Cultura 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.

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

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

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

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

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

A new novel brings to life the legendary Mexican president’s mysterious months in exile in New Orleans.

In a young Argentine literary standout’s new novel, the country’s Jewish past and present collide.

From São Paulo to Havana, surprising musical and cultural combinations mark AQ’s music critic’s warm-weather selection.

In Nicolás Medina Mora’s debut novel, a failed attempt at Americanization yields critical reflections on two North American elites.

AQ’s music critic highlights the lingering power of the human voice in this roundup of tracks old and new.

Saúl Armendáriz’s 1990s breakout was dazzling. But a new biopic substitutes Hollywood glitter for real-life complexity and depth.

Femicide—the killing of women—is the subject of Patrícia Melo’s experimental novel, set on the edge of the Brazilian rainforest.

Our music critic highlights songwriters refashioning high-flown poetic themes—and the low rhythms of the double bass.

A new book tracks the civil strife and botched U.S. policy behind decades of mass migration. But now, the patterns are shifting.