What is the best name for the inhabitants of Mexico City? “’Chilango’ should be the clear winner…but no way…The combination of the sharp, short syllable ‘chi’ and the lengthy syllable ‘lang’ makes it so that ‘chilango’ sounds like a disguised version of ‘la chingada.’” 

Artists René Portocarrero, Amelia Peláez and Fidelio Ponce are among the most plagiarized painters in Cuba, falsisfied renditions of their work fetching large prices in the island nation’s lucrative art market.

The word “carnival,” derived from the Latin carnem levare meaning to “remove meat,” describes the three days preceding the fast associated with the Catholic observance of Lent, which variably takes place either in February or March.

Recognizing the ego, seeing obstacles as opportunities, untying knots in order to transform oneself, releasing that which wounds you, and understanding that actions have effects. “These aren’t religious doctrines; what I’m speaking about is an inner quest, about how change begins with the self. In this series, I use images in order to get across

Fox Networks Group Latin America, Producciones Originales has announced its first call for content to interested screenwriters, independent producers, and production companies in the region. This the first iniciative of the group in Latin America and its objective is to find and promote the development of the best content avaliable in Spanish, from scripted to

Colombia’s National Theater is presenting A Doctor in Spite of Himself, a play by Molière about the mistreatment of women.

The first anniversary of the death of Chilean painter, writer, and performance artist Pedro Lemebel was marked by a new exhibit of his work in Santiago’s Museo de la Memoria (Museum of Memory).

In order to celebrate the historic and architectural importance of Panama City’s iconic neighborhood of San Felipe, The Latin Group Panama and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Heritage of the Old City put on an event that featured dance and music, as well as dialogues with such historians as Álvaro Menéndez Franco.

The Cultural Center Bank of Brazil is putting on an exhibit featuring 100 works drawn from a key avant-garde movement whose most recognizable exponent was Piet Mondrian.

“Rarely has a band hit the scene with as much power and appeal as El Sargento Pimienta. I remember that my skepticism and laziness made me put off seeing their live show at Plataforma Celeste. Days later, however, I again felt the urge to check them out…that’s when my head exploded.”