Mexican Cinema, Receiving Increased Incentives, on the Rise at the Box Office
Mexican cinema represented 35 percent of the total films shown and accounted for 16 percent of annual attendance last year.
Culture
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Paco Ignacio Taibo II Prepares Ambitious Plan to Promote Reading for Latin American Youth
2.5 million books with 25 titles aimed at people between 15 & 30 will be given away to promote Latin American literature, explained the director of Mexico’s state publishing house.
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September 19: A Scar That Won’t Heal
This Friday marks the 40th anniversary of that dawn that marked generations. The 1985 earthquake not only collapsed buildings: it also shattered confidence in the government and awakened civil society.
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Call to Cancel Los Aguilars Concert Over Anti-Migrant Disdain
The surprise announcement that Los Aguilar would be performing at a Mexican Independence event sparked criticism, and mobilized citizens to cancel the concert in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
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MUBI Festival Canceled After Controversy Over Ties to Israeli Occupation
MUBI received a $100 million growth investment from Sequoia Capital, a US venture capital fund with a strong presence in israel’s military-tech sector.
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CULTURAL EVENTS IN CDMX PARK RETURN TO PUBLIC CONTROL
The Parque Bicentenario concession, previously privatized by the Peña Nieto government, will return to public hands, with the Secretary of Culture and CDMX government ensuring there are no corporate events.
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THUNDER OVER MEXICO
Publicity stills from Thunder Over Mexico, a film edited from the remnants of an aborted project by Soviet film director Sergei Eisenstein.
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Narsiso Martínez
Oaxaca-born and Long Beach based artist Narsiso Martínez renders farm workers and laborers in an unique and startling manner.
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More than a Wall/Más que un muro
The border between Mexico and the US makes for its own unique region with a history, peoples, and a culture built on love, survival, and shared stories. Photojournalist David Bacon brings the dimly lit realities of this region into sharp focus.
