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Jessica Maria Gilhooley, actor, filmmaker
Since graduating from the prestigious Drama Centre this British-Colombian Actor has appeared in Miramax's box office hit 'The Beekeeper' alongside Jason Statham and Jeremy Irons, and in the BAFTA-winning TV series…
CRASHING THE BALL: Gabriela Garcia. Actor. Writer
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Meow! (2024) by Mexican Ariel de la Garza and Czech Michal Vojtech.
Meow! a comedy short film that has just premiered at the Norwich Film Festival, is an intriguing, quirky and amusing run through the Gothic shadows of the city of Prague, as a toilet attendant searches for her lost cat, trying to…
Brazil’s big beautiful – and still illegal – balloon-making culture
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‘Magdalena, Te Amo’ (2024) is a moving short film about student sex workers in New York. Premiered at the New York Latino Film Festival, it has also been longlisted for the 2024 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards.
Power Alley (Levante- 2023) by Brazilian director Lillah Halla
Lillah Halla is emerging as the new kid on the block in Brazil with her opera prima, Levante (Power Alley) that questions Brazilian politics and feminist freedoms and has already garnered no fewer than 8 wins and 8 nominations at…
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Memories of a Burning Body (2024) by Costa Rican director Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
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SUJO (2024) by creative Mexican duo Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez
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OLIVIA AND THE CLOUDS (2024) visually exciting animated feature by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat.
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Collective Monologues (2024) by Jessica Sarah Rinland
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DRAGONKEEPER (2024) fantasy animation adventure directed by Salvador Simó and Yianping Li.
“There are questions that should not be answered because the answers should be found!” Based on Carole Wilkinson’s book, ‘Dragonkeeper’ is an exciting animated feature being released on September 27th in the UK,
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The Sound of Healing: An Interview with Nicaraguan singer Ceshia Ubau
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BBC’s STORYVILLE has found a quiet gem with ‘INHERITING THE CASTLE (2023)’ by Argentine director Martin Benchimol.
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We Love Sergio Mendes
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LOS TALLOS AMARGOS (1956) by Argentine Fernando Ayala
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EL AFFAIRE DE MIU MIU (2024) by Laura Citarella.
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Leonor: The Story of a Lost Childhood
What the FARC? Women are the silent victims of Colombia’s conflict, exploited and abused by guerrillas as much as their enemiesGavin O’Toole reviews the book Leonor: The Story of a Lost Childhood by Paula Delgado-Kling. The…
As Fado Bicha – Challenging the Taboos of Portugal's Most Famous Music
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10 Distinguished Brits You Didn't Know Were Colombian
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Resilience and Resistance: a History of the Colombian London
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Pacific Tumbao
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London's Top Latin Food Stalls
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KAROL G AT THE 02 ARENA
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SORCERY (BRUJERÍAS) 2023, by Chilean director Christopher Murray, based on true events, opens on June 14th 2024.
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