Arts & Culture Archives - Americas Quarterly

The Mysterious Last Days of the “Lieutenant Nun”

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.

The 1920s movement is winning fans abroad, even as its legacy is embattled at home.

The late pontiff’s autobiography provides a rare window into the inner and outer life of a beloved and complicated man.

“Buena Vista Social Club” puts Latin America on the musical theater map.

On February 26, 2025, AQ hosted a book event with Marie Arana in New York.

The pioneering street photographer documented 1970s São Paulo with gritty realism, humorous juxtapositions, and deep affection.

A new book shows how countries that have an institutionalized party system can weather crises more easily than those that don’t.

Pola Oloixarac’s latest book highlights problems in the global movement.

Organizers call the five-day Petronio Álvarez Festival in Cali “the largest African diaspora cultural event in Latin America.”

The real-life death of a neglected animal in a Caracas zoo becomes a parable of social collapse in Mariana Rondón’s new film.

AQ’s music columnist looks back on the versatile Brazilian musician’s storied, six-decade career.

On January 15, 2025, AQ hosted a book event with Alex Cuadros in New York.

AQ’s music columnist collects releases from across the region that straddle the divide between electronic and traditional tunes.