Culture
By Paula Bayarte Lima, Jul 13 (EFE).- Peru’s cultural variety will be on display later this month at this capital’s Grand National Theater, which will mark the 202nd anniversary of the Andean nation’s independence with a dance and music extravaganza. «We want citizens to connect with their roots and their...
Los Angeles, Jul 13 (EFE).- Thousands of Hollywood actors are going on strike following failed negotiations with major film and television studios on a new contract. The national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, (SAG-AFTRA) voted unanimously Thursday to join the Writers Guild of...
International Desk, Jul 12 (EFE).- Czech-born writer Milan Kundera died at his home in France after a long illness, a spokeswoman at the Moravian Library in the author’s native Brno said Wednesday. He was 94. «Milan Kundera, a Czech-French author who is among the world’s most translated authors, died on...
By Guillermo Azabal Los Angeles, Jul 12 (EFE).- From an ad for a real-estate development to iconic symbol and landmark. The famed Hollywood Sign on Friday marks its 100th anniversary as the most recognizable sight in the LA neighborhood that is home to the United States’ world-famous film industry. On...
Manila, Jul 12 (EFE).- The Philippine government has allowed the screening of the Hollywood film “Barbie” in the country but asked its Hollywood distributor to blur a scene showing a controversial map that represents China’s territorial claims to the disputed South China Sea. The film has sparked a controversy in...
Pamplona, Spain, Jul 9 (EFE).- Five people were injured Sunday in the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. One of the injured had their arm gored by a bull, although it was not believed to be serious, the Red Cross said. The bulls in...
Punta Arenas, Chile, Jul 8 (EFE).- More than 13,000 people on Saturday marked the arrival of the austral winter with a dip in the icy waters of the Strait of Magellan, at sub-zero temperatures, in an annual event that draws thousands of tourists every year to the city of Punta...
By Martin Coronado Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Jul 8 (EFE).- In his studio in this border metropolis, artist Jorge Alejandro Perez Mendoza, known as Yorch, has turned pieces of metal used by migrants to scale the fence separating the United States from Mexico into a sculpture honoring them. «Migrant Foot,» 2...
By Victoria Moreno Madrid, July 7 (EFE/EPA).- A cultural initiative is flourishing online in Spain to protest against the censorship of plays by the far-right party Vox in several towns amid the current election campaign in the country. Movie directors such as Pedro Almodovar, actors like Alba Flores (‘The Money...
By Jorge Fuentelsaz New York, Jul 6 (EFE).- The house in the New York borough of Queens where jazz icon Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) lived for 28 years with wife Lucille has long been open to the public as a museum, but Thursday saw the opening of a much larger facility...
New York, Jul 6 (EFE).- The fifth and final installment in the Insidious horror film saga, set to premiere this weekend in theaters across the United States, serves as a direct sequel to the second film and marks the directorial debut of Patrick Wilson, who also reprises his starring role...
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, July 3 (EFE).- Dozens of scientists and academics began meeting Monday on Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands to chart a path to a «zero carbon» energy transition on that Pacific archipelago. During the two-day «Summit for the Sustainable and Inclusive Decarbonization of the Galapagos Islands,» those experts will present...
