Horacio Guarany, one of the most popular and controversial artists in Argentina, passed away January 13 at 91 years of age. Guarany defined an age of Argentine folk music with his popularization of “Angelica,” a zamba created by his then guitarist, Roberto Cambaré.

José Ignacio Cabrujas’ most acclaimed play “El día que me quieras” returns to Caracas’ Trasnocho Cultural in the Paseo Las Mercedes Shopping Center weekends from January 20 to April 2.

Thousands of Catholics from Mexico and Central America mobilized to Esquipulas, recognized as the Central American capital of faith, to venerate the wooden sculpture of the Black Christ of Esquipulas.

A new large-scale pottery exhibit is being held at the Museum of Popular Art.

Leaving his television career behind, José Soza is redefining himself at age 70 on the stage.

Acclaimed Spanish novelist Arturo Pérez-Reverte, best known for his novel Queen of the South, celebrated his 65th birthday in Guadalajara. He attended the 30th annual International Book Fair, at which he presented his new novel, Falco, the first in a saga chronicling the Spanish Civil War.

Salvadoran author Castellanos Moya described in an interview his experiences as a writer living in the United States and Japan along with the role of themes such as violence, hatred and contempt in his novels.

Chilean artist Voluspa Jarpa has transformed more than 1,500 declassified documents on the involvement of the CIA in the Chilean coup into works of art.

Protestors in the Jujuy Province of Argentina led a demonstration demanding the release of political prisoners and an end to widespread violence perpetrated by the local government.

After three years of obstacles, the movie Mi Mundial has finally been given a green light.