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Films To Watch Before You Die #8 - Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresas y Chocolate) Cuba 1993
In celebration of LGBT History Month, we remember one of the most memorable queer films in Latin American film history. Strawberry and Chocolate is a delightful 1993 film by Cuban directors Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos…
Pabellon Criollo
Pabellón Criollo is a plate of fluffy white rice, carne mechada (juicy shredded beef), caraotas negras (tasty stewed black beans) and tajadas de plátano frito (golden fried ripe plantain slices). It's a dish SO flavoursome…
THE FANIA GENERATION
Jose Luis reflects on the importance of Fania, the iconic 1970s New York record label that created the Salsa brand, and the identity it forged for Latinos all over the world. It left not only a musical legacy but had a…
Carlos Vives @ The Royal Albert Hall
Carlos Vives love bombed a Royal Albert Hall full of Latinos as he indulged his audience in a two hour journey though Colombian nostalgia, alegria and sentimiento.
CRASHING THE BALL: Meet the UK Latina Actors Taking the Stage
What happens when you bring thirteen Latina actors together to take part in the first ever magazine cover dedicated to Latin American film and theatre makers in the UK? LatinoLife shared a special moment with Díana Bermudez,…
Things That Matter to… Joao del Monte
We came across Joao del Monte a year ago through a video that went viral of him improvising in a bar in Spain with flamenco singer Daniel Peña “Deni.” The music-making chemistry between the two, with Joao mixing in his cuban…
Ciro Guerra: "All My Films Have Been Misread'
Ciro Guerra, the Colombian director who brought’ WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS’ (2019), South African J.M. Coetzee’s novel to the screen, prefers films that are part of a living process. Films that invite debate and which slowly…
Spirits, Birds, Omens, Dreams and Death.
Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego talk about their film ‘Birds Of Passage’, which relates the extraordinary narrative of how the incipient and often casual trade of Marijuana lead to the notorious drug’s trade in Colombia and…
Reconciling with History - An Interview with Chilean playwright Guillermo Calderón
Guillermo Calderón is an innovative Chilean playwright who has written many acclaimed plays, such as Villa and Discourse, that delve into Chile’s political past. He also achieved fame as a screenwriter with the award-winning…
Latin Londoner #36: Blanca Huertas, Senior Curator, Natural History Museum
Born in Bogotá, Blanca Huertas is Senior Curator of the Lepidoptera collections at the Natural History Museum. She is responsible for the direct care, development and access of the world’s largest and oldest collection of…
From Rock to Reggaeton: Argentina’s Revolutionary Road
Once known for producing Latin America’s greatest rock icons, Argentina was forced to take a back seat as the tropical urban beats from the Caribbean conquered the Latin music market. Yet the recent success of “Bzrp Music…
Mexican artist Perla Krauze at the Cadogan Gallery
‘The crevices talk of what has gone before, which is life’ (Las grietas hablan de lo que ha pasado… que es vida’) Mexican sculptor and painter, Perla Krauze, is exhibiting a fascinating selection of her sculptures and…
Latinolife's Top 10 Chilli Sauces
Here at Latinolife, we can't get enough of Chili Sauce. We put it on EVERYTHING, whether it's tacos and tortilla's or good old English Shepherd's Pie. Here is a list of our Favourite chili sauces
LATN LONDONER #11 Ana Maria Vera - Classical Pianist
An exceptionally talented Bolivian pianist and child prodigy Ana Maria Vera from her debut at the age of eight has enchanted audiences all over the world with her dazzling virtuosity. This is her story…
Jose 'El Canario' Tunes That Rock the Dance Floor
We travel to La Republica Dominicana and bring you arguable the best Salsa singers the island has ever produced///Jose Alberto 'El Canario'. With a career that goes back to the early 70’s and he is still rocking it!…
Crepas de Huitlacoche (Huitlacoche Crepes)
Huitlacoche is a fungus that grows on the ears of corn and , as a delicacy, dates back to the Aztecs who enjoyed the naturally-occuring corn fungus as part of their diet. Many Native American tribes also consumed the fungus and…
The Good Boss (El Buen Patrón 2021) by Spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa
The delightful comedy 'The Good Boss' is being screened at the Riverside Cinema from July 15th- 2022. It was shown at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival following its première at the 2021 San Sebastian International…
Not So ‘Pura Vida’
Sun and sea yes, but sex tourism, in Costa Rica? Behind the image of the Caribbean’s cleanest and most civilised tourist hotspot, lies a murky world, fed by foreign sex tourists, of exploitation and poverty.
