Culture & Entertainment
Music, film, streaming, football and the region's creators.
Ismail Okafor · Sep 12, 2026
Traditional Mexican cuisine is UNESCO-listed, taquerias anchor New York rents, ceviche bars book out London and Michelin landed in Mexico in 2024. The business of the hemisphere's kitchens.
Ismail Okafor · Sep 11, 2026
The Colombian star released her new album on August 7 via Bichota/Interscope and is playing US stadiums through September — the current flagship of Latin music's touring economy.
Ismail Okafor · Sep 8, 2026
At the 83rd festival (September 2-12), Latin America's competition hopes rest on 'Back to Buenos Aires,' while 'Hombre al Agua' — Gael García Bernal's directorial debut — leads the buzz. Mid-festival dispatch.
Ismail Okafor · Aug 25, 2026
The genre that taught a continent to watch television daily now anchors the streamers' Spanish-language slates — 'Cien años de soledad' and 'El Eternauta' are its newest monuments. The business of serialized drama.
Ismail Okafor · Aug 20, 2026
Brazil tops the world's player-export table year after year, and the continent's clubs earn on the order of a billion-plus dollars annually selling talent. How the pipeline pays.
Ismail Okafor · Aug 17, 2026
Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros made walls the region's canvas; today the auction record for a Latin American artwork belongs to Frida Kahlo at $34.9 million, and street art is a municipal strategy. The economics of painting walls.