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fromAdvocate.com
5 days ago

How I came out to my Mexican dad-who had secrets of his own

Connection is possible despite differences, as shown through personal experiences of identity and acceptance.
Madrid food
fromBon Appetit
6 days ago

The Eight Best Gorditas in Mexico City

Gorditas are a versatile Mexican antojito with a rich culinary history, featuring a unique masa dough often mixed with chicharrón prensado.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Mexican art world protests over plan to send Frida Kahlo masterpieces to Spain

The export of a significant Mexican art collection to Spain has caused outrage among cultural professionals in Mexico.
NYC music
fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

Chuquimamani-Condori Confirms New Los Thuthanaka Music, Shares Unreleased Songs

Chuquimamani-Condori debuted new music and announced a project, Waq'a, inspired by Aymara stories, set for release on April 3.
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

The Printmaker Who Became a Hero of Mexican Cultural Identity

Frida Kahlo, during her 1933 trip to New York, created a colorful haven in her hotel room by covering the walls with prints by José Guadalupe Posada, which depicted sensational news and political imagery.
Arts
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Behind the scenes in Mexico's largest Stations of the Cross procession, an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Passion of Christ reenactment in Iztapalapa is a significant cultural event, recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
Music
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Remembering Augie Meyers, pioneer of Tex-Mex rock and roll

Augie Meyers significantly influenced Tex-Mex music with his unique sound from the Vox organ, contributing to bands like Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados.
Cocktails
fromTasting Table
3 weeks ago

The Mexican Cocktail You Should Try That Isn't A Margarita - Tasting Table

The paloma is a simple, refreshing Mexican cocktail made with grapefruit soda and blanco tequila, offering a tangy and sweet flavor profile.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Before running for Congress, Bobby Pulido was a Tejano music icon

Bobby Pulido, a Tejano music star, is running for Congress in Texas' 15th district, emphasizing community values and addressing local issues.
#mexican-cuisine
fromTasting Table
3 weeks ago
Silicon Valley food

When Dining At Mexican Restaurants, Avoid Making This Common Menu Mistake - Tasting Table

Many diners miss out on the diverse offerings of Mexican cuisine by sticking to traditional dishes like tacos and enchiladas.
fromTasting Table
1 month ago
Madrid food

The Common Mexican Restaurant Mistake Many Make When It Comes To Spice - Tasting Table

Mexican cuisine emphasizes complex flavor balance through chilies rather than heat alone, with many traditional dishes being mild or sweet.
Silicon Valley food
fromTasting Table
3 weeks ago

When Dining At Mexican Restaurants, Avoid Making This Common Menu Mistake - Tasting Table

Many diners miss out on the diverse offerings of Mexican cuisine by sticking to traditional dishes like tacos and enchiladas.
Madrid food
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The Common Mexican Restaurant Mistake Many Make When It Comes To Spice - Tasting Table

Mexican cuisine emphasizes complex flavor balance through chilies rather than heat alone, with many traditional dishes being mild or sweet.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

Frida, Diego, and Raphael

The largest-ever Raphael exhibition in the U.S. opened at The Met, showcasing 170 works over eight years.
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Hermanos Espinoza are seeking to cement their legacy with debut LP, 'Linaje'

Hermanos Espinoza's debut album 'Linaje' reflects their journey from poverty to success through music, emphasizing hard work, family, and faith.
SF music
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

Mxka Sings 'R&B Tumbados' for the Lover Girls | KQED

Mxka blends personal experience and cultural identity in her music, inspiring others with her journey in the Latin music scene.
Mission District
fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

Where did the lucha libre shows in the Mission go?

Pro Wrestling Revolution's founder faces prohibitive permit costs from San Francisco Unified School District, forcing him to abandon 15 years of lucha libre shows at John O'Connell High School in the Mission District.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Eliades Ochoa, the last great troubadour: People in Cuba have lost their joy'

Eliades Ochoa's aura is so powerful that under the generous rays of sunlight streaming through the large window on this March morning, he evokes a Western film.
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 weeks ago

A Mariachi school persists, and thrives, amidst an immigration crackdown

It makes me feel proud, simply because of the specific time we're in right now. It definitely takes a lot of courage for kids my age to represent their culture. Anthony Benitez, an 18-year-old violin student born in the United States to Mexican immigrants, expressed how the academy provides a meaningful outlet for cultural expression amid punitive immigration enforcement affecting Latino and immigrant families across the country.
NYC music
#mexican-bread-culture
Cooking
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

