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New Spanish Cinema - Daniel Monzon and Film Philosophy at its best

On the DVD release of Cell 211, Latinolife interviews Daniel Monzón, one of the new great directors of Spanish Cinema, Daniel Monzón reveals his passions and fears during the making of his film, which ended in some unexpected,…

In-depth Interviews | Film

Presumed Guilty: Victim of Mexico's legal system gets rare break to tell story

Over the net the controversial film about a street vendor stitched up by the Mexican legal system is spreading like wildfire and in England it is about to go on general release. Back in Mexico, judges are seeking to ban…

In-depth Interviews | Art

Travelling the Veins of Caracas

Tanya Yusti interviews Chris Anderson, the acclaimed photo-journalist whose latest book of photographs Capitolio, takes us on a disturbing and exuberant journey through Caracas.

In-depth Interviews | Tropical Dance

Only Room for One Latin Diva?

Ever since Yanet Fuentes, the only Latin American ever to grace the UK’s prime-time talent shows, left the BBC’s 'So You Think You Can Dance', the blogosphere has been awash with outrage at judge Sisco Gomez's…

In-depth Interviews | Contemporary and Classical Dance

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…

In-depth Interviews | Theatre

Spain's Sweet Revenge

Four hundred years after Henry VIII divorced and disgraced Spain's beloved Katherine of Aragon, Spain has the chance to seek sweet revenge on the old rascal by bringing its interpretation of Shakespeare's Henry VIII to…

In-depth Interviews | Theatre

Che, Enrique IV, qué hacé!

Shakespeare in Argentine? Really? Just the thought of the mischievous Argentine psyche giving a twist to theatre’s most famous human commentator, is enough to make one smile. We talk to theatre director Rubén Szuchmacher, who…

In-depth Interviews | Film

Interview with Patricio Guzmán

Award-winning filmmaker Patricio Guzmán, one of Latin America’s most important directors of the 20th and 21st centuries, talks to Latino Life about his new film, Nostalgia for the Light, and about his approach to and opinions of…