Frida Kahlo narrates her life: ‘I’ve had high praise from Kandinsky, Picasso and other big shits of surrealism’
A Sundance-honored documentary by Peru’s Carla Gutiérrez uses letters, essays and interviews to convey the artist’s unease and pain
A Sundance-honored documentary by Peru’s Carla Gutiérrez uses letters, essays and interviews to convey the artist’s unease and pain
Efforts by U.S. authorities to prevent the spread of one virus encouraged the spread of the other, according to a study in ‘The Lancet’
Human rights lawyers wonder who will issue vital documents now that Ecuador has closed its diplomatic missions on Mexican territory in protest over last month’s assault on the embassy in Quito
The Mexican currency has strengthened 16% against the dollar in the last two years, impacting not just tourism, but also the number of U.S. citizens living in the country
On Tuesday, guest speakers from Latin America will participate in an event focusing on women’s increased political representation and the problems they face as they reach positions of power. The Mexico-based event is organized by EL PAÍS América and Luminate
The families of the victims have identified the bodies, which had gunshot wounds. The Baja California Prosecutor’s Office believes that the assailants wanted to steal their vehicle, but ended up killing them
Elon Musk’s company has sold fewer cars than it has produced in seven of the last eight quarters, analysts say, making a new plant less urgent
Last Friday, authorities found three bodies near the area where two Australians and one American disappeared last week. Three individuals have been detained
The new director of Amnesty International in the Americas has criticized the use of the military and heavy-handed measures to combat crime in the region: ‘The Armed Forces are not trained to ensure public safety’
The anti-war student movement that has occupied campuses across the United States spreads with the birth of Latin America’s first pro-Palestine camp at UNAM, the storied Mexican university
The state prosecutor’s office arrested three people linked to the disappearance of two Australians and an American in Punta San José, near Ensenada, on April 27
Latin America’s second economy continued its good streak and reported slight growth, supported by dynamic trade and tourism
The attack by a group of 10 individuals took place in the intensive care unit, where the patient had been admitted with gunshot wounds a day earlier
A chase ended with several vehicles in flames and scores of motorists stranded for over four hours
More than 170 attacks have been committed against politicians in the lead-up to the June elections. This violence has put campaigns under tension and is sowing doubts about governability in several regions. Specialists warn that the line between the Mexican state and organized crime is increasingly blurred
Documentary ‘The Woman of Stars and Mountains’, largely narrated in the language of the Rarámuri, revisits an Indigenous woman’s case of negligence and injustice, which was marked by racism and violence
The statement by the head of the Criminal Investigation Agency contradicts the position maintained by President López Obrador
In one month at least 42 people have gone missing in the northeastern state. Seven remain unaccounted for. The latest episode, the disappearance of 12 construction workers, demonstrates the power of organized crime
EL PAÍS reconstructs the murder of a girl and the lynching of the alleged culprit in the state of Guerrero, where furious residents have taken justice into their own hands against the backdrop of organized crime
Born in Venezuela, she is the first Latin American woman to head the Washington-based human rights advocacy group WOLA. In this interview, she talks about democratic backsliding in the region
A Spanish-Mexican study reveals the reasons that led the population of this impressive Mayan civilization city to flee to safer places in the year 650
The attack on the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador highlights a turbulent panorama in which diplomatic crises and bilateral tensions threaten regional integration
Mexico will take Ecuador embassy raid to the International Court of Justice and asks the United Nations to suspend the Andean nation
EL PAÍS travels along the border of the poorest state in Mexico, a region dominated by criminal groups. From the city of Tapachula to the Lacandon Jungle, passing through the towns of Frontera Comalapa and Chisomuselo, this story illustrates the fight between cartels, the abandonment of the state, the murders, forced displacements, kidnappings and extortions, along with the efforts made by the local and migrant populations to survive
Judges deemed the arrest ordered by President Noboa to be arbitrary, but they also denied a request by Glas’ defense to take him out of La Roca prison and send him back to the diplomatic mission
From Colombia’s north coast to Mexico, corals, mangroves and turtle nests are threatened by the massive influx of floating seaweed
More than 44,000 refugees from the Caribbean country requested asylum in Mexico in 2023. Many of them have found employment in the food industry and in the large markets of the capital