Culture
New York, Jul 21 (EFE).- Tony Bennett, a Queens-born singer who enjoyed a musical career spanning nearly eight decades and is best known for his interpretations of American classic pop and jazz standards, died on Friday at his home in New York City, his publicist said. He was 96. Bennett,...
New Delhi, Jul 21 (EFE).- The film «Oppenheimer» topped «Barbie» on Friday in advance ticket sales in India, among the largest film markets in the world and one of the few countries where Cristopher Nolan’s movie has generated greater excitement than the world’s most famous doll. Nolan’s film crossed 300,000...
Tokyo, Jul 21 (EFE).- The new and possibly last film by renowned Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, «Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka» (How do you live?) has become Studio Ghibli’s best-ever Japanese box-office debut, even beating the Oscar-winning «Spirited Away» in its first week. The film, in English titled «The Boy...
San Juan, July 20 (EFE).- Colombian singer Shakira was the big winner at the 20th edition of the Premios Juventud in Puerto Rico on Thursday with eight awards, followed by Karol G and Peso Pluma, who picked up five each. «This island that I adore and to be with all...
Mexico City, Jul 20 (EFE).- The president and founder of Argentina’s Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, showed her support for Mexican mothers searching for their missing loved ones on Thursday, urging them to «cry at home and fight outside.» «To fight well, to unite, to say that...
By Guillermo Azabal San Diego, Jul 20 (EFE).- The inauguration of the 52nd edition of Comic-Con, the world’s biggest pop-culture festival, kicked off here Thursday with a mixture of anticipation and disappointment. While the proceedings have been clouded by the ongoing strike by the Hollywood actors’ union, Efe still observed...
By Lluis Lozano Mexico City, Jul 20 (EFE).- Emblematic and charismatic hero of the Mexican Revolution or bloodthirsty bandit? Loved or hated? Exalted or reviled? A hundred years after his death, Pancho Villa (1878-1923) enjoys a place as one of the most important figures in his country’s history, yet the...
London, Jul 18 (EFE).- Australian actor Margot Robbie not only plays the blonde-haired, blue-eyed doll in the upcoming «Barbie» movie – she is also the film’s producer, who with a keen eye for the project’s commercial potential, saw that something «amazing» could be made from the famous toy’s controversial story....
By Sara Soteras i Acosta Washington, Jul 17 (EFE).- Like many other Americans, Jonathan Stein has found himself caught up in the vinyl record craze in the United States. While looking for LPs at a store in Washington DC, the 37-year-old told Efe that he has «gotten swept up in»...
By Fernando Gimeno Quito, Jul 14 (EFE).- The discovery of an ancient pre-Columbian cemetery in the Ecuadorian capital is helping to shed light on human populations that settled in that region around 2,000 years ago. Ceramic vessels and stone-carved decorative objects are among the more than 5,000 pieces found at...
By Monica Rubalcava and Guillermo Azabal Los Angeles, Jul 14 (EFE).- The chief negotiator for the Hollywood actors’ union in stalled talks with major film studios and streaming platforms characterized the standoff as a battle pitting «normal employees against megacorporations.» «Most of the actors aren’t famous or rich. The majority...
Paris, July 14 (EFE).- French President Emmanuel Macron has conferred different variants of the Legion of Honor on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French journalist Arman Soldin, who was killed in Ukraine in May in a Russian strike. Modi accepted the decoration of the Grand Cross of the Legion...
