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Proem By Octavio Paz   At times poetry is the vertigo of bodies and the vertigo of speech and the vertigo of death;   the walk with eyes closed along the edge of the cliff, and the       verbena in submarine gardens;   the laughter that sets on [...]

Dior Rodriguez alongside Spanish, Mexican & Colombian photographer Camila Falquez debut a collection of photos and a short film celebrating Latin dance and music through the lens of what it means to be Black and of Hispanic and Latin descent. This collection marks the second edition of The Land of Milk [...]

When Mexican-Canadian filmmaker Gigi Saul Guerrero was just seven years old, she visited a Blockbuster in Mexico City and discretely plucked a “Child’s Play 2” VHS off the shelf, careful not to let her mom see. Chucky, the demonic doll, glared menacingly on the cover. It was enough to cause [...]

Earlier this year, the Argentine TV series “Okupas” was re-released on Netflix. Originally airing from October through December of 2000, right before Argentina descended into a dire economic crisis in 2001, “Okupas” follows Ricardo, a middle-class twenty-four-year old who has just dropped out of medical school. In the first episode [...]

"Soldaderas" is a collaboration and co-production between fashion designer Sabrina Olivera and dancer Camila Arroyo. Sabrina recently launched her fashion brand Sabrina Ol with a collection conceived as a homage to the Soldaderas, the women fighters of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Both creatives met soon after the launch and [...]