Mexican Elote-Style Avocado Toast Recipe - Tasting Table

Mexican elote-inspired avocado toast combines charred corn with creamy avocado, mayo, lime, and chili powder for a savory, tangy breakfast with smoky and bright flavors.
fromFuncheap
3 weeks ago

Sounds of Latin America: A Violin and Piano Journey

Pianist Dr. Gabriela Calderón and violinist Dr. Catalina Barraza celebrate the rich musical heritage of Latin America.
SF music
fromElite Traveler
1 month ago

Singular Archive is Serious About Agave and Artwork

Singular Archive is a cultural custodian safeguarding the world's rarest liquids. This is not a spirits brand, but an artistic endeavor in which the liquid is a part of the work itself.
Venture
US politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Two teen brothers in Texas mariachi band are released from ICE custody amid bipartisan criticism

A South Texas family with two nationally recognized mariachi band members was detained by ICE but reunited after bipartisan criticism of the Trump administration's deportation campaign overreach.
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
4 weeks ago

Metalachi in San Jose | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Metalachi takes the pumping, undeniable, brass-winded sounds and haunted soul of Mariachi and combines forces with metal songs. Out of Los Angeles, and composed of classically trained musicians, this isn't a schlock shop enterprise.
Music
Right-wing politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The Gamez-Cuellar mariachi family: the case that made Republicans raise their voices against Trump's immigration policy

The detention and release of three Mexican mariachi musician brothers exposed divisions in Trump's immigration policy, with both Republican and Democratic politicians claiming credit for their freedom.
Arts
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

The new life of hand-painted signs in Mexico

Sign painting in Mexico City has surged in popularity following the removal of street signs, leading to increased interest and new opportunities for artists.
Madrid food
fromTasting Table
3 weeks ago

20 Of The Best Mexican Bakeries In The US - Tasting Table

Mexican bakeries in the U.S. offer diverse, high-quality baked goods and foster a strong sense of community.
Travel
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I didn't love Mexico City as much as I thought I would. Luckily, I found a smaller, more charming spot nearby.

Santiago de Querétaro, a smaller city three hours from Mexico City, offers a charming historic center and quieter atmosphere that exceeded expectations compared to Mexico City's overwhelming crowds.
Arts
fromArtforum
3 weeks ago

A Hard Sell: on Mexican art in the age of austerity

Mexico's Fourth Transformation government has drastically cut arts funding and framed contemporary art as elitist, forcing private initiatives to sustain public cultural institutions.
Madrid food
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

There's more to Mexican spirits than tequila

Mexican agave spirits including tequila, mezcal, sotol, and raicilla have expanded dramatically in UK availability and quality, with tequila becoming the fastest-growing spirit and forecast to grow 10% annually until 2030.
Cooking
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The Italian Twist That Takes Enchiladas To Another Level - Tasting Table

Lasagnchiladas combines Italian lasagna and Mexican enchiladas by filling flour tortillas with ricotta, mozzarella, and bolognese sauce, creating a versatile fusion dish ready in 20 minutes.
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

SXSW 2026: 15 Latin music acts we're excited to see

South by Southwest 2026 features over 150 Latin music acts, more than doubling from 2024, marking the festival's biggest year for the genre in over a decade.
Madrid food
fromcooking.nytimes.com
4 weeks ago

In Mexico, Bread Is the Heart of Daily Life

Mexico maintains a centuries-old baking culture with 60,000 panaderias providing fresh bread as a daily standard, not a luxury, deeply embedded in economic, social, and cultural life.
Cocktails
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

From late-night shots to sipping with soda: how tequila took over

Tequila has transformed from a party shot into the world's fastest-growing spirit, driven by premium quality appreciation, cocktail culture, and a shift toward drinking less but better.
Online Community Development
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 year ago

Powwows: Celebrating the culture and community of Indigenous people

The Dix Park Inter-Tribal Powwow brings together Indigenous communities from North Carolina's eight state and federally recognized tribes for cultural celebration, competition dancing, and traditional music.
#danza-azteca
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

The joyous, decorated Aztec dancers of San Jose

Danza Azteca communities in the Bay Area preserve ancestral dance traditions through spiritual and cultural ceremonies, with multiple active groups collaborating to uplift indigenous heritage.
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

