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Portugal stakes a claim at Colombian book fair

José Saramago

The work of Saramago, Lobo Antunes and Camões to be featured, as well as that of young writers.

April 18th, 2013 | Posted in Books, Culture, Featured, Portugal News | Read More »

The apocalypse comes to Barcelona

Los últimos días

‘Los últimos días’, directed by David and Àlex Pastor, is a gripping, stylish and well-constructed film with an intriguing plot… at least for the first hour or so.

April 15th, 2013 | Posted in Culture, Featured, Films, Spain News | Read More »

Lisbon’s multimedia maestro Eduardo Nery

Eduardo Nery

Artist’s death robs Portugal of one of its most influential contemporary figures.

March 21st, 2013 | Posted in Culture, Featured, IberoArts, Portugal News | Read More »

Almodóvar’s low-cost comedy fails to raise a laugh

Amantes pasajeros

The Spanish director’s latest, an up-in-the-air farce, is overlong and self-indulgent and relies on his stock-in-trade characters.

March 18th, 2013 | Posted in Culture, Featured, Films, IberoArts | Read More »

It’s Goya time

Maribel Verdú in 'Blancanieves'.

This year’s Spanish Film Academy awards gala brings competing international, national, and arty interests into play, with ‘Blancanieves’, a silent telling of the Snow White tale, leading the pack.

February 14th, 2013 | Posted in Culture, Featured, Films, Spain News | Read More »

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