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MONOS (2019) DIR Alejandro Landes
In action thriller MONOS,which has just won the 'Best Film' Award at the 2019, 63rd BFI London Film Festival, Director Alejandro Landes takes us on a dramatic & vertiginous ride that rises to giddy heights, with no…
Top Ten Autumn Hits 2019
We really didn't want to accept it, but even we have to admit that summer is well and truly over. But although the days are getting colder and shorter, that just means the nights, and parties, get longer! These sizzling…
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…
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In The Club everything is distressing. In the home for ‘repentance’ we find a chaplain who collaborated with the dictatorship, a priest accused of child abuse, another involved in illegal adoptions and a senile one who cannot…
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Ojos de Brujo's frontwoman and songwriter Marinah goes solo with her first album, Baile de las Horas, which she performs at Rich Mix in April."The change is what I needed: to get out of Ojos and do something different.…
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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…
Essential Films to watch about Argentina's 'Dirty War'
Fifty years ago, on 24th March 1976, Argentina's armed forces, led by Jorge Videla, Emilio Massera and Orlando Agosti, deposed President Isabel Perón in a coup, establishing a dictatorship. What happened next was one of the…
The Power of Refusal
Despite harassment and assassinations after declaring themselves neutral to Colombia’s armed conflict, The San José Peace Community, a group of brave rural farmers, have proved to be an inspiration for farming communities around…
Diomedes de Jesús Díaz Maestre (26 May 1957 – 22 December 2013) ‘El Cacique de la Junta’
Colombia mourns the loss of a Vallenato Legend, Diomedes Díaz died aged 56 at home in Valledupar.
Venezuela: the politicians need to listen
As Venezuela’s economic crisis deepens, Grace Livingstone has been out to the Venezuelan countryside, gauging the effects of the crisis there.
Mangamar: A Family Story Told Through Food
In Salvador de Bahia, one of Brazil's most vibrant cities, on the country's stunning northeastern coast, chefs are choosing to stay – or return – to shape a growing fine-dining scene that draws confidence from regional…
It Takes Two Worlds to Tango
Representatives of 25 countries converge on the River Plate for the Third World Tango Summit.
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First generation Latino-Brits are bubbling under the surface and seeping through into mainstream British cultural life.
Marina Silva: The Wild Card of Brazil’s Presidential Race
Since the tragic death of Brazil’s opposition candidate Eduardo Campos in a plane crash on the 13th August, his ex- running partner and replacement Marina Silva has shocked the world by taking Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) from…
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“If it sounds Spanish, man, that's what it is; it's a Spanish movie.”
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Edwin Sanz ‘Overflow’ (Alex Wilson Records)
Following his great debut San Agustín, Sanz delivers another solid Salsa album. This album is a daring production for Sanz, going into a more mature sound, with three English songs and an array of guests including his producer/…
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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?
Brazil: Full Speed Ahead for Impeachment
Jan Rocha reports on the attempted impeachment of Dilma and fears of vested interests behind it
Top Ten Contemporary Reggaetón Tracks
Originally from Panama, Reggaetón’s roots can be traced back to the late 1990s, borrowing elements of reggae, rap, and hip-hop, and initially performed in underground venues. As the indisputably catchy beat and swagga soon spread…
“Macondo revisited” Various Artists (Vampisoul)
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LATIN HOTLIST #12 - Summer 2019
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Transformed by Scent
Amaranta Wright enters the world of Ramón Monegal, the legendary Spanish perfumer now celebrating 100 years of a family in fragrance, and emerges transformed.
CUBAN FURY (2013) dir. James Griffiths
Starring British comedy actor Nick Frost, a warm-hearted if not warm-blooded salsa comedy; representing more the awkward British take on salsa than its true corazon.
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With 2020 well under way, here's our list of tracks trending in the Latin clubs and kicking off our year.
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