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Julio Le Parc obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jun/12/julio-le-parc-obituary
Published: June 12, 2026 10:02
Radical Argentinian artist who demanded the viewer participate in his kinetic art“Art today is nothing but a tremendous bluff,” Julio Le Parc complained in his 1963 manifesto, presenting a series of home truths to the French cultural establishment. “The…
‘Not just a singer’: Argentinians queue for miles to mourn biggest rockstar most of world has never heard of
Published: June 10, 2026 13:00
Hundreds of thousands gather to remember Carlos ‘Indio’ Solari, who inspired cross-generational devotion, especially among working classThe line stretched for more than 7km (four miles). Mourners sang rock songs, waved banners, and carried speakers…
Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave
Published: June 6, 2026 12:59
Abelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in Colombia’s presidential runoff electionSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAbelardo de la Espriella, the far-right lawyer who is leading the polls ahead of…
Outrage in Argentina after two teen girls murdered as femicide crisis endures
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/argentina-teen-girls-murdered-femicide-crisis
Published: June 4, 2026 16:55
Country is shaken by the brutal murders of two girls, aged 14 and 17, whose bodies were discovered just days apartArgentina has reacted with fury after the bodies of two murdered teenage girls were found just two days apart. The latest killings underscore…
Murder of teenage girl sparks protests across Argentina – video
Published: June 4, 2026 12:31
Large-scale protests took place in parts of Argentina on Wednesday after the killing of Agostina Vega, 14, in the central city of Córdoba. Agostina's body was found in a drainage ditch on Saturday, a week after she disappeared, as vigils in her home…
Argentina’s ‘European’ self-image under renewed scrutiny after racist incidents in Brazil
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/28/argentina-european-self-image-racist-incidents-brazil
Published: May 28, 2026 12:04
Case involving seven-year-old boy is latest flashpoint in debate over race relations in Latin America‘Argentina needs to end its fantasy of being a European country’: Lucrecia Martel on the story of a killingA woman celebrating her 32nd birthday on a train…
‘Argentina needs to end its fantasy of being a European country’: Lucrecia Martel on the story of a killing
Published: May 27, 2026 06:42
The film-maker talks about her homeland’s ‘racism, paternalism and infantilisation’ towards Indigenous people and her award-winning documentary about a community leader’s murderIn one scene from Landmarks, the new documentary by the Argentinian film-maker…
Landmarks review – Lucrecia Martel’s beautiful account of an Indigenous murder case
Published: May 26, 2026 06:00
Martel’s documentary about the shooting of Javier Chocobar is a mannered and dignified work, laden with post-colonial tension and the weight of institutionsThe great doyenne of Argentine cinema, writer-director Lucrecia Martel (La Ciénaga, The Holy Girl,…
A Few Feet Away review – Buenos Aires slacker tries to balance app life and real sex in vivid hookup drama
Published: May 19, 2026 08:00
Tadeo Pestaña Caro’s debut feature trails a young man’s compulsive screen time and his panic when faced with real intimacyIn the age of online hookups, signals of attraction – once felt in a significant look or a brush of the hand – are now transmitted by…
Relentless Memory review – a vital oral history of the plight of the Mapuche people
Published: May 18, 2026 06:00
In Paula Rodríguez’s impressionistic documentary, an academic’s South American travelogue brings the painful story of a proud Indigenous society to lifeBetween 1862 and 1885, the Mapuche Indigenous people rose up to defend their homeland against invading…
Hantavirus is not easily spread, but is global heating upping our exposure?
Published: May 10, 2026 04:00
Argentina back in spotlight 30 years after first person-to-person transmission was documented in PatagoniaAn outbreak in rural communities 30 years ago in the Patagonia area of Argentina led scientists, for the first time, to document person-to-person…
Infected, at sea: how the deadly hantavirus turned a dream cruise into tragedy
Published: May 9, 2026 05:00
The world has watched the news of deaths and evacuations anxiously, and those still onboard MV Hondius face a wary reception in the Canary IslandsAs the MV Hondius sailed out of Ushuaia, the most southerly city on Earth, on 1 April, the grey skies above…