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2020 was a strange year, one in which screens became a necessary evil to live experiences, to talk with the family, attend gigs or watch films. The incursion of screens in our everyday life has gone even deeper, shaping the way we look at the world and the way we understand human interaction.

Our first programme of the year is a brilliant selection of films reflecting on our relationship with screens.

How has the presence of phones, screens and apps changed the way we look at the world around us, the way we inhabit the public space, the way we meet and relate to each other? A programme of films rethinking the way human behaviour has changed since the appearance of mobile phones and the way new generations communicate through it. The selection includes Premios Goya 2021-nominated short films like A la Cara or Beef, as well as perspectives from Chile, China or Brazil,. Dark perspectives and unimagined positive takes on the proliferation of screens in our lives.

LAC Main Seminar Series. Maryhen Jiménez, LAC, and José Miguel Vivanco, Executive Director Americas Division, Human Rights Watch.

This year’s Brazil Week, an annual event series organised by the King's Brazil Institute, will be led by the Institute’s new Director Dr Vinicius De Carvalho. Although the COVID-19 pandemic necessitates an all-online programme, Dr De Carvalho stressed the Institute’s continued commitment to running these important events.

Short film and Q&A. The short film is a glimpse of scenes from our research into adapting fact-based stories of resistance into a physical theatre performance. We have been inspired by testimonies from refugees, whose lives were affected by dictatorship in Latin America in the 70's and young adults migrants, whose lives have been affected by the current situation in Latin America.

The Lord Mayor, Alderman William Russell, will address the role of the City of London, a world leader in green finance, in helping the country –and the world– to ‘build back better’, trough supporting sustainable infrastructure and creating green financial products. Speaking alongside him, CABEI’s Acting Executive President, Mr Jaime Díaz, will present the bank’s leadership in driving green financial investment and development –for instance, with its first Green Bond recently issued, and funding of a significant green portfolio of projects in Nicaragua and the region –. Whilst Nicaraguan Minister Dr Paul Oquist will focus on the latest financial policies, incentives and exciting projects available for green investment and execution in the largest nation of the Central American Integration System, which between its eight member countries has a combined population of 60 million and is the fourth-largest economy in Latin America, and of which the UK is an Observer Member State.

Lecture by Dr. Héctor Dante Cincotta for the Anglo-Argentine Society. Dr Cincotta will talk about the life and work of W H Hudson, with the focus being on two of his books: “Far Away and Long Ago” and “Idle Days in Patagonia”. Born in Argentina of American parents, W H Hudson was in his early 30s when he left to make his home in Britain. His early years living on the Pampas in Argentina form the backdrop of his writing. His many achievements include being one of the founder members of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. W H Hudson could now be called a true Anglo-Argentine: revered both in Britain, his adopted country, and in Argentina, the land of his birth that formed him as a writer and naturalist.

The Ambassador of Nicaragua is delighted to invite you to a series of four online events for Rubén Darío Month (15-29 January) organised with the Cervantes Institute of Manchester and Leeds, celebrating the birth anniversary of Nicaragua’s national poet, “The Prince of Castilian Letters” (18th January 1867 - 6th February 1916) - one of the world’s most influential authors who modernised the Spanish Language and was called “The Liberator” by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges - and the recent publication of “Rubén Darío: Selected Poems” (Shearsman Books, 2020), the first rhyming translation into English of Darío’s poetry, by British hispanist Adam Feinstein.

The Embassy of Chile in the UK is pleased to invite you to join us for an evening discussing and reading an exclusive selection of Pablo Neruda’s early poetry which has remained without an English translation for decades – until his acclaimed biographer and translator, Adam Feinstein, has filled this extraordinary gap with his book “The Unknown Neruda”, published in 2019 by Arc Publications.

This live online seminar series provides an open forum for engaging with new and cutting-edge research on diverse topics in Iberian and Latin American art and visual culture. The weekly sessions usually take place on Wednesdays, 6.00-7.00pm, except the fourth session scheduled for Tuesday, 2 February. The talks last ca. 40 minutes and are followed by Q&A.

When a family becomes concerned about their mother’s well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83 year-old man who becomes a new resident – and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.

The London Latin Music Festival is back in September in its 20th year. First shows have just been announced. The festival hosts global superstars and the very best emerging talent from across the Latin Music world in venues across Central London. It boasts an array of UK debuts, world premieres and rare UK appearances.

Explorá la colección digital del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Argentina, con más de 2500 obras, donde encontrarás imágenes en alta definición, textos, audios y recorridos sugeridos.

Being at home doesn't mean you can't enjoy Madrid's Museo del Prado. Take a virtual tour and spend time amongst some of the greatest Spanish painters ever.

Todos los domingos a las 20 horas #QuedateEnCasa y reviví en tu pantalla, desde cualquier lugar del mundo, las producciones del Teatro Colón.
El Teatro Colón pone a disposición estos contenidos en el marco del programa #CulturaEnCasa del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

The Embassy of Mexico provides a list of video links to Mexican museums, concerts, a series of documentaries and suggested books for children, as well as recipes from Mexican restaurants in the UK.

You can navigate the inside of the Museo Histórico Nacional (National History Museum) with its virtual tour. The MHN is located at the heart of Santiago and was founded in 1911. This museum is one of Chile’s three national museums and it guards a collection which promotes gathering, conservation, research and outreach of Chile’s tangible and intangible historic memory.

Learn more about upcoming cultural events at Instituto Cervantes.