When Your Favorite Rock Stars Defend Dictatorships
Some say you have to separate the art from the artist, but it’s not easy when voices of rock & roll and rebellion run to support repression against the Cuban and Venezuelan people
Tag: Pop Culture
A Celebration of ‘Typical and Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Bands’
The ironic category Los Amigos Invisibles gave to themselves can also be used for several music projects that have been fusioning rock, jazz and many Caribbean genres since the 1980s
Ymago, a Mérida Production Company Shining Bright on Streaming Platforms
Despite the many limitations, José Manuel Romero and Erika Rodríguez generate documentary content being watched all over the world
Maduro TV Plays ‘Soul’ and Nobody Bats an Eye
Years before sanctions, chavismo took our country out of global accountability. Now state TV stations broadcast Hollywood movies without answering to their owners
Seeing Venezuela All Over WandaVision
Just like Wanda in the hit Marvel Studios series, we tend to develop alternate realities in order to cope with the grief of the lost paradise
Marapolio: Monopoly with a Maracucho Twist
For many Venezuelans, and particularly for natives of Zulia State, there’s a board game that's pushing all the right buttons of quality and nostalgia
Finally, a Streaming Service for Venezuelan Movies
CineMestizo, developed by two Venezuelans living abroad, hopes to offer the most complete catalog of home-grown cinema, rescuing the country's film archive from oblivion
Venezuelan Gaitas Agonize Under Chavista Censorship
The gaita zuliana is more than an unique musical genre and a source of regional pride. Every December, Venezuelans used to dance to gaitas that criticized the government with wit and bravery. That also went away
When the U.S. Tried to Hit Chávez with Rock and Roll
A recently released document shows that the National Endowment for Democracy tried to promote free speech in Venezuela in 2011 through local rock bands. But there’s a lot more to that story
Designated Bad Guys: The New Portrayal of Venezuela in Fiction
Back in the day, Venezuela was nonexistent in popular fiction. Now we have more of a presence, but save for some notorious examples, it’s all antagonistic: We're the new bad guys.
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