–Researched and Written by Caleb Sabatka— The International Book Festival is celebrated annually throughout the world. In Latin America, the diverse population makes celebrating literature from different ethnic groups and languages an important step for inclusivity and the promotion of social issues through the International Book Festival. In Guatemala, for example, the International Book Festival

Mexican class differences take the stage in the interpretation of Lope de Vega’s El perro del hortelano, by Spanish director Angélica Rogel.

An exhibition in the Museum of Esmeraldas, using the painting “The Mulattoes” as a starting point, has been augmented with a panel discussion about the history of slave resistance in Latin America.

Two historians and an architect have flagged at least thirty technical flaws in the design that would expose the historical documents to risks of “loss or disaster.”

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), though often considered Italian, was an Argentinian sculptor, considered to be one of the “key 20th century artists” who now has work on display at the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan B. Castagnino, in Rosario.

The Cuban government has passed a new law regulating the work of independent filmmakers.

Argentine actress Hilda Isabel Gorrindo Sarli, nicknamed “Coca,” who is known for starring in several films by Armando Bó, has passed away.

Dominican women are far more likely to have a tattoo than men. Why, then, does the stereotype still exist that men are more likely to get tattooed?

The poet, Paco Pérez from Huelva, Spain passed away at the end of June 2019. Ricardo Bada wrote a eulogy to his friend, “El Capitán de las Dunas.”

The Argentinian publicist and author Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill has been revealed as the author of some cartoons included in the Bazooka gum wrappers.