Demoted, young, integrated and hard-working: this is the Ecuadorian community living in the UK, and this is how some of its members see themselves. Cesar Barragán makes up part of one of the smallest Latin communities settled in the UK. The Office of National Statistics estimates that in 2010, […]
Multiculture
Gunter Silva: “In London no one stops to lend a hand”
In a collection of short stories, Peruvian writer Gunter Silva brings together the experiences of Latin American immigrants through the characters depicted in his tales, set in the British capital. Benjamin Serra Originally from Peru but having lived in London for eight years, Gunter Silva Passuni is a […]
The footprint of Latin America in the UK
You can hear them on the street, their parties are colourful and they like the British. Many don’t feel very integrated and also confess that they have suffered exploitation at work. Their accent gives them away, but so does their joy and optimism. . Ramón Alabau . For social, economic […]
Amada Silva… Simply Amada
She fled the political situation in her native country and moved to the UK with her family. Over the past three decades she has lived and worked in this country, helping numerous people in difficult situations. Benjamin Serra “Forget your name, from now on, you are refugees protected […]
BeatrizToranzo: “London is saturated, I mean, everyone comes here looking for work.”
The Santander native arrived in London with her boyfriend Mario at the beginning of October. Her idea was to work as ‘whatever came along’, improver her English, and perhaps further down the line, find a job that had something to do with her studies. She confesses that she isn’t […]














