In Mexico, Morena party candidates for the presidency cozy up to the boss
The contenders tout the virtues of President López Obrador, well aware of the influence he wields in the succession process
The contenders tout the virtues of President López Obrador, well aware of the influence he wields in the succession process
Death threats, an attack on her bodyguard and an attempted break-in at her home forced Montserrat Caballero to take temporary refuge in the housing quarters of the 28th Infantry Battalion, so that she can sleep in peace. EL PAÍS interviewed the first female mayor of the city and visited her new home
In Mexico, these types of murders by angry crowds are spreading from rural to urban areas and are frequently incited by organized crime
The award-winning Cuban journalist and author believes that the end of the dictatorship on the island “is already happening.” In a conversation with EL PAÍS, he laments the fact that leftist governments condemn the Nicaraguan and Venezuelan regimes, but don’t speak out against the dictatorship in his own country
The chef-owner of the Rosetta restaurant – located in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City – walked EL PAÍS through her day-to-day, from buying vegetables to leading her kitchen staff
As Easter Week kicked off, murders in Cancún and Acapulco forced the government to deploy troops to the country’s major tourist centers
Comedian Xavier López Rodríguez, who spent nearly 50 years in Mexican front rooms every Sunday morning on his popular show, has passed away aged 88
Powerful inmates manage their violent criminal enterprises while living in comfortable cells
A new law in Spain opens a path to citizenship for descendants of people who fled the Civil War and dictatorship. Thousands are now eligible to apply. These are three of their stories, from Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela
After Peru expelled Mexican Ambassador Pablo Monroy for interfering in domestic affairs, López Obrador accused the Andean country of being “undemocratic.” Meanwhile, the family of Pedro Castillo – the jailed former Peruvian president – has been granted asylum in Mexico
Heavily armed men claim control over Milpa Alta, a rural area on the capital’s southern fringe
The Zacatecas dog with the human head hanging from its mouth is a symbol of the absolute degradation that forces you to look the other way
Businessman Jesús Hernández Alcocer shot the singer Yrma Lydya at a Japanese restaurant in Mexico City. An accomplice made off with the murder weapon, which prosecutors have located
EL PAÍS reconstructs the murder of an adviser to the Chamber of Deputies in Papatlazolco, in the mountains of Puebla. Seven suspects have been arrested
Daniel Picazo was killed by an angry mob which wrongly identified the 31-year-old as a child abductor
Ismael Bojórquez, editor of the weekly newspaper ‘Ríodoce’ in Sinaloa, says that the narco and corruption have infiltrated all of society in Mexico
The US State Department has issued advisories classifying different areas according to risk. Only two states are considered safe enough to visit with ‘normal precautions’
The victims were attending a funeral wake in Michoacán; prosecutors say they found evidence of a massacre but no bodies
A long and widespread custom has been exacerbated by the arrival of new wealth from migration. In some rural areas, 200,000 pesos – $9,500 – will buy a child bride
Investigators are digging at the home of the 72-year-old suspect from Atizapán de Zaragoza after he confessed to having murdered around 30 women
In the indigenous community of José Joaquín de Herrera, youngsters shoot guns in the air in an effort to push the government into action and show their force against criminal groups
Previous incidents had threatened the Apostle Santiago Church in Michoacán state, but with the place of worship burned to the ground, finger-pointing has begun
Galvanized by the ‘Salgado Macedonio’ sexual assault case, the movement is taking center stage in national politics with unprecedented force ahead of a key state election
In the wake of controversial arrest of man who helped his wife end her life, three citizen initiatives convey popular support for a legal change to decriminalize the practice
Dozens of boys want to be matadors nowadays and are pouring into specialized academies to learn how to survive in the arena
Psychiatrists compile book of moving messages by mental institution patients from 1852 to 1952
Women’s group Pandora’s Box calls for an end to impunity in sexual harassment cases