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The Film Calendar Film Festivals help determine which new films get released in the coming year. The film festival calendar is oriented around the Oscars or Academy Awards, the world's most prestigious film awards which are usually held in March. The film year starts with Berlin in February. Cannes arrives in May. Tribeca is in June. Things get interesting in … [Read more...] about Latin Film

“New York is a secret African city.” Robert Farris Thompson, American historian at Yale University Thompson's statement is true. Once you learn to read the signs, you see the parallel universe of the African Diaspora, everywhere. To preserve our heritage culture, we hid it in plain sight. New York Latin Culture … [Read more...] about African American New York

And Indigenous, European, African; and Jewish, Arab, and Asian Heritage Month. Latin Music is the Rhythm of Life Latin Dance is How We Pray Latin Theatre is Real Magic Latin Art is the New Black Latin Books are the Poetry of Love Latin Film is Not Hollywood Latin Festivals Bring Communities … [Read more...] about Where Every Day is Hispanic Heritage Month

Peru Peru is defined by the Andes mountains with a dry coastal plain on one side and Amazonian jungle on the other. Cusco was the capital of the Inca, one of the great civilizations of South America. Spanish colonizers first controlled South America from Lima. Peru still has a strong Indigenous culture with Afro-Peruvian culture along the coast. The descendents of … [Read more...] about Peruvian Culture

Latin Books in New York City Books in NYC Books in NYC are in the city's libraries and a few wonderful book stores. New Yorkers seem to read more than people in other cities. The classic New York apartment has a wall of books (or two). Literature has a special place in Latin culture. It's not uncommon for Latin Americans to be able to recite poetry by heart. … [Read more...] about Latin Books

Puerto Rico Bomba This is the batey (sacred dance circle) of Los Hermanos Ayala, one of the first families of bomba Puertorriqueña. Their house is in Loíza Aldea, the Puerto Rican town with the strongest Afro-Puerto Rican culture. It's the cultural heart of bomba. There are some very famous bomba singers and drummers in this video. It's great to see how the children get … [Read more...] about Puerto Rican Culture

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New York Latin Dance NYC is both Latin dance theatre and Latin dance. Music and dance are a yin and yang pair. ☯️ Latin dance theatre: African Diaspora, ballet, contemporary, flamenco, folkloric, jazz, modern, hip-hop and tap. By the way, ballet is a Latin dance. Broadway is jazz dance. Latin dance (social): bachata, bomba, champeta, dem bow, house, merengue, … [Read more...] about New York Latin Dance NYC

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