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Memorable Films: Hectór Babenco and 'The Kiss of the Spider Woman'

Corina Poore pays tribute to one of Latin America's great directors Hectór Babenco and his most memorable film ‘The Kiss of the Spider Woman' which continues to draw public fascination, even more remarkable for being…

Hotlists | Lifestyle
LATIN HOTLIST #6 - SUMMER 2017

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

Reviews | Theatre
These Trees are Made of Blood @ The Arcola Theatre

A brave piece of theatre, using sensitivity, humour and music, to depict the horror of Argentina's dirty war.

Hotlists | Lifestyle
LATIN HOTLIST #5 - SPRING 2017

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

Features | Culture, Society
Sembrando Cultura: This is How We do It!

Maria Luna, a Dominican American residing in London, speaks to four Latinas in the United States, Scotland and England to find out what it means to be a Latina and how a Latina maintains or compromises her culture when she starts…

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Paradise City by Joe Thomas (Arcadia Books)

American style 'noir' set in South America's biggest megatropolis - a lonely cop's battle with corruption, despair, and his own demons makes for an enthralling Sao Paulo thriller.

Reviews | Film
Neruda (2016) Dir. Pablo Larrain

The latest Chilean addition to a great Latin American tradition of highly entertaining political thrillers, or 'Latin Noir' as the genre is now known. Neruda, focuses on the the arrest warrant issued in 1948 for the…

First Person | Literature
COSMIC CONNECTIONS

Patricia Diaz describes herself as a migrant storyteller, for she has lived longer in London than in her native Colombia. Her debut novel ‘The Golden Bat’ touches on the tragic events of the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz volcano eruption…

Spotlight on... | Film
The Films of Armando Bó

In the first of our 'Memorable Film' series on Latin America and Spain’s most memorable films and directors, Latinolife’s film editor, Corina Poore, profiles the ground-breaking Argentine director Armando Bó

Reviews | Film
Aquarius (2017 Dir. Kleber Filho Mendonça)

A richly painted portrait of Brazilian society, of corporate greed and, ultimately, of a woman of a certain age.

Reviews | Theatre
La Tortuga de Darwin @ Cervantes Theatre

A delightful, thoughtful and hugely comical experience at the innovative Spanish Theatre initiative in Southwark

Reviews | Flamenco Dance
MERCEDES RUIZ @ SADLERS WELLS

Mercedes Ruiz' fiery charm and intimacy leave her audience spellbound

Features | Culture, Society
United Migrations?

Walk around London and it’s hard to avoid the Spanish vowels swirling around the air. The recent influx of Spaniards and Latin Americans arriving through Spain adds yet another layer to the original Spanish speaking communities.…

Reviews | Tango Dance
Tango Fire @ The Peacock Theatre

The playfulness, passion and techniqal brilliance of German Cornejo's award winning Tango Fire helped keep the winter blues away for Judy Frankl

Hotlists | Lifestyle
LATIN HOTLIST #4 - WINTER

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

First Person | Literature
Paradise City

Inspired by ten years living as a teacher in Brazil, Paradise City is the debut crime novel from Joe Thomas, which delves deep into the underworld of São Paulo. Here the author writes about the people and places, the violence and…

Reviews | Film
BLACK ORPHEUS (Dir. Marcel Camus 1959 - new Blu-Ray release)

The classic 1959 Rio Carnival adaptation of the ancient Greek tale about Orpheus and Eurydice, two lovers meeting and falling in love, pursued by the macabre figure of Death, is brilliantly brought back to life in a new Blu-Ray…

Reviews | Literature
Looking for Trouble – The Life and Poems of Roque Dalton

As the first bi-lingual edition of a selected works of the Salvadoran poet, Roque Dalton, is published, Roger Atwood reflects on the life and work of one of Central America's greatest literary figures and revolutionaries…

Hotlists | Lifestyle
Christmas Wish List 2016

Think Latin, Feel Latin, Buy Latin...here's our choice of great Latin ideas for Christmas

Hotlists | Lifestyle
Latin Hotlist #2 - November 2016

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

Spotlight on... | Art
Wilfredo Lam: Painting Afro-Cubanism

The 20th century Cuban painter, Wifredo Lam, was one of the finest artists of his time. Full of Afro-Cuban mysticism, Lam's work - revolutionary, non-conformist and deeply spiritual - pays homage to Cuba's unique mixed…

Reviews | Art
Ricardo Cinalli’s “ A Ravishing Muse – An Irreverent Homage to Picasso”

Ricardo Cinalli (born on April 3rd 1948) is a renowned Argentine artist, known for a neo-Classical approach to his painting. Focusing largely on the human figure he has created a style of his own with remarkable drawing skills.…

Hotlists | Lifestyle
Latin Hotlist #1 - October 2016

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

Reviews | Film
The Clan (Dir. Pablo Trapero)

Outsanding performances and direction bring to life this story, one of the most curious of Argentina's many intriguing historical dramas.

Spotlight on... | Lifestyle
Transformed by Scent

Amaranta Wright enters the world of Ramón Monegal, the legendary Spanish perfumer now celebrating 100 years of a family in fragrance, and emerges transformed.

Reviews | Film
When Two World's Collide (Dir. Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel)

The Sundance World Cinema Documentary special jury prize-winner, this tense and immersive tour de force, takes audiences directly into the line of fire between powerful, opposing Peruvian factions who will stop at nothing to keep…

Reviews | Film
'JULIETA' (Dir. Pedro Almodóvar)

Almodovar's ‘Julieta’ marks a change in the iconic director’s well-known style

Reviews | Literature
BETTY BOO by CLAUDIA PIÑEIRO / Bitter Lemon Press 2016.

The latest novel from Latin America's literary sensation being dubbed the Argentine Patricia Highsmith

Reviews | Art, Tropical Dance
Alfredo Jarr: This is Not America

Chilean-born artist Alfredo Jaar has caused controversy in the past with his project titled A Logo For America which originally appeared on a billboard in Times Square in the 1980s, and now it has appeared in London where it was…

Reviews | Literature
'Reputations' by Juan Gabriel Vasquez, translated by Anne McLean (Bloomsbury)

Depicting the slippery nature of the past and the unreliability of memory, Juan Gabriel Vasquez' fifth novel draws a convincing portrait of the complex world of Bogotá in recent years, adding to his own reputation as one of…

Reviews | Film
Ma Ma (Dir Julio Medem)

Penelope Cruz glows in Julio Medem's moving and heartfelt film

Spotlight on... | Literature
LOVIN’ LATIN LONDON - The Writers

Latin America has its fair share of great authors, but what about the budding authors among London-bred Latino community? London’s Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese communities are well into their second and third…

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LOVIN' LATIN LONDON - The Performers

Artistic creativity has long been one the Latin World’s biggest exports. Beyond music and dance, Latin American and Spanish film, theatre and visual arts, offer their unique perspective on the world. La Clave Fest is celebrating…

Spotlight on... | Art
LOVIN’ LATIN LONDON - The Artists

We are used to celebrating the great Latin artists who are brought to exhibit their work in London, but what about the plethora of talent bred or residing in the UK? London’s Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese communities are…

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