By Martín Caamaño Translated by Frances Riddle   The following is an excerpt from Martín Caamaño’s 2009 novel Pálido reflejo (Pale Reflection).   It wasn’t the first time that it had happened to me: to cross the mirrored door at Arrivals in the Rio de Janeiro International Airport and find that no one was there [...]

By Belén Pozzo, translated  by Ellen Donnison Considered to be ‘one of Argentina’s stars’ by the prestigious British magazine Aesthetica, Gustavo Ortiz was born in Patagonia and currently lives and works in London. His work is comprised mainly of collages and is often lively in colour, reflecting the influence of indigenous tribes on his work. [...]

By Liliana Heker Translated by Dario Bard*   The contest, said the woman from the bank, would be open only to local bank employees and their families; he would certainly discover, she assured him, some shoo-ins among them. Remus’ mind lingered on the word “shoo-in.” When he was a boy, his parents bought him shoes that [...]

By Verónica Sanchis, translated by Ellen Donnison This July, Fotografía Latina had the pleasure to talk to emerging photographer, Jonathan Chacón. Chacón lives in the United States but is currently focusing his artistic lens on Mexico, his parents’ native country. Jonathan Chacón was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1991. In 2013 he graduated in art [...]

By Vincent Nadeau Who is Dayani Cristal? A documentary produced by Gael García Bernal and directed by Marc Silver. Marc Silver’s documentary follows Arizona’s state officials in their quest to identify a dead man found in the desert, whose only potential chance for identification are the words ‘Dayani Cristal’ tattooed on his chest. The story [...]

Translated by James Johnson   It all started with a scene that came to dominate his dreams through force of repetition. In it, he was in his studio, painting at his easel. Beyond him, on a raised platform, there was a naked woman. At this point, the dream stops for a moment, before her body [...]

By Pablo Pérez Translation by Jessica Sequeira The following passages are taken from A Year without Love, a novel in diary form written by the Argentine writer Pablo Pérez about (among other things) his experiences with AIDS. It was written in 1996-97, published in 1998 in the series “Hoy x Hoy” directed by María Moreno, and reedited [...]

By Verónica Sanchis, translated by Ellen Donnison We had the opportunity to interview the Mexican photographer, Alejandra Ugarte Bedwell, currently living and continuing her artistic practice in Denmark. Alejandra Ugarte Bedwell was born in Mexico City in 1982. She has a MA in Advanced Photographic Studies from the International Centre of Photography, and studied the [...]

By Marisel Mendoza, translated by Ellen Donnison Fernando Iwasaki is renowned Peruvian writer, who was born in Lima in 1961. He is also a narrator, essayist, critic and historian, a man whose versatility is reflected in his multifaceted work. His stories, articles, essays and novels have received critical acclaim. Iwasaki has multicultural roots. His grandfather [...]

Buenos Aires Rap: An interview with filmmaker Diane Ghogomu By Jessica Sequeira The stereotypical music of Buenos Aires may be tango, but for the younger generation rock and cumbia are perhaps even more important. And there’s another genre that remains largely underground on the Argentine music scene—rap. Diane Ghoghomu’s documentary Buenos Aires Rap, crammed with live music [...]

By Veronica Sanchis, translated by Ellen Donnison This May we have the good fortune to interview the talented Cuban artist, curator and writer, Jorge Alberto Pérez, who currently lives in New York where pursues his creative career. Jorge Alberto Pérez is a graduate of the MA programme in the Photographic Arts at Bard College/International Center [...]

Evelyn Fishburn is an Honorary Professor at University College London and Professor Emeritus of Latin American Literary Studies at London Metropolitan University. She has published widely on Borges and other Latin American writers, focusing on humour, magical realism, and other themes. —Jessica Sequeira Ventana Latina: How did you become interested in Argentine literature?  Evelyn Fishburn: I [...]