The UK's Top Colombian Creatives
The contribution of Colombian immigration to UK culture is impossible to ignore. As far back as 1975, Guardian writer Richard Williams described the Monday night when salsa king Héctor Lavoe took to the stage in a grotty London…
Mexico Dances
Celebrating its 56th year, Mexico´s most important and largest dance company, performs in London for the first time in 2 decades. We caught up with Salvador López, Director of Ballet Folklórico de México, in Mexico D.F. before…
Human Rights Defenders in Mexico
Each day, human rights defenders speak out for the rights of others. And each day they risk their livelihoods, their liberty and in many cases their lives. As attacks, abductions, and assassinations increase in Latin America, we…
Latin Londoner no.32: Alejandro Madrigal, Scientist
Prof. Alejandro Madrigal is a world leader in the area of stem cell transplantation. Beginning in Mexico, he continued his training at Harvard, Stanford and University College London (UCL). He is currently Professor of…
Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America (1935 - 2009)
It is 11 years since Mercedes Sosa - the singer and exponent of what became known as 'nueva cancion' - died, but her musical legacy lives on, not just in her native Argentina or even Latin America but across the globe.…
Mexico's New Movie Magician: Fernanda Valadez
In the world of booming Mexican cinema, it's hard not to notice that most of the big names are male: Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñarritú. Nor for much longer if Fernanda Valadez is anything to go…
Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926-2014)
“The ball gave me prestige, gave me fame, gave me riches. Thank you, my old friend". Alfredo Di Stefano, died aged 88, an inspirational leader and legend for Real Madrid and a hero for footballers world wide.
Films To Watch Before You Die #3 - Alfonso Cuaron's 'Y Tu Mamá Tambien'
A CHRONICLE OF REALITY – A Journey across life and natural and political landscapes, an emotional kick and a box-office success. Alfonso Cuarón’s 2001 film Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mom Too) is the third entry in our series of…
Films to Watch Before You Die #7 – “The Motorcycle Diaries" by Walter Salles
Guevara Before Che – An expedition for Socialism across 1950s Latin America and the making of a revolutionary
Uncovering The Invisible - Mexicans in the UK
At a time when Britain's immigrant community is increasingly falling under an unfriendly spotlight, 'Uncovering the Mexican Community in the UK' is a welcome photography exhibition and important reminder of the…
Things That Matter to...Mon Laferte
Mon Laferte is one of Latin America's most dynamic artists, unstoppable since releasing her album Mon Laferte Vol. 1 in 2015. Last year's Latin Grammy winner for Best Alternative Song for 'Amárrame', the young…
Ismael Rivera Tunes That Rock the Dance Floor
Ismael Rivera, el Sonero Mayor, the most popular salsa singer and the most accomplished sonero of his time! He was the embodiment of Puerto Rican music, Salsa's father figure and an inspiration to singers from NY to Colombia…
Ciro Bustos, Che Guevara’s friend and ally
Artist and revolutionary, Ciro Bustos was a key confident of Che Guevara in his fated attempt to trigger revolution across Latin America, through Argentina and Bolivia. He was wrongly accused of betraying Che, when it is now…
LATIN LONDONER #52 - Jessica Maria Gilhooley, Actor, Filmmaker
Since graduating from the prestigious Drama Centre this British-Colombian Actor has appeared in Miramax's box office hit 'The Beekeeper' alongside Jason Statham and Jeremy Irons, and in the BAFTA-winning TV series…
Quinoa Porridge
So this recipe is a bowl of deliciousness, and again another “accidentally vegan” recipe hailing from Peru. Quinoa is full of protein and is the perfect start to the day…. unlike regular porridge which can be a bit stogy and has…
Rebel with an Accordion
Self-taught Mexican singer and accordionist, Celso Piña, acquired the name ‘the rebel of the accordian’ in his native Mexico and is now considered a pioneer in his unique fusion of musica norteña, sonidero, cumbia ska, hip-hop…
Hip-hop on Lisbon’s South Bank – 40 years in the making
Hip-hop Tuga, otherwise known as Portuguese hip-hop, began in the late 1980s on the south bank of the river opposite Lisbon, the area known as the Margem Sul (South Bank), including Almada and Miratejo, where Cape-Verdean culture…
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