RIP Novelist Carlos Fuentes
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RIP Novelist Carlos Fuentes

Legendary Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes passed away today at the age of 83.

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“Papo & Yo” Brings Magical Realism to Your Playstation
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“Papo & Yo” Brings Magical Realism to Your Playstation

Papo & Yo is an upcoming indie Playstation game deeply rooted in Latin American storytelling traditions, and it might just make a gamer out of…

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Happy Birthday Salvador Dalí! Remember that time you made a Disney movie?
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Happy Birthday Salvador Dalí! Remember that time you made a Disney movie?

Here’s a joke: how many years does it take for Disney animators to bring a surrealist’s vision to life?

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Playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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Playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Philly bred, Jewish/Boricua playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes just won the Pulitzer Prize in drama for her play, Water by the Spoonful, which tells the tale…

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World Theater Day 2012 – I AM THEATER features Latino Artists
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World Theater Day 2012 – I AM THEATER features Latino Artists

The Theatre Communications Group has included a surprising number of brilliant Latino artists in its I AM THEATRE campaign. Check out these videos, or create…

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World Theater Day 2012 – Your Guide to Latino Shows
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World Theater Day 2012 – Your Guide to Latino Shows

It’s World Theater(re) Day today, and we’ve got a run down of Latin shows going up on stage in Miami, New York, Chicago, San Francisco,…

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Chicago Latino Film Festival holds contest for new poster
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Chicago Latino Film Festival holds contest for new poster

CHICAGO – Gentlemen, start your tablets. The Chicago Latino Film Festival is letting you submit your designs for their 2012 poster.

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Fotos: La Catrina Fashion Show
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Fotos: La Catrina Fashion Show

Just in time for Halloween and Day of the Dead, NMMA hosted the first ever La Catrina Fashion Show, named after the famous Day of…

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PUTO: The Almost Naked, Almost Communist Play
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PUTO: The Almost Naked, Almost Communist Play

Sure, the play has a catchy one-foul-word title going for it, but this play also dishes out a healthy dose of commentary on the continuous…

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5 Latin Books Your Local Junta Doesn’t Want You To See!
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5 Latin Books Your Local Junta Doesn’t Want You To See!

Celebrate Banned Books Week (September 24th-October 1st) with this roundup of great censored/banned/forbidden Latin literature.

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Born & Hated, From Chicago With Love
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Born & Hated, From Chicago With Love

With his new found passion for street fashion, Mingo Cerda is slowly rising as a tee shirt entrepreneur handmaking inspiring pieces that will soon flood…

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Google Honors Borges’ Birthday
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Google Honors Borges’ Birthday

Your guide through the Garden of Forking Paths – Google – honors author Jorge Luis Borges’ 112th birthday with their doodle today.

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Meet The Players of SIQ: The Southside Ignoramus Quartet
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Meet The Players of SIQ: The Southside Ignoramus Quartet

Headquartered in Pintor’s backyard, smack dab in the middle of Pilsen inside of a tent, the SIQ Latino sketch comedy show promises a unique theater…

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Q&A: Chicago Urban Art Society
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Q&A: Chicago Urban Art Society

Brighton Park siblings run The Chicago Urban Art Society dedicated to creating a pretension-free, non-judgmental environment in the Southside.

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Q&A: Eric J. Garcia’s Ink Show
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Q&A: Eric J. Garcia’s Ink Show

Political cartoonist and social commentator Eric J. Garcia has evolved into a prominent voice among the arts community in Chicago for his mix of Chicano…

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