The journey of three teenagers riding “the Beast”, the train that leads to the desired future in the United States, is full of risks and is destroying innocence, hope and grand dreams, metre by metre. Noelia Ceballos Terrén From his first steps behind a camera 20 years later […]
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Marc Silver tells the horror of immigrants risking their lives
He directed “Who Is Dayani Cristal?”, a documentary which recently premiered in the UK and recounts the dangers faced by immigrants travelling from Mexico to the United States through the so-called “death row”. Juanjo Andrés Cuervo Thousands of people die on the journey, even before they reach the […]
Which jungle is José Eustasio Rivera writing about?
“Before I became passionate about any woman, I gambled with my heart and violence won.” – The Vortex Armando Orozco Tovar It is strange that Jose Eustasio Rivera (b. Neiva-Huilla 1886) died young in New York, not because a visit from the Grim Reaper is unusual for anyone, […]
Dámaso, your name is Mambo!
He would have been 97 years of age a few days ago, and although he was not a protagonist in his own land, he is remembered in Cuba for his undeniable contribution to popular music. Wilfredo Alayón Even now, musical experts argue about the creator of the […]
“Leviathan”, the intricacies of commercial fishing
On Thursday the 24th of October, in the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, the screening of this film that delves into the dangerous world of commercial fishing, will take place. The film, named after a marine beast of the Old Testament that is often associated with Satan and […]