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Day of the Flowers (2013) Dir. John Roberts Starring Carlos Acosta

Our very own Cuba aficionado Kerry Ribchester, went to the Day of the Flowers premier to see if all the fuss about the new Latin-infused chic flick, starring Cuba's very own global ballet icon Carlos Acosta, was all it…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 6th March 1927 - 17th April 2014

“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.”

Film

“The dead man doesn’t help” – 7 Reasons To Run Away (2019) at the Raindance Film Festival Dir: Esteve Soler, Gerardo Quinto & David Torras

Brutal, hilarious, black humour at its best, the film ‘7 Reasons to Run away’ (2019) is made up from a group of independent stories listed under respectable, socially conscious titles: Solidarity, Order, Property, Work,…

Art

“Beyond the Legend…Lies a More Fascinating Truth”

It was a gloomy Sunday. The grey sky and all-consuming rain made my bed feel like a toasty heaven, which I was reluctant to leave. However, the anticipation and desire to see first-hand the beautiful gold art work of my…

Film

Bad Education

Eduardo Chapero-Jackson has been dubbed by critics as the latest ‘one to watch’ in new Spanish cinema. Here at London'sThe Spanish Film Festival, supported by the Cervantes Institute, the writer and director talks to…

Literature

In the Beginning, the Sea…in the End, a Global Literary Journey

Colombian author Tomás González began writing the story of his brother. Thirty years later it is a tale that has travelled the world captivating readers, and now landed in the English speaking world. Latinolife interviews…

Tango Dance

Fire in the Argentine Belly

German Cornejo, the lead dancer, and choreographer of 'Tango Fire’ and 'Immortal Tango' talks to Latinolife about his life in tango and tango's future.

Film

Split Identity

Viggo Mortenson’s Argentine background (hence his perfect porteño accent) is unknown to most film fans. In this film, the actor famous for his role as Aragorn in Lord of The Rings, The Road and Eastern Promises embraces his ‘…

Film

‘The Paranoids’ Dir. Gabriel Medina (DVD release)

With humour, pain and irony, Gabriel Medina's ‘The Paranoids’ takes us into the internal world of oddball Luciano as he comes to terms with his life

Film

Travelling Heart

The new film Viramundo follows legendary Brazilian singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil on a musical journey from Bahia, Brazil to Australia, South Africa, and back to the Brazilian Amazon. It had its UK premier at Barbican in late…

Film

Filming Cuba

Next week sees the release of 'Day of the Flowers' - a comedy drama about two Scottish sisters travelling with their late father’s ashes to Cuba, and starring Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta. In this interview, BAFTA…

Lifestyle

Latin Hotlist #2 - November 2016

Think Latin, Feel Latin, Buy Latin...here's our choice of great Latin products on the market this November

Film

Carmen Maura glows in ‘CALLE MÁLAGA’ 2025, a warm study of a 79 -year woman in her later years. Co-written & directed by Moroccan Maryam Touzani at the BFI London Film Festival,

“I was born here and I shall die here”. When her daughter turns up in Tangiers with plans to sell her flat from under her, María Ángeles (Carmen Maura) does everything she can to remain in her beloved home in Tangiers.