Bossa Nova legend and Samba composer Antônio Carlos (Tom) Jobim was born on January 25, 1927. Tribute was paid to the musician who wrote The Girl from Ipanema.

In an interview, Sergio Mautone explains the role of departments in culture and the wage dilemmas that employees of the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) and artists are facing.

The Night, the first novel by Venezuelan author Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, has arrived in bookstores across Chile.

The Institute of Mexico in San José, Costa Rica organized a special movie screening on January 19 to celebrate the life and work of the abstract artist Manuel Felguérez.

The Ramoneda Museum, located in Humahuaca, Jujuy at the corner of Santa Fe and Salta in the city of Quebrada, was originally a family house and two-studio workshop for Francisco Ramoneda, acclaimed Argentine artist of Catalan origin.

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.