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The Latin London Issue

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    Latin Albums produced in the UK

    Artists from all over the world come to record in London, and Latin Americans are no exception, from Soda Stereo to Buena Vista. But we are not interested in these 'parachute recordings', only the Latin artists who lived here, even for a brief period, to bring 'their' London experience with them into the recording studio. There have been a lot of disasters as a result, but when it goes right this combination has produced some original and outstanding results. The following list pays tribute to this London Latin uniqueness as expressed through music.

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  • Latin London / Features

    Being Latin in London - Part 1

    We all come with a different story. From the high life of Carlos Acosta to the invisible cleaner working double shifts so that she can put her children through school back home. Some came here as political refugees, others as economic migrants, and those born and bred here, form part of the new generation of UK Latinos. So what is Latin Identity in Britain? What makes the Latin identity here, as opposed to Spain the US, unique? In this two part article, Candela went out on the streets of London to talk to Latinos of all generations who were born or have settled here about what being Latin in London means to them, and how it has changed their perspective of themselves and others.

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  • Latin London / Features

    Part 2 - The Liberation of being Latin in London

    Lazy, violent and corrupt?…it’s sometimes tiring countering the contantly reinforced stereotypes of Latin America in the British media, but if we don’t do it who will? In the second part of our Latin London identity series we explore this issue. We also learn from our Latinos how moving from Latin America to London has changed their perspectives, broadened their horizons, and enriched their life. Whatever the ups and downs, having two identities can be a liberating thing.

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  • Ballet / Interviews

    Acosting Fame

    Carlos Acosta, arguably the best ballet dancer of his generation and London’s most famous Latino, looks back on his thirteen years in London, during which he went from the Royal Ballet's principle dancer to global ballet mega-star, on a par with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolf Nureyef. With Hollywood studios knocking on his door, Carlos contemplates, exclusively to Candela, how London helped make him the legend he's become, life after the Royal Ballet and Cuba's after Castro.

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  • Photography / The Latin London Issue

    Latins in London - The Photgraphs of Julio Etchart

    Julio Etchart first arrived in the UK from Uruguay in the 1970s and has worked as a photojournalist for the national and international press ever since, winning prestigious prizes such as World Press Award, First Prize, for his coverage of global environmental issues. In these wonderful photos, Julio celebrates with us Latino Life in London in all its diversity...
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  • Society / First person

    Lost and Found in Mexico

    An English boy follows the family myth of his great-grandfather's notorious adventures in Mexico in search of an ending, and finds more than he could ever have imagined

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  • Football / Interviews

    London's Unlikely Latin Hero

    When they arrived at Tottenham Hotspurs in 1979, hot off their World Cup victory, Ricardo Villa and fellow Argentine Ossie Ardiles, were the first Latin Americans to play in English Football. Today, having just been honoured at the 25th anniversary of Spurs’ FA cup final victory over Man City, in which Villa scored the winning goal, and on the publication of his memoir, we caught up with the man crowned ‘Argy Bargy’, and hence immortalised, by THAT goal.

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  • Society / Features

    A Brief History of Latin Americans in London

    From Francisco de Miranda and the revolutionaries of the Wars of Independence to Ricky Villa and the workers of today

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  • Football / Things You Should Know About...

    Latino Legends of English football

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  • Club culture / Photo article

    The Photos of Debbie Bragg and The Rise of a New UK Club Culture

    By chronicling the new generation of Latino-Brits in their party element, this oustanding photographer became THE documentarist of the urban latin movement in the UK and helped put urban latin culture on the map. Exclusively on Candela, we show her work in all its stages.

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