A planned Hollywood movie called ‘Cartagena’ that deals with the problems of drug trafficking is upsetting several sectors of Colombia’s number one holiday destination, local media reported Sunday. The tourist…
Colombian Vallenato legend Rafael Escalona has been taken to hospital, local media reported on Friday. He is in bad health but stable. According to Astrid Escalona, the daughter of the…
Up and coming accordion player Sergio Luis Rodriguez was crowned King of the Valledupar Vallenato Festival Sunday. Rodriguez, native of the city that crowned him King of Vallenato, currently plays…
Two Colombian films, 1989 and the Wind Journeys, were selected to compete in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. The festival runs from May 13-24. With a running time of only…
Water fell from the sky like God Himself was in charge of ruining the night of thousands of Kiss fans, but the rock music and the obvious fireworks made up…
One day before their Bogotá concert, rock giants Kiss arrived in Colombia’s capital and expressed to be “excited” to touch Colombian soil for the first time in their not very…
Colombian novelist and Nobel prize winner Gabriel García Márquez denies earlier reports that he would never publish a book again. “I do nothing but write,” he assured newspaper El Tiempo.…
Several experts claim that Colombia’s most famous writer, Gabriel García Márquez, won’t be writing any more books. Gerard Martin, who recently published a biography of Márquez, commented on the writer’s…
Colombia singer Juanes continued his winning streak Thursday, when he won three awards at Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards. The 21st annual awards ceremony, which honors the best in Latin…