Latin Londoners
Film & Theatre
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…

Arts and Culture
CRASHING THE BALL: Gabriela Garcia. Actor. Writer

Born in Mexico, Gabriela García was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Nina in 'In The Heights' (King’s Cross Theatre), and Best Actress for her performance as Gracie in 'Lunatic 19s: A…

Society and Politics
LATIN LONDONER #50: LISA LUGO, SVP Marketing & Creative Solutions Live Nation UK

Born and bred a true Nuyorican, after working at Live Nation in the US, Lisa Lugo moved to the UK in 2015 where she oversees a team responsible for developing programmes for brand partners across Live Nation’s festivals and…

Arts and Culture
Latin Londoner #49 - Gabriela Vallim, journalist, cultural producer

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Gabriela Vallim is a journalist, cultural producer and founder of Baile Funk Culture, expanding the Brazilian street culture in the UK through events and workshops. She’s curated events at the…

Arts and Culture
Latin Londoner #48 - Gustavo Nenao, street artist

Gustavo Bordin (akak Gustavo Nenao) is a Brazilian street artist who has developed works in three continents and 42 countries and was the only Brazilian to join the selected group of artists chosen by the former U.S. first lady…

Music
Latin Londoner #47 - Esco, Music Producer

Esco is an young up-and-coming sound engineer and producer. Born in Camden to Jamaican and Colombian parents he has absorbed two musical cultures in a very London way. After being heavily involved in gangs as a teenager which…

Arts and Culture
Latin Londoner #46 - Patricia Bidi, Visual Artist

Peruvian artist Patricia Bidi has been living in London for over 20 years and exhibiting her work all over the world. After working on Cecilia Vicuña's Brain Forest Quipu at the Tate Modern, Patricia explores these themes in…

Film & Theatre
Latin Londoner #45: Marcos Mereles, Film Director

Born in La Rioja, Argentina in1990, Marco Mereles is a filmmaker, based in London. His first feature film ALL IS VANITY (UK, 2021) had its world premiere at the 65th BFI London Film Festival and will be released in UK cinemas…

Film & Theatre
Latin Londoner #44 - Sofia Serbin de Skalon, Film Curator

World cinema specialist, writer and culture maker, Argentine born Sofia de Skalon is founder of the Argentine Film Festival London, a showcase for contemporary Argentine cinema. Through her PR agency, Sofia has promoted more than…

Society and Politics
Latin Londoner #43: Vinicius de Carvalho, Director, King's Brazil Institute

Born in Barra Mansa, Brazil, Vinicius de Carvalho is Director of University of London’s King’s Brazil Institute. He is also Vice-Dean International for the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy at King’s College, and Reader…

Music
Latin Londoners #42: REYKO, Electronic Music Duo

The London based electronic music outfit REYKO is made up of Soleil and Igor, both from Spain. The duo first began capturing attention with several viral songs surpassing overall 40 million streams, and breaking through to…

Music
Latin Londoner #41: Sonia Bernardo, Singer Songwriter

Sonia is a British-Portuguese singer/songwriter that has been pricking ears with her powerful soulful voice, tinged with a Fado weep, mixed with Bossa-Nova simplicity and jazzy embellishments. Bernardo caught the attention of…

Society and Politics
Latin Londoner #40: Monica Feria-Tinta, Barrister

Originally from Peru, Monica is the first Latin American barrister to practise at the Bar of England & Wales. She holds an LLM in International Law (LSE) and was awarded the prestigious Diploma of the Hague Academy of…

Dance
Latin Londoner #39: Spin, Professional Bboy

Born in Cali and raised in London, Juan David Gaviria Muñoz (aka Spin) is a professional Bboy (breaker): five times National Solo Champion, two times European Solo Champion and five times World Champion in crew category,…

Film & Theatre, Dance
Latin Londoner #38: Nicole Castillo-Mavromatis, Dancer, Choreographer and Actor

Raised in East London Nicole Castillo-Mavromatis is a queer dancer, actor, choreographer and proud afro-Latina from Dominican Republic. Starting out as a dancer including on an international tour with artist Wizkid and on the…

Society and Politics
Latin Londoner #37: Claudia Lopez-Prieto, Educator

Claudia Prieto is an EAL (English as an Additional language) teacher at Saint Gabriel's College Secondary school in Lambeth. In her 14 years as an educator, she’s earned a reputation for her dedication to engaging and…

Arts and Culture
Latin Londoner #36: Blanca Huertas, Senior Curator, Natural History Museum

Born in Bogotá, Blanca Huertas is Senior Curator of the Lepidoptera collections at the Natural History Museum. She is responsible for the direct care, development and access of the world’s largest and oldest collection of…

Music
Latin Londoner #35: Adriana Cavita, Chef and Food Entrepreneur

Adriana Cavita, the prodigious Mexican chef who previously worked at El Bulli and Pujol, is bringing the authentic flavours of Mexico to London at her debut restaurant, Cavita.

