The reduction of poverty and inequality are two social problems in Bolivia that have been moderated by the policies of a government motivated by social movements. Since the Revolution of 1952, until the social demands of the first decade of 2000, Bolivia has been one of the Latin American […]
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Salsa bursts into London
The Clave Latina Festival will take place in London from 7th to 9th of June to promote the artistic wealth of one of the most famous Latin American rhythms today. . The festival promotes and emphasizes the cultural, artistic and historic wealth of salsa, as a popular expressive genre, in […]
Big Mama’s funeral: Fifty years later
Gabriel García Márquez’s story, published in 1962, recounts the commotion caused in Macondo and beyond, by the funeral of Doña María del Rosario Castañeda y Montero, otherwise known as Big Mama, absolute sovereign of the Kingdom of Macondo and part of a dynasty spanning two centuries. Christian Garrido […]
Pablo Allison uses his camera to communicate emotions
The life of Latin-American immigrants, their problems and needs, have been recorded by the photographer, with the aim of recognizing the work and the part played by women in social development. Ramón Alabau The camera of this Anglo-Mexican has reflected the views of 11 young Latin Americans […]
The music of DJs
A documentary analyses the importance of this figure within contemporary Latin American musical culture. The history of humanity has developed hand-in-hand with music, which has evolved in different ways depending on the era, producing its own characteristic, musical style. The figure of the DJ, or disc jockey, has been […]