Film on Sexual Abuse Wins at Colombia-Venezuela Festival
(IPS) – A Venezuelan movie about a young deaf woman who is sexually abused by her stepfather, “Brecha en el silencio” (Breach in the Silence), took top prize at the second Colombia-Venezuela film festival. Twelve feature-length and 10 short films were screened at the May 13-16 festival, held in the border cities of Cúcuta in northeastern More...
Controversial Soap Opera In Colombia Focuses On Paramilitaries
“It’s clear that those topics have to be dealt with. The question is, why treat them from the point of view of Cain and not Abel?” said Daniel Naranjo, who with three friends launched a Facebook More...
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Juanes to Receive Atlantic Council Distinguished Leadership Award
Today, Wednesday, May 1, the Atlantic Council will honour Colombian musician and social activist Juanes with its 2013 Distinguished Humanitarian Award. Juanes has worked to engage Colombian youth in constructing More...
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Carlos Vives Talks ‘Rough Times’ at Billboard Latin Music Conference
You can take the boy out of Colombia, but you can’t take Colombia – or el vallenato – out of the boy. Carlos Vives has proven that with Corazon Profundo,his latest album and the first in eight More...
Colombian model sparks outrage for saying eating chicken can turn you gay
Colombian model Natalia Paris has come under fire for saying eating chicken can turn you gay. 39-year-old Paris was caught on camera by CaracolTV saying how boys consuming poultry that has been injected with female More...
A Slow Bleed into Colombia’s Nightmare
Latin American literature is experiencing something of a renaissance in the wake of Roberto Bolano. With The Sound of Things Falling, Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vasquez has created a story that can be appreciated More...
Fonseca Kicks Off Colombia-Supported U.S. Tour
Colombian singer and songwriter Fonseca, who has long found creative ways to finance his tours and release his albums, is launching the U.S. leg of his “Ilusión World Tour” with backing from Marca Colombia More...
Pablo Milanes to ConcertTour in Colombia
The popular Cuban singer Pablo Milanes will tour several cities in Colombia in April, said on Monday his daughter, Lynn Milanes, who will accompany these presentations. In statements to Prensa Latina, the singer More...
Bogota Prepares for Alejandro Sanz Concert on April 23
Singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz takes his Latin American tour “La Musica No Se Toca” (Dont’ Touch the Music) to Bogota on April 23, the company organizing the concert, Evenpro, said Friday. The Colombian More...
“Bogota Brothel Tours: A Brief Career in Colombia’s Sex Trade”, e-Book Released
At US$2.99 a pop, Colin Post, editor of the Expat Chronicles, talks about talks about sex, violence, crime and drugs in Colombia’s major city, Bogota in his e-book, “Bogota Brothel Tours: A Brief Career More...
