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We Love Toña la Negra (1912 –1982)

Mexico has never been short of fantastic singers and to become considered as a singing star in the country, you have to be great and Toña La Negra was one of the greatest singers Mexico has given to the world. An Afro-Mexican of…

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…

Art as Evidence: Into the Belly of Latin American Political Posters

“Thinking Inside the Box” is an exhibition based on the archives of Latin American political art from Senate House Library, organized and led by students. The project dives into the largely unknown yet expansive collection of…

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.

Postcard from...Havana: Family at a Crossroads

It’s been a busy and sad week in our Cuban household.  Danay and Osvaldo, two married younger members of this small Cuban family are leaving the country tomorrow to make a new life for themselves in Argentina, where Danay’s Cuban…

We Love Charlie Palmieri (1927-1988)

Pianist, organist, composer, arranger, bandleader and educator, Charlie Palmieri, Eddie’s older brother was one of the fundamental players in the development of Latin music in NY. His virtuosity and love for his art drove Charlie…

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…

Chimichurris

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

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.

‘FOGARÉU’ (2022) directed by Flávia Neves

“When a baby is born it is thrown into the air, if it flies it is a bat, if it falls it is a fool”. ‘Fogaréu,’ is the story of a wealthy Brazilian family that interweaves overt class struggles with intimate family strife in wild…

The Right to Die? Euthanasia in Colombia

 Meet the lawyers fighting to make euthanasia a human right in Latin America.

NORTHERN SKIES OVER AN EMPTY SPACE (2022)

Selected to be screened for the Panorama Competition at the 72nd Berlin Film Festival, this Mexican ‘western’, the third feature to be directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella, delves into magical realism with the build-up of omens…

MEMORIA (2021) directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

“In here, time stops”. Thai Director, screenwriter and producer Apichatpong Weerasethakul has set his latest offering MEMORIA (2021) in Colombia. He has managed to uncover a sense of peace that one would have thought hard to…

‘RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT’ (2021)

“What a Journey! In the end it’s [about] who you really are!” This lively documentary biopic of Rita Moreno directed by award-winning Mariem Pérez Riera, entertains and fascinates at every turn.

Brazilian women in London share experiences of gendered violence

As the rates and intensity of violence against women dramatically rose globally over lockdown, Gil, a Brazilian woman in London who has suffered domestic violence, tells her story of being denied support from emergency services.…

'The Latin American Cookbook' by Virgilio Martinez

Danica Katich delves into a masterpiece of research, commitment to food and ode to cooking and sharing by one of Peru’s most magnificent chefs

Remembering Rafael Escalona, composer (1927 - 2009)

Rafael Escalona was one of Colombia's most important musical lyricists and composers, revolutionising Colombia's vallenato tradition, modernizing the music's rough, accordion-based sound via the addition of vividly…

Maison Cachua by Fernando Montaño

Former Royal Ballet dancer and Colombian dance megastar Fernando Montaño launches new bespoke luxury fashion brand

McNicol Ballet Collective: Awakenings

McNicol Ballet Collective: Awakenings Review

Padel in the Country

When everyone begins claiming they invented it, you know it’s catching on. From the Argentine suburbs and Mexican millionaire residencies to the phenomenal spawn of canchas in Spain (making it the nation’s second favourite sport…

'City of a Thousand Trades', 'Imminent' and the 'Chacona'

Consisting of a 3 piece performance, including the works 'City of a Thousand Trades', 'Imminent', and the 'Chacona', a new piece curated by Carlos Acosta, this enjoyable and thought-provoking triple…

Spotlight on...Mariah Angeliq

The talented Dominican and Puerto Rican rapper and singer has been climbing up the Latin music scene as are her songs in the charts!

Luisa Santiago, Singer-Song Writer

Luisa Santiago is a Colombian-born, London-bred singer pianist who calls on the best of both worlds: her roots in Salsa and Latin music and a love of UK Soul and R&B. Luisa’s songwriting, piano playing and sweet vocals, honed…

MY HEART GOES BOOM! Dir. Nacho Álvarez

Following the popularity of new musicals like ‘La la Land’(2016), or even Pablo Larrain’s hypnotic ‘Ema’ (2019), Uruguayan debut director Nacho Álvarez has launched into features with an ambitious, funny and cheerful musical…

Retracing Galeano’s Open Veins

‘Gold, Oil and Avocados, A Recent History of Latin America in Sixteen Commodities’ by Andy Robinson is an account of export extractivism in Latin America. Robinson argues that to understand the major political upheavals in Latin…

Facundo Cabral - Argentine singer-songwriter, philosopher and writer (1937 - 2011)

Described as a ‘worldwide messenger of peace’ by the United Nations, and a voice of protest against Argentina’s military dictatorship from 1976 to 1982, Cabral remains one of Latin America’s most celebrated folk musicians.

The Good Boss (El Buen Patrón 2021) by Spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa

The delightful comedy 'The Good Boss' is being screened at the Riverside Cinema from July 15th- 2022. It was shown at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival following its première at the 2021 San Sebastian International…

Felipe Pirela 'The Bolerista of the Americas' (1941 - 1972)

Dying tragically at the untimely age of 31, Felipe Pirela was considered one of the most promising and celebrated boleristas of his day and the first Venezuelan to sell over a million records.

CUÑADOS (2021) by Toño López

Screened at the 2021 London Spanish Film Festival, ‘CUÑADOS’ (Brothers- in- Law 2021) is a delightful caper in the local language by Galician director Toño López and a great tonic for a cold autumn evening. Eduardo and his…

Azor (2021) by Andreas Fontana

‘Smell Fear like a Dog’. Andreas Fontana’s film AZOR (2021) showing at the BFI London Film Festival is a slow-burning thriller that enters the murky waters of Private Banking in Argentina during the Dirty War.

Río Turbio: women marginalised by the mine

Filmmaker and archivist Tatiana Mazú González sheds light on the role of women in the Río Turbio miner’s struggle

Arcangel's Latest Album: Los Favoritos 2.5

The legendary Arcangel does it once again with this latest album Los Favoritos 2.5 filled with 15 songs. This album is not one to sleep on! It gives you the old school reggaeton vibes mixed with a few tracks with he new school…

‘No one should be buried in a place where you can’t leave flowers…’

No one was more surprised or moved than the author Juan Alberto Salvatierra when, in 1985, he heard on the radio that Joe Strummer, the legendary front man of The Clash was, with musician Jesús Arias, in an olive grove in Granada…

Brazil: Independence Celebrations Mark a Day of Divisions, over Unity

Clorrie Yeomens reflects on the trauma and mixed feelings that Brazilian Independence Day conjures up for many Brazilians

Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresas y chocolate- Cuba 1993)

Strawberry and Chocolate is a delightful 1993 film by Cuban directors Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabio. It is being screened as part of the CASA FESTIVAL 2021 which will run throughout September 2021. The festival…

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