The joyous, decorated Aztec dancers of San Jose

Danza Azteca communities in the Bay Area preserve ancestral dance traditions through spiritual and cultural ceremonies, with multiple active groups collaborating to uplift indigenous heritage.
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 month ago

Peso Pluma in San Jose | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija (aka Peso Pluma) is a singer, songwriter and rapper known for his corridos tumbados. Often dealing with themes of love, heartbreak and the narco cartels of his region, Peso Pluma has taken the world by storm with his romantic sound and a voice that can range from gravel to silk.
Music
MMA
fromSherdog
1 month ago

Javier Reyes: Fighting in Mexico 'feels just like home'

Javier Reyes defeated Douglas Silva de Andrade via first-round ground-and-pound TKO at UFC Mexico, showcasing his finishing ability and desire to stand out as a Colombian fighter.
Madrid food
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

20 Best Things to Do in Oaxaca, Mexico-From Savoring Mole and Mezcal to Exploring Indigenous Art

Oaxaca offers Indigenous heritage, world-class cuisine featuring mole and mezcal, colonial architecture, traditional crafts, and legendary street food experiences.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Uruguay's candombe brings streets to life as the once-banned musical tradition roars back

Candombe, Uruguay's Afro-descendant music once banned and marginalized, is now experiencing peak popularity after spreading from Black neighborhoods throughout the country.
Film
fromQueerty
2 months ago

Cowboys who ride cowboys: Jaripeo explores the hidden queer desires of Mexico's rodeo scene - Queerty

Efraín Mojica returns to rural Penjamillo to examine queer desire and identity emerging within jaripeo rodeo culture and Mexican cowboy-style masculinity.
Food & drink
fromElite Traveler
1 month ago

I Spent a Week Tasting Tequila in Mexico - And Rated These Bars

Mexico offers diverse agave spirits beyond tequila including mezcal, raicilla, bacanora, and sotol, with specialized bars providing expert guidance for exploration.
Travel
fromwww.cntraveler.com
2 months ago

The 9 Best Cities in Mexico: CDMX, Guadalajara, and Beyond

Mexico's cities are global cultural hubs offering diverse music lineups, centuries-old cuisine and traditions, major events, and rich museum and arts calendars.
#mexican-cuisine-authenticity
fromTasting Table
1 month ago
Madrid food

The Biggest Myth About Mexican Food You Need To Unlearn - Tasting Table

Mexican cuisine is unfairly labeled unhealthy due to confusion between authentic regional Mexican food and Tex-Mex adaptations that use processed ingredients and deep-frying.
fromTasting Table
1 month ago
Madrid food

The Dessert Menu Red Flag To Look Out For When Visiting A Mexican Restaurant - Tasting Table

Authentic Mexican restaurants should offer traditional desserts like flan, arroz con leche, and convent pastries to demonstrate full culinary understanding, not just savory dishes.
Madrid food
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The Biggest Myth About Mexican Food You Need To Unlearn - Tasting Table

Mexican cuisine is unfairly labeled unhealthy due to confusion between authentic regional Mexican food and Tex-Mex adaptations that use processed ingredients and deep-frying.
Madrid food
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The Dessert Menu Red Flag To Look Out For When Visiting A Mexican Restaurant - Tasting Table

Authentic Mexican restaurants should offer traditional desserts like flan, arroz con leche, and convent pastries to demonstrate full culinary understanding, not just savory dishes.
National Football League
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

2026 Azteca Mexica New Year Festival in San Jose (March 13-15)

Largest U.S. Azteca Mexica New Year: free, family-friendly three-day celebration March 13–15, 2026, in San Jose with 500+ dancers and 15,000 attendees.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A small Africa in Colombia': the palenqueras of Cartagena

Cartagena's palenqueras symbolize the enduring, commodified legacy of enslavement, mixing cultural resilience with tourist-driven exploitation.
Fashion & style
fromTravel + Leisure
2 months ago

An Insider's Guide to Merida, the Yucatan's Most Enchanting City

Carlos Huber of Arquiste creates evocative fragrances inspired by historical scenes, his Mérida villa, and Yucatán culture.
US news
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

2026 Azteca Mexica New Year Festival in San Jose (March 13-15)

Calpulli Tonalehqueh hosts the nation’s largest Azteca Mexica New Year: a free, family-friendly, three-day celebration with 500+ dancers and 150+ vendor booths.
#mexico-city
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago
Travel