Arts and Culture
Latin Londoner #34: Gisella Stapleton, Artist

The unique artworks of vibrant colours, inspired by folklore and culture, with social undertones, are quickly earning a name for Peruvian artist Gisella Stapleton. Gisella’s work combines realism and abstract art, mixing figure…

Music
Latin Londoner #33: Natalia Luisbassa, Conductor

Coming up through Venezuela's world famous El Sistema, Natalia became the first person to obtain a degree in Orchestral Conducting in Venezuela. She completed her postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in…

Society and Politics
Latin Londoner no.32: Alejandro Madrigal, Scientist

Prof. Alejandro Madrigal is a world leader in the area of stem cell transplantation. Beginning in Mexico, he continued his training at Harvard, Stanford and University College London (UCL). He is currently Professor of…

Music
Latin Londoner no.31: Angelo Flow, Reggaeton Artist

22-year old Angelo Quesini, known as 'Angelo Flow’, is a reggaetón artist born in Valencia, Venezuela. After living in Italy for three years, he came to London, and decided to stay. And the luck might be ours for the word on…

Dance
LATIN LONDONER #30: Daniel Carbonero, dancer

Born in Malaga, Spain Daniel Carbonero is a professional dancer, choreographer, model and actor. After 16 years of intense training and dance competitions in Spain Daniel moved to London and founded the Carbonero Dance Academy,…

Dance
LATIN LONDONER #29: Julia Ruiz Fernández, dancer

Julia Ruiz Fernández is one of those rare dancers who traverses the world of Latin dance and ballet. Born in Málaga, Spain, she graduated in Contemporary dance and Ballet before training with the prestigious Alicia Alonso company…

Music
Latin Londoners #28: Andria Antoniou and Roman Gomez, musicians

Argentine-born Roman Gomez, is a piano, bandoneon and guitar soloist, as well as composer and arranger. Andria Antoniou is a renowned Jazz and Tango vocalist. Their unique blend of Argentinian tango and Latin American Folk with…

Music
LATIN LONDONER #27 - Juanita Euka - Singer-Songwriter

Juanita Euka is a LUKAS award-winning singer-songwriter. Niece of Congolese rumba legend Franco Luambo, she grew up in Buenos Aires before arriving on UK shores. Known for her work with Wara, London Afrobeat Collective and…

Arts and Culture
LATIN LONDONER #26 - Caro Gomez - Fashion Designer

Caro Gomez is a fashion designer with her own label, for which she was awarded "Ones to Watch" title by the Sustainable Lifestyle Awards and won The LUKAS Fashion Designer of the Year 2019. She's also a speaker on…

Music
LATIN LONDONER #25 - Jamy - Singer-songwriter

Jamy is a Colombian singer, whose latest critically-acclaimed Tropical album "Cuentos de la Luna" (Moon tales), includnig Bachat and Kizomba - was produced in the Dominican Republic and is available on iTunes, Spotify…

Music
LATIN LONDONER #24 - Baldo Verdu - band leader

Once described as 'a Latin-swing-coup-d’état by a guy who was clearly out of his mind', this songwriter, guitarist and percussionist hails from one of Venezuela’s most illustrious Afro-folk musical families. Baldo’s…

Music
LATIN LONDONER #23 Mike Kalle - Urban Latin Artist

Born in London to Colombian parents, Mike Kalle is the leading light of the young, creative Latino community. Referred to as the godfather of UK Latin Hip Hop, Mike won a LUKAS two years running as Urban Latin Act of the Year.…

Dance
LATIN LONDONER #22 Thiago Soares - Principal Dancer

Brazilian dancer Thiago Soares, is a former Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet. Soares was born in Rio de Janeiro and joined the Royal Ballet in 2002 after receiving many prizes, including silver medal at the 1998 Paris…

Music
LATIN LONDONER #21.....Omar Puente - Jazz Musician

Jazz violinist and 2017 LUKAS winner, Omar Puente, has performed to audiences worldwide. First violinist at the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra before leaving Cuba in 1997, he toured with Buena Vista’s Ruben Gonzales all over…

Music
Latin Londoner #20 ..Emeris Solis - Percussionist

Emeris is one of Europe’s best Latin percussionists and the epitome of the Latin immigrant who has earned success in London through his craft. Chilled, good humored, and professional, he is a master in Colombian folklore,…

Arts and Culture
LATIN LONDONER 19: FERNANDO D GUIBERT - Artist

Fernando Guibert (father), was one of Argentina's most recognised poets and artists until his death in 1983. Fernando D Guibert (son) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1957, where he taught and lectured before arriving…

Society and Politics
Latin Londoner #18: Gloria Lizcano - LGBT community leader

Celebrating 20 years of her legendary Latino LGBT Club night Exilio this Friday, Gloria Lizcano has been the pioneer and main activist for the Latin LGBT community in London.

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