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The Other Underground Railroad

A new rap musical tells the story of the enslaved people shepherded to salvation in Mexico.

An ambitious film misses the mark in depicting a temperamental teenager at the turn of the millennium in Argentina.

AQ’s music columnist highlights a mix of tracks showcasing the classic genre’s modern sounds.

A new book revisits the fascinating but often overlooked history of the British presence across the continent.

“A Certain Lucas” gets a new edition at an opportune moment.

Its exhibitions in Valparaíso showcase the waves of newcomers who shaped the port city’s heyday.

“How to Save the Amazon” confronts the complexity of the rainforest crisis—and still manages to inspire.

A riveting new documentary connects the Stroessner regime to broader forces beyond Paraguay’s borders.

AQ’s music columnist spent a week exploring Bogotá’s Festival Internacional de Música Clásica and the city’s vibrant music scene.

Daniel Saldaña París reconstructs a centuries-old tale for this age of wildfires and pandemics.

New York’s famed museum reintroduces its Americas collection with a fresh, future-facing vision.

Adriana Varejão brings Amazonian folklore and colonial critique to Manhattan.

A real-life Spanish nun turned conquistador is the focus of a new novel by an Argentine writer.

A new documentary looks back at the remarkable cinema that came out of the island’s midcentury moment of optimism.

AQ’s music columnist visits La Serena Festival de la Canción, put on by the Oscar-winning Drexler family.