Mexico City was ranked the world's most culturally rich destination, thanks to its museums, galleries, and iconic institutions like Casa Azul.

fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago
Travel

Mexico City was ranked the world's most culturally rich destination, thanks to its museums, galleries, and iconic institutions like Casa Azul.

fromCN Traveller
2 months ago

This underrated Mexican city's artisans have transformed their home into a shopaholic's paradise

Traveller check into hotels for easy access to historical Mayan sites and the cenotes beyond, with ambles through colourful squares and late, balmy nights digesting feasts over tequila tipples. Between cultural excursions and natural wonders, however, there's much to be said for the artisans in these parts. From crafted perfumes to handmade chocolates, these are the gifts and trinkets to make space for in your luggage.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

Step Aside Taco Bell, This Dish Is The Real Mexican Pizza - Tasting Table

The Mexican Pizza has been a Taco Bell fan favorite since it was first introduced to the menu back in 1985 - though it went by a different name back then, the Pizzazz Pizza. In its current form at the fast food chain, this dish consists of two layers of crisp flour tortillas with refried beans and seasoned ground beef sandwiched in the middle, and "Mexican Pizza Sauce," melted cheese, and diced tomatoes on top.
Food & drink
SF music
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 month ago

How Cumbia Took Root and Evolved in the Bay Area | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Cumbia evolved from Colombian Caribbean roots blending African, indigenous, and Spanish influences, spreading globally through migration and adaptation while absorbing regional musical elements across Latin America and the Bay Area.
Music
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

In the Mexican state of Oaxaca, a music school keeps children away from violence

The Santa Cecilia School of Musical Initiation transformed a garbage-filled community in Oaxaca into a cultural hub offering music education and university opportunities through sustained community effort.
fromTravel + Leisure
2 months ago

You Can Soon Visit Clase Azul's First-ever Cultural House in Mexico City-Here's What to Expect

Spirits brand Clase Azul México will soon open a brand-new home in the city's Polanco area on Feb. 17, offering guided tastings, rotating art installations, private events, and more. The new address, dubbed "Casa de Los Leones," or House of the Lions, was built in a historic mansion where original elements like stained glassed windows were preserved, juxtaposed with contemporary design.
Travel
Food & drink
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 month ago

The Biz Beat: San Jose Mexican bakery offers Oaxacan delights - San Jose Spotlight

Dulcinea Panadería Oaxaqueña in San Jose offers over 100 varieties of Oaxacan cookies, pastries, breads and cakes, growing from a food truck to a bakery.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

You May Want To Think Twice Before Ordering Queso At A Mexican Restaurant Again - Tasting Table

Queso often contains high saturated fat that can quickly use up the daily recommended limit, so people monitoring cholesterol should limit or modify consumption.
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

2026 Azteca Mexica New Year Festival in San Jose (March 13-15)

Join us for the 28th Annual Mexica New Year, March 13-15, 2026 for a weekend filled with Native traditional dancers, a sunrise ceremony, arts & crafts market and delicious food. Our gathering brings together over 500 Aztec Dancers from throughout the US and Mexico, 7 Northern California Native tribes including our local Muwekma Ohlone tribe of the SF Bay Area and other Native tribes from the US and Mexico.
Arts
Music
frompitchfork.com
2 months ago

Peso Pluma Sets 2026 Dinastia Tour

Peso Pluma launches a 30‑city U.S. spring tour starting March 1 in Seattle to promote Dinastia by Peso Pluma & Friends with rotating guest appearances.
fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

Mariachi El Bronx's Matt Caughthran picks 5 favorite albums

Mariachi El Bronx, the mariachi alter ego of LA punk band The Bronx, are about to release Mariachi El Bronx IV, their first album in 12 years, this Friday (2/13) via ATO. They'll also be playing Kimmel tonight (2/12) and livestreaming their Tijuana album release show on Veeps on Saturday (2/14), and to help usher in the release of this new LP, Mariachi El Bronx vocalist Matt Caughthran has made us a list of five of his favorite albums of all time.
Music
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 months ago

The Best Restaurants in Albuquerque for New Mexican Cuisine In Its Many Forms

The best restaurants in Albuquerque tell a greater story of this city and state. Albuquