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Over the nearly 500 episodes of the Inner Circle I’ve had some incredible guests. One is the legendary engineer Elliott Scheiner, and this special replay is from way back on Episode 51 in April of 2015. You certainly have heard Elliot’s work as he’s been instrumental in the sound of The Eagles, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, Jackson Browne, Sting, Foo Fighters and too many others to mention. He’s received 27 […]

Jean-Pierre Villafañe’s work might make you blush, smile or look twice. The New York City artist is rapidly gaining prominence. At this year’s Armory Show, he was awarded The Present Prize for outstanding booth with Embajada Gallery. At the upscale New York City bar Cecchi’s, his figures dance jovially over diners’ heads. In his paintings, Villafañe profoundly explores the relationship between performance and life. His work – at times sensuous […]

Ingrid Rojas Contreras is soft-spoken, yet her words carve a space to remember. Her debut novel, set in Colombia against the backdrop of political instability and Pablo Escobar’s violent reign, “Fruit of the Drunken Tree,” was a semi-autobiographical novel. It vividly summons the turmoil of Colombia in the nineties by juxtaposing private familial moments with national history. For her highly anticipated and critically acclaimed second book, “The Man Who Could […]

There are so many glowing reports about the music business being stronger than ever, making more money than ever before, and thriving like no one ever thought possible. While there may be a grain of truth to those assertions, if you closely analyze the music industry revenues over the years you’ll find that we live in good times in the music business, but perhaps not as good as they once […]

If there’s one thing every Spanish-speaking country in the world can do, it’s tell a good horror story. There are no shortage of ghost stories to pull from and no dearth of terrifying creatures to think about as you fall asleep. With Halloween just a few days away, it’s time to highlight some of the best Latin horror films of the last few decades. There’s a bit of everything here, […]

If there’s one thing every Spanish-speaking country in the world can do, it’s tell a good horror story. There are no shortage of ghost stories to pull from and no dearth of terrifying creatures to think about as you fall asleep. With Halloween just a few days away, it’s time to highlight some of the best Latin horror films of the last few decades. There’s a bit of everything here, […]

Jorge and Carmen Aguirre opened their South Denver restaurant La Chiva as a way to shatter misconceptions about their native Colombia. “The little bit that people know about Colombia is what they hear on the news about the cartels and all of that stuff,” Jorge Aguirre told LATINA. “That’s something that has always bothered me.” Jorge, who made his journey to the United States from Bogotá over four decades ago, […]

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes the return of Goyo, Kali Uchis’ beautiful bolero, and Anitta’s melodic love song. Also on the list: Maluma reveals a life-changing milestone in the “Procura” music video, Willie Gomez celebrates his viral moment on The Voice, and Bodine breaks through with “Lo Nuestro.” Plus, Fuerza Regida’s stellar album and Daniel Noah Miller finds his voice outside […]

Much like last week with Taylor Swift, this weekend is all about Martin Scorsese. His newest epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, is finally coming to theaters after years of speculation about what the director would do with one of the most significant pieces of historical nonfiction in recent memory. The answer is a three-and-a-half-hour western epic that is already being celebrated as one of his all-time best films. However, […]