Mexicans are very proud of their history. Not just their Hispanic heritage, but the great civilisation that lived before the Spanish colonisation known as the Aztecs. Mexicans consider themselves descendants of the Aztecs who were originally known as ‘Mexicas’. Their identification with this tribe is so strong that their coat of arms, which appears on...Read More

This month Cuba celebrates “la Fiesta de la Cubanía”, a national festival that commemorates the pride of being Cuban and the duty of defending the national identity and culture through celebrations and conferences.Read More

Family secrets, evil stepmothers, forbidden love, suspicious deaths, dangerous affairs, revenge… Who doesn’t like those stories? Well, you can find everything in a Latin American telenovela, the over dramatic serials, which have hooked most Hispanic people some time in their lives. Different from British soap operas, which have a never-ending storyline, telenovelas are concise. They...Read More

16th September. 5am. The phone woke me up; I had just received a text that said: “It’s tequila and mariachi time. Where are you?” Sleepy and surprised, it gets all clear when I read the sender: it’s my friend from Sonora, Mexico and… it’s September, so Mexico is celebrating its Independence Day!! I cannot blame...Read More