Global Comment’s Book Club: May 2025
In April, the literary world bid farewell to one of its most influential voices: Mario Vargas Llosa, a master of narrative, political insight and human complexity. Vargas Llosa leaves behind a...
Category: Latin America
Punta del Este: the modern face of Uruguay (and one of the most important seaside towns in South America)
About 135 kilometers from Uruguay’s capital, you'll find Punta del Este, a true tourist paradise that sees its population double every summer as visitors from around the world arrive. Considered...
Exclusive: Q+A with ‘Mama Retreat’ director Eileen Álvarez: on the role of women in film, the Latino community, and her short film on Netflix
It takes a voice like Eileen Álvarez to truly delve into the challenges of the film industry. As an actress, she has years of experience representing Latina women in Hollywood, and now as a...
Foods I miss from Venezuela as an immigrant – and it’s not the ones you’d imagine!
Venezuelan food is increasingly present in different corners of the world. High migration numbers have made it easy to find arepas, tequeños or cachapas (or the ingredients to make them) in almost...
Latin America on screen: 3 great book adaptations to start 2025
2024 brought some literary pleasures into my life: a posthumous Gabriel García Márquez book was published, and some of my favorite books by Latin American authors were brought to the screen in the...
Wake up to flavor: Latin American breakfasts that will turn you into a morning person
Most of us have a breakfast routine and we usually stick to it for the rest of our lives. After all, we grew up with the idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Traveling through...
“Handled with assured dexterity”: Who Killed Him? – ¿Quién lo mató? – review
There was a time in Mexican history when Francisco Jorge Stanley Albaitero, popularly known as “Paco Stanley”, was one of the most loved and admired figures in and out of the entertainment...
Torn between the greatness of Gabriel García Márquez and the publication of “Until August” against his wishes
Until August is an unexpected gift for readers, even more so for those of us who have wandered back and forth through Gabriel García Márquez's exquisite work. Nevertheless, surprises often elicit...
It’s not over: Venezuelan elections continue with street riots and cries of fraud
On Monday, July 29, Venezuelans woke up with an emotional hangover. In every election, we wait in front of the television or social media hoping for change, but knowing that traps always gain ground...
The last remaining glacier in Venezuela is dead
Venezuela is tropical, with a varied geography that extends through savannas, Caribbean coasts, jungles and the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range — the first segment of the Andean Mountain Range. That...