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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…

Theatre

Butterfly Catching

In Madame Butterfly, the One Man Opera, the butterfly takes flight one more time as the abandoned son goes looking for his father in the US. Mexican born Ignacio Jarquin, who himself metamorphosised from Opera conductor to singer…

Theatre

Spain's Sweet Revenge

Four hundred years after Henry VIII divorced and disgraced Spain's beloved Katherine of Aragon, Spain has the chance to seek sweet revenge on the old rascal by bringing its interpretation of Shakespeare's Henry VIII to…

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 ‘…

Lifestyle

LATIN HOTLIST #14 - Autumn 2019

From Latino Power to Harina Power, Latin Apparel launches an exclusive range of Latin identity merchandise...

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,…

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…

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…

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

ROMERÍA (2025) the final film in the semi-auto-fiction trilogy by Catalan writer/director Carla Simón.

Set in Vigo during a traditional ‘romería’ festival, young Marina arrives to seek some vital documents from her prejudiced grandparents to establish her legitimacy, while her family continue trying to hide too many secrets. The…

Film

LES SURVIVANTS DU CHE (Che Guevara: The Last Companions- 2026) is at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in the ‘Special Screenings’ section.

Christophe Dimitri Réveille has created an absorbing and fascinating documentary on the handful of six Che followers, who, having failed in their attempt to start a Bolivian revolution and protect Che, managed to survive fleeing…

Film

Guillermo Del Toro: Mexico's Renaissance Man

Recently awarded the BFI FELLOWSHIP, the highest honour the BFI can bestow, Guillermo del Toro (61) now joins other great and distinguished artists and film makers like Martin Scorcese, Christopher Nolan, Tom Cruise, Akira…