alejandro Loayza Grisi…

Film & Theatre
IGUANA LIKE THE SUN (2022) Julián Robles

‘Can a pregnant woman watch an eclipse?’ Mexican actor/ writer / director Julián Robles has emerged with an interesting debut feature that will be screened at the Raindance Film Festival, It represents a notable change of…

Film & Theatre
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) by Alejandro G. Iñarritú.

Alejandro G. Iñarritú, the Oscar-winning director of superb movies like ‘AMORES PERROS’, ‘BIRDMAN’ & ‘THE REVENANT’ returns to Mexico with a personal, sprawling and visually beautiful film that questions filming itself. Co-…

Film & Theatre
'Alcarràs' (2022) Dir. Carla Simón

Shot at the height of the Pandemic in 2021 in Alcarràs, an area in the province of Lleida, on the border between Catalonia and Aragon, Carla Simon’s moving film ‘Alcarràs’ (2022) is a stark picture of the Solé family fighting the…

Film & Theatre
1976 (2022) Dir. Manuela Martelli

“Be careful in the future, you are not always that lucky!” Manuela Martelli's ‘1976’ (2022), winner of the ‘First Feature’ Category at the BFI London Film Festival 2022, studies how the pressures of a repressive regime…

Film & Theatre
‘MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY’ 2022, by Chilean director Patricio Guzmán

“When you want to film a fire, you have to be ready to be where the flames will first appear”. (Chris Marker) Chilean director Patricio Guzmán has created a moving documentary film, ‘My Imaginary Country’ in which he records the…

Film & Theatre
PIGGY (CERDITA) Dir. Carlota Pereda

The 18th 2022 London Spanish Film Festival ended with the screening of the excellent film ‘Piggy' by Spanish director Carlota Pereda where it was awarded a Special Mention. Pereda has created a complex and harrowing tale of…

Film & Theatre
ALL IS VANITY Dir. Marcos Mereles

A story within a story within…who bit the apple first? A moody, acerbic photographer (Sid Phoenix) and his intern assistant (Yaseen Aroussi), the blasé make- up artist (Rosie Steel) and the laconic model (Isabelle Bonfrer) meet…

Music, Society and Politics, News
LatinoLife 22 Confirms its Place as 'the UK's Most Inclusive Festival'

The only UK festival to be chosen for 'The Inclusive Festival Guide' compiled by European research project Fest Space, LatinoLife's 7th edition delivered the UK's biggest Latin music Festival. London’s only…

Film & Theatre
'BLACK THE CLOWN' - A zarzuela at the Arcola & Cervantes Theatres. If only all teenage boy's dreams were this much fun!

In ‘Black the Clown’, a young lad conjures up tales of intrigue, love and politics, as he plays with his toy theatre. His dreams spring to life in the form of a lively ‘zarzuela’ (operetta) bubbling with mischievous humour,…

Music
Southern Passion at the Cervantes Theatre

The Flamenco Festival London 2022, based at Sadler’s Wells (dance) and the Cervantes Theatre (music) featured renowned stars and legends like Tomatito, the Compañia Jesús Carmona, El Yoyo and his troupe, Rocío Márquez and…

Film & Theatre
“THE PLAY TO BE PLAYED” (La Función por Hacer) mesmerizes at the Cervantes Theatre

“In the shadow of your luminosity.” Inventively and freely based on Pirandello’s “Six Character in Search of an Author” by Miguel del Arco and Aitor Tejada, ‘THE PLAY TO BE PLAYED’ is superbly directed by Jorge de Juan. Starting…

Dance
German Cornejo's 'Wild Tango'

Amaranta Wright writes about a revolutionary tango show that will define German Cornejo as one of the greatest Argentine creatives of his generation.

Arts and Culture
EL TRAPECISTA (The Trapeze Artist) survives again.

Mario Flecha with his new book EL TRAPECISTA (The Trapeze artist), published in Spanish, enchants the reader with a selection of quixotic short stories.

Music
‘Signo de Fuego' by La Evolución

Inspired by the modern Havana sound of large-format Timba (Cuban salsa) orchestras featuring electric guitars and synths over powerful, distinctively Cuban grooves, La Evolución is the latest creation of the acclaimed London-…

Film & Theatre
Madame Satã - A Gem from the Archives

The debut feature of celebrated Brazilian writer/director Karim Aïnouz, ‘Madame Satã’ was selected from the BFI archives for the 2022 BFI Flare Film Festival. Based on real events, this film reveals the unusual and dramatic life…

Film & 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.

Film & Theatre
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…

Food
Chimichurris

A juicy piece of bife nostalgia nestled in the streets of Southwark

Film & Theatre
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.

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