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Lost and Found in Mexico
An English boy follows the family myth of his great-grandfather's notorious adventures in Mexico in search of an ending, and finds more than he could ever have imagined.
PATIENT ( Paciente) DIR Jorge Cabellero
Patient, which had its British Premiere in the ‘Debate’ section of the 60th London Film festival, is a sensitive and deeply moving documentary by Colombian director Jorge Caballero. The film takes us on a journey as we accompany…
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Inaugurated this month, an exciting new mural by Argentine artist Patricio Forrester has been unveiled on a large wall in the Deptford Arena on the New Cross Road. Forrester has lived in the area for many years, and is very well…
‘FRAGMENTED DIALOGUES’: Art and Identity in 1980s Chile
Corina talks to the curator of a fascinating exhibition of the work by two Chilean artists, Mario Fonseca and Mauricio Valenzuela. It is on at Austin/Desmond Fine Art till 30 June and explores both the fragmented and silenced…
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After two month of voting by the public and expert judges, here are the LUKAS Winners For Outstanding Contribution to Theatre, Film and Fashion
Revolutionising the Black Economy
Adriana Barbosa is the entrepreneur and visionary behind Feira Preta - the festival celebrating the Black diaspora all over the world, which is today recognised as the largest Black culture and entrepreneurship festival in Latin…
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…
Acting Almodóvar
Maria Delgado looks at the acting styles of one of the Spanish-speaking world’s most iconic directors and the importance of acting in Pedro Almodóvar’s work.
Spring Hot List 2021
Even in Lockdown you can still Think Latin, Eat Latin, Feel Latin...here's our choice of Latin must-haves and must-eats
Ten Events to Love in São Paulo
This is the city of graffiti, rap battles, poetry slams in the favelas and samba. It is also home to the bailes de favela and the famous fluxosMy, spontaneous street parties where booming speakers and motorbike stunts take over…
Marshland (2015) Dir. Alberto Rodríguez
Critically acclaimed Spanish director Alberto Rodríguez’s latest film, Marshland, was a box-office hit in Spain, winning a spectacular ten Spanish Academy Goya awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best…
Division Ave (2019)
This aptly named short film, ‘Division Ave’, illustrates the divide between immigrant workers and locals, and the struggle that these workers face, usually without work visas, to try to provide for their loved ones back home.
NARCISO (2026) by Paraguayan writer/director Marcelo Martinessi
Following on from his successful opera prima “The Heiresses” in 2018, Marcelo Martinessi’s second feature “NARCISO”. a drama based during the Military dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner in Asunción, is being screened in the…
FILMS TO WATCH BEFORE YOU DIE #10: AMORES PERROS (2000) Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu
“To make God Laugh, tell him your plans.” In this intense and gritty debut feature by Academy Award-winning director Mexican Alejandro G. Iñárritu (who went on to make Birdman, The Revenant) and starring Gael García Bernal, no…
Grupo 7 Dir. Alberto Rodriguez (2012)
A Spanish film about urban ‘clean up’ operations in the run up to staging international events, one which the Rio de Janeiro government members might want to watch
Bridge or Barrier? 10.000km (2014) New Release
Can a modern relationship survive long distance? Facebook, Skype and social media are designed to bring people closer, are they not? The award-winning opera prima ‘10.000 km (2014)’ of Carlos Marques-Marcet is finally available…
10 Novels To Gift This Christmas
This list of books takes you from one corner of Latin America to the other with a special trip over the Atlantic to a lost town in the middle of Spain. We chose 9 books written by women authors in this selection where you'll…
A Dancer’s Leap from Poverty to Stardom
Fernando Montaño, the Royal Ballet's first ever Colombian soloist, has moved mountains and overcome obstacles to achieve his success as dancer, model and TV personality. He talked to Latinolife
Historias de Lavapies (2014) Dir. Ramon Luque
Historias de Lavapiés is Ramón Luque’s third release which opened this year’s London Spanish Film Festival. It is a truthful, beautiful snapshot into Spain’s multicultural society and continuing economic difficulty. Few films…
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Think Latin, Feel Latin, Buy Latin...here's our choice of great Latin products on the market this Summer
Dance to live: “The Dancer Thieves” Dir by Anglo-Peruvian director Lali Houghton
Anglo-Peruvian film director Lali Houghton’s film “The Dancer Thieves”- explores the healing qualities of dance on a group of prisoners in Burkina Faso.
Witch Girl Summer
Playwright Margarita Valderrama’s horror comedy, Witch Girl Summer, explores the evils of insecurity - quite literally - as an influencer’s plummeting self-esteem drives her toward the demonic in a desperate quest to achieve her…
Not Another Play About War
Bringing real life British and Argentine veterans of the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War to the stages of London and Brighton, Lola Arias is soon to create a ground-breaking theatrical experience. Latinolife talks exclusively to this…
Paco Peña's Quimeras
An uplifting and inspiring piece that tells an emotive story and touches political themes through music, dance and the spoken word
Minimalist vampire movie with a twist: ‘MY HEART CAN ONLY BEAT WHEN YOU TELL IT TO” .
Colombian-American Jonathan Cuartas has hit the ground running with his debut feature, ‘MY HEART CAN ONLY BEAT WHEN YOU TELL IT TO’, a moving tale of two dysfunctional siblings trying to protect their frail little brother against…
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.…
Women in Words: Books for International Women's Day
After the Socialist Party of America organized a Women's Day in New York City on February 28, 1909, German delegates Clara Zetkin, Käte Duncker, Paula Thiede and others proposed at the 1910 International Socialist Woman…
THE RIVER TRAIN (2026) co-written and co-directed by Lorenzo Ferro and Lucas A. Vignale
The world premiere of the Argentine film ‘The River Train’ has been screened in the ‘Perspectives’ section of the 2026 Berlinale. In a warm coming-of-age story, (or is it a road movie?) 9- year-old Milo runs away from home in…
The Immigrant's View
Ana Asensio’s award-winning debut film 'Most Beautiful Island' is an unnerving psychological thriller set in the Big Apple that has been receiving rave reviews. I The film is based on Ana's own experiences living…
Cuba Makes An Author's Dream
Many an author and musician have fallen to the seductions of the Latin Caribbean’s most intriguing island and bestselling author Rosanna Ley is no exception. Her latest novel Last Dance in Havana takes readers to the dusty dance…
Nae Pasaran(2018) Scottish Solidarity to Powerful Effect from Afar.
NAE PASARAN (2018) is a stunning documentary written, directed and produced by Felipe Bustos Sierra. It is the moving true story of how a group of engineers working in a Scottish factory did their bit to help prevent more…
Things That Matter to…Edson Damazzo
Known as Bibiu, or as the "Choreographer to the Stars," he is one of Brazil’s best known dancers and choreographers and is a favourite among the country's top artists. Having travelled the world, primarily for…
Chile's Artistic Renaissance Questions the Past
From decades of silence and a few lone voices such as documentary-maker Patricio Guzman, has come a flourishing arts industry in Chile, with film studios like Fabula, Oscar-winning directors like Sebastian Lelio, and artists like…
THE GUESTS Dir. Cristina Diz and Stefan Butzmühlen
A Spanish-German collaboration has produced this interesting ‘road’ movie set in 1973, that touches on how old ingrained traditions affect us when a Spanish ‘guest’ worker tries to take her dying mother back her village in…
On the Edge of the Embrace: A Contemporary Tango Drama by David Chartoriski
In David Chartoriski's latest creation for the stage, "On the Edge of the Embrace", three souls perform a story of love, betrayal and freedom through sizzling dance movements, in an electrifying night of tango…
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