Latin America Archives - Latino Rebels https://www.latinorebels.com/category/latin-america/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:15:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.latinorebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-lr-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Latin America Archives - Latino Rebels https://www.latinorebels.com/category/latin-america/ 32 32 31216860 Democracy in Doubt https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/25/democracyindoubt/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/25/democracyindoubt/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:15:06 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210845 Following a historic election victory by the progressive Semilla Party in Guatemala, Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernandez steps in as guest host to welcome Marco Fonseca, Instructor of Latin American and International Studies at York University in Canada, to discuss how this election almost didn't happen.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/25/democracyindoubt/feed/ 0 210845 Cuban Little League to Make History With First-Ever World Series Appearance https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/15/cubalittleleague/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/15/cubalittleleague/#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:50:53 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210576 For the first time in history, Cuba will be represented in the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. A new documentary by Havana-based media organization Belly of the Beast, titled 'Little League Dreams,' showcases the young players and their individual journeys.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/15/cubalittleleague/feed/ 1 210576 Chile Doc ‘The Eternal Memory’ a Moving Story About the Power of Love, Remembering (REVIEW) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/14/eternalmemorychile/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/14/eternalmemorychile/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:54:51 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210547 'The Eternal Memory,' by chilena documentarian Maite Alberdi, tells the story of one brave couple that courageously faced both a dictatorship and then a terrible disease—and is the most moving love story you'll see on any screen this year.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/14/eternalmemorychile/feed/ 0 210547 Kenya Volunteers to Send 1000 Police Officers to Haiti to Lead Peacekeeping Force https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/31/kenyahaititroops/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/31/kenyahaititroops/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 22:10:35 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210235 Kenya says it is ready to lead the deployment of a multinational armed force in Haiti and will include 1,000 of its own police officers in the fight to help the Haitian National Police restore law and order by fighting off the 200 or so gangs whose rampant violence has been terrorizing Haitians in recent years.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/31/kenyahaititroops/feed/ 0 210235 Guatemala’s Progressive Presidential Candidate Looks to Expand Base Beyond Urban Youth https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/31/bernardoarevaloguatemala/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/31/bernardoarevaloguatemala/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:28:11 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210229 Bernardo Arévalo of the progressive Movimiento Semilla won just 11 percent of the vote in the presidential election’s first round on June 25, but it was enough to give him the surprise second slot in the August 20 runoff ballot.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/31/bernardoarevaloguatemala/feed/ 0 210229 Europe, Latin America Call for End to US Sanctions on Cuba (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/27/europelatamuscubasanctions/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/27/europelatamuscubasanctions/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:27:02 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210098 During a recent summit in Brussels, a coalition of all but one member country of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States adopted a host of measures that included another call for the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/27/europelatamuscubasanctions/feed/ 0 210098 Barbie Mania Sweeps Latin America, Sometimes Taking on a Dark Tone https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/24/barbielatinamericamexicoperu/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/24/barbielatinamericamexicoperu/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:37:14 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=209953 Latin America is taking Barbie mania to an extreme, with everything from pink-colored tacos and pastries, commercial planes bearing the Barbie logo, political ads, and even Barbie-themed protests.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/24/barbielatinamericamexicoperu/feed/ 0 209953 Economists Blast Menendez for ‘False Narrative’ About Crises in Cuba, Venezuela https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/14/cubavenenezuelamenendez/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/14/cubavenenezuelamenendez/#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2023 18:45:19 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=209645 More than 50 of the world's top economists have slammed Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) for recent remarks he made about Cuba and Venezuela, asking that he "stop spreading the false narrative" that there is no connection between the crises in those countries and the U.S. sanctions against them.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/14/cubavenenezuelamenendez/feed/ 1 209645 Brothers’ Love, Perseverance the Heart of Venezuelan Film ‘Sombra del Sol’ (INTERVIEW) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/13/sombradelsol/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/13/sombradelsol/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:22:37 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=209613 'La Sombra del Sol,' by Venezuelan-American writer-director Miguel Ángel Ferrer, is a film that shows both its lead characters facing real and difficult challenges. Actor Carlos Manuel González calls it "a great feel-good movie about brotherhood, about hope, about following your dreams, about not giving up."

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/13/sombradelsol/feed/ 0 209613 Cuba Denounces Presence of U.S. Nuclear Submarine at Guantanamo Bay https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/12/guantanamocubasubmarine/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/07/12/guantanamocubasubmarine/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:16:58 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=209575 On Tuesday the Cuban government issued a statement denouncing the recent presence of a nuclear submarine at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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