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COVID STORIES: On the Frontline
As part of our documentary series for Fuerza London - a film commemorating Latin London's experience of COVID, we interviewed Latinos all over the city. This is the story of Yoshi Bunce a nurse at Kingston Hospital for 30…
Argentine Culture Wars: writing Kirchnerism out of history
Argentina has always been a country of extremes and now is no different. With the change of government in Argentina, there is not only a change in cultural direction, but a determination to write the ideas of 'the other…
Akumal - A Corner in Paradise
If Tulum is too trendy and Playa del Carmen's party vibe isn't your scene, take time out at Akumal. Just don't pester the turtles, says Elizabeth Mistry.
Mexican Milk
Indigenous culture is used to market the country at home and abroad, so why is it that only white faces appear on Mexican adverts?
This Latino Week
Maduro madness, Indigenous groups don't want a repeat of history, "El Trumpo", Britons on virus-hit ship wait for Panama Canal green light, La Linea reschedules to Autumn, F.C. Barcelona agrees to pay cuts and…
LOVIN’ LATIN LONDON - The Writers
Latin America has its fair share of great authors, but what about the budding authors among London-bred Latino community? London’s Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese communities are well into their second and third…
This Latino Week
Timochenko Assassination Attempt, Haiti Rule By Decree, Mexico Aztec Gold Bar, Giammattei Guatemala Asylum Dilemma, Venezuela Parra Sanctions, Argentina IMF Renegotiation Date
Roberto Bolaño: Literary Hot Property or Hot Air?
Roberto Bolaño is being hailed as the best author to come out of Latin America in the past 40 years. Why, after years of success in Spanish, has the Chilean author only now come onto the English-language radar and does he live up…
London Londoner #15...Graciela Sanchez
Born in Mexico City, a slight and pretty 17-year-old joined the Ballet Folklorico. Fifty years on Graciela is one London’s outstanding Latin citizens, and her LUKAS award-winning cultural consultancy Mexicolore, that she runs…
Buenos Aires: the virus reaches the ‘villas miseria’
Ramona Medina, one of the community leaders of Villa 31, a Buenos Aires villa miseria, died from coronavirus after publically denouncing the lack of water and the conditions for maintaining social distancing measures in her…
Movimientos 10th Birthday Playlist
DJ Cal Jader chooses 10 tracks from the Movimientos crates with some of the tunes that rocked the dance floor at their early nights to three key releases on their record label and a few killer tunes from the last few years.
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…
WANT TO WORK FOR LATINOLIFE?
Are you a journalist or aspiring journalist who is passionate about Latin, Spanish and Portuguese culture? If so LatinoLife is the place for you. We’re looking for a brilliant junior editor to join the Latino Life editorial team…
Gastronomical Orbit
Virgilio Martinez' restaurant, Central, was recently ranked fourth in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, sealing the stratospheric rise of Peruvian cuisine as well as his own soaring reputation as a chef and restaurateur. But…
Colombia Brings Hope
Kristian Herbolzheimer, a key analyst in the soon-to-be-signed Colombia peace agreement, explains how this historic achievement came about and its significance for Colombia and the world.
TEN YEARS A GRAVE
More than a decade after the Pasta de Conchos mining disaster killed 65 miners in Mexico, families are asking the UK to help with their struggle for justice, reports Elizabeth Mistry
Football Personalities of 2018
With a fantastic World Cup to remember and the Premier League well under way, we review the most exciting Latin and Spanish Football Personalities of 2018
Brown Girls in the Ring Make Argentina Sing…
How Cumbia conquered Argentina. The Cumbia invasion rides on populist political culture, but has urban snobs singing a different tune.
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.
Woman on the Verge: MAVICA
Originally from Cartagena in south-eastern Spain, London-based Marta Casanova blends folk, indie, pop and electronic sounds. In September, Mavica’s debut album 'Sometimes a Person Never Comes Back (but that’s okay)',…
Voice in Residence
In the often vacuous world of Reggaeton, Residente has stood out as one of its most outspoken artists. Even at the Grammy Awards, where he has, perhaps surprisingly, won more than any other Latin artist, the former Calle 13…
Gizane's Feijoada
The ultimate comfort food, and perfect for a British winter; the feijoada is a hearty stew of pork, jerk beef, black beans, heaps of garlic and other things that bubbles for hours on low heat. Every cook includes their own twist…
Mariana Aristizábal - Actor, Director, Theatre-Maker
Colombian actress and theatre-maker Mariana Aristizábal describes herself as someone who “makes things happen, one way or another.” She has performed in 'Dirty Thirty,' 'Gloria y Ramona' and 'The…
‘The Silence of my Hands’ (2024) by Mexican documentary film maker Manuel Acuña.
Screening at the 2025 BFI Flare LGBTQAI+ Film Festival, ‘The Silence of my Hands’ follows the travails of two deaf Mexican women who struggle to keep their relationship alive despite separations, the short spells when they are…
THE EYES OF THE NIGHT at the Cervantes Theatre.
Directed by the Australian director and movement specialist Simone Coxall, the art production and mise- en- scène on the Cervantes stage of “The Eyes of the Night”, sets the tone of the production at a glance, having it…
COVID Toll on Indigenous Elders is Destroying History
"Every time an elder dies, a library is burnt"
‘No one should be buried in a place where you can’t leave flowers…’
No one was more surprised or moved than the author Juan Alberto Salvatierra when, in 1985, he heard on the radio that Joe Strummer, the legendary front man of The Clash was, with musician Jesús Arias, in an olive grove in Granada…
Mexico Unlimited
Amaranta Wright basks in the stunning combination of ancient civilisations and Caribbean luxury in a family trip to the Yucatán peninsular, combining road trip adventure and resort comforts.
Ingratos hermosos
Over a career spanning nearly 30 years Mexico City’s Cafe Tacvba have experimented with a sombrero full of musical genres including rock, pop, jazz, tropical, electronica, and traditional Mexican tunes that they have melded into…
When Fado met Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Beyond
Ana Moura first burst onto the international scene in 2011, when she was hailed by the media as a ‘prodegée’ of Prince and Mick Jagger. But beyond this rather colonialist view (the Portuguese singer was a fully-fledged artist…
Classic Latin Albums produced in the UK
Artists from all over the world come to record in London, and Latin Americans are no exception, from Soda Stereo to Buena Vista. But we are not interested in these 'parachute recordings', only the Latin artists who…
BOGOTÁ – prepare to be surprised!
The Colombian Capital offers so much more than it seems! So hop on a buseta and grab yourself a almojabana for our Bogotá city guide...
SPAIN'S CULTURAL ARMADA IN LONDON
You'd have to be deaf not to notice the huge influx of Spaniards to London in recent years. Nowhere was it more evident that at this year's Latin US Awards, which witnessed a huge Spanish participation and success. Here…
La Yegros at Rich Mix
La Yegros is so cool. Self-aware and on top of everything that goes on during the show, she comes to stage in high platform shoes, short skirts, afro hair up, really up, and full of colour. Tones of green, pink, blue, yellow, and…
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