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Dilma's Dilemmas: On the Road to Re-election
With the first round of Presidential elections in Brazil coming up October 5th, how have World Cup protests and the recent death of opposition Socialist candidate Eduardo Campos on the 13th August affected Dilma Rousseff’s re-…
Latinolife's Spring Break Party Playlist
From Nicky Jam, J Balvin, Zion & Lennox and Prince Royce to De La Ghetto, Bad Bunny, Arcángel, Ozuna, Bad Bunny, Wisin and Karol G, these are the guys making the hits right now. ENJOY!
2012 and The End of the World as we know it… Mayan Prophecy or Hollywood Hoax?
Based on the ancient Mayan prophecy, the recent Hollywood blockbuster 2012 depicts the imminent end of the world. How much of it relays truth as the Mayans saw it and, more importantly, what did the Mayans know that we don’t?
Alma Antigua - The Young Guatalaman with Vintage Charm
Described by The New York Times as having a ‘tangy, bluesy voice with the feistiness of Edith Piaf,’ there is something definitely old-worldy about the Guatemalan singer-songwriter who has a Latin Grammy, tours with Ricardo…
This Latino Week
Honduran Migrants Lose Protected U.S. Status, Medellin's Mayor Demands Apology Over Escobar-Related Lyrics, Japan and Qatar Invited to 2019 Copa America
Cunha: The Man Who Knew Too Much
The arrest of the former speaker of Congress has sent shock-waves through Brasilia.
Top Ten Dance Tracks To Kick the Year Off
Blast those February blues away with the hottest tracks of the moment
A BODY IN THE WORLD
One of the brightest gems of contemporary Brazilian music, Luedji Luna fuses Afro-Brazilian rhythms, jazz and soul with poetry that honours her Bahian roots. Having just picked up two Latin Grammies, one for Best Brazilian…
Producing the Image of Spain
Executive producer Gervasio Iglesias, Director of Zanfoña Producciones, one of Spain’s most exciting film production outfits, talks to Latinolife about making films in the current crisis and their latest release Unit 7.
Travelling the Veins of Caracas
Tanya Yusti interviews Chris Anderson, the acclaimed photo-journalist whose latest book of photographs Capitolio, takes us on a disturbing and exuberant journey through Caracas.
Venezuela: The Alternative of a Coalition Government
Victor Álvarez, a leading Venezuelan economist and winner of the Premio Nacional de Ciencia 2013, was Minister of Basic Industries and Mining during the Chavez presidency. This article, based on a proposal to the EU and ICRC…
Tyrant Banderas by Ramon del Valle-Inician
A new English translation by Peter Bush. New York Review of Books Classics series 2012.
The Legend Becomes The Teacher
Antonio Canales is considered one of the greatest Spanish Flamenco Dancers of all time. Once one of the world's biggest Flamenco celebrities, he now dedicates his time to choreography and teaching. Having given a week of…
Covid-19 in Latin America – Update
Latin America passed the dire milestone of a million cases of coronavirus at the beginning of June. Since then, Peru has surpassed Italy in its number of confirmed cases and infection and death rates continue to rise. Nonetheless…
The Change in the Latino Vote
Once thought of as natural Republicans, Barack Obama captured the hearts of Latinos in the last US election. But the words 'American Dream' are no longer enough, they want help to achieve it. In the run up to the 2012…
THE SEPTEMBER REGGAETON RECAP
There's a slight chill in the air and the artists are feeling it too. Two Argentinian powerhouses reunite once more for a melancholic tropical pop number while Rauw Alejandro and Alejo try and avoid temptation on their…
‘Duologue’ by Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez
What happens when two titans of contemporary Cuban music collide? A rare work of art that sends shivers down the body to its very soul...
This Latino Week
Colombian mayor catches Covid, New working scheme in Barbados, Ecuador on alert, Colombian cartels enforcing lockdown, Mexican football league starts again and Bad Bunny's new spotlight story.
Colombians’ Persistence in the Search for Peace: Interview with ‘Chocolate of Peace’ Producer
Gwen Burnyeat, the producer and co-director of the documentary Chocolate of Peace talks about the ‘persistence’ in peace-building, considering that Colombia is now both implementing the peace agreement with FARC and starting…
This Latino Week
Brazil's Bolsonaro, School's out in Chile, Maduro and Putin chat, Riot police in Lima and Gloria Stefan's new Covid-19 tune
The Iraq Inquiry Needs this Brazilian!
Few people know that José Bustani was one of the single biggest obstacles to Tony Blair and George Bush’s plans for regime change in Iraq. He had to be got rid of. For the first time the recent Brazilian Ambassador to Britain…
The Restless Spirit
Sevillian bailadora Rafaela Carrasco is one of the most outstanding representatives of avant-garde flamenco dancing. After being a member of the Andalusian based Mario Maya Company and completing her training in Madrid as a…
Cuba's New Musical Messiah
Once a decade there emerges a particular talent in Cuba that inspires a generation; and it is no exageration to place Alexander Abreu in that category. Ahead of his imminent debut concert in the UK with Cuba's hottest…
Stars of Summer ‘18
As part of our series of profiles on the Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese teams who have qualified for this year’s World Cup finals, Lewis Blakeman picks out the players he expects to star on the world's stage this…
'Loop Explorations’ by Camilo Menjura
What started as a one-off experiment for a choral music festival became the latest album by the much-loved London-based Colombian singer-songwriter and choral master Camilo Menjura. Loop Exploration is the result of Menjura'…
UK Brazilian Movers & Shakers
In London, Brazilians have shared more than food and music; we've shared our essence. We continue transforming nostalgia into innovation and rhythm into community through creativity and connection. From samba schools to…
Why we should save Pueblito Paisa
Maria Castro makes a case against the demolition of Seven Sister's indoor market, where Colombians who have fled displacement to build a livelihood, face displacement again.
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.”
LATIN HOTLIST #14 - Autumn 2019
From Latino Power to Harina Power, Latin Apparel launches an exclusive range of Latin identity merchandise...
The Revenge of the Latin Oldies
First there was Buena Vista, now there is Ondatrópica, a new Afro-Latin big band embracing the past, present and future of Colombia’s cumbia sound, and bringing to the global fore some of the greatest talents from the seventies…
Interview with Patricio Guzmán
Award-winning filmmaker Patricio Guzmán, one of Latin America’s most important directors of the 20th and 21st centuries, talks to Latino Life about his new film, Nostalgia for the Light, and about his approach to and opinions of…
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…
Colombia: A Historic Agreement on Peace
From remote cities in Colombia’s South like Pasto, to Bogotá, the financial and political capital, tens of thousands of people turned out to watch the signing of the historic ‘End of Conflict’ agreement on big screens in main…
Tapas Revolution, Westfield Shopping Centre
Another LUKAS finalist is Tapas Revolution, the brainchild of exciting chef Omar Allibhoy, whose mission is to take Tapas to the English masses. That is perhaps the answer to those who might wonder why it is located in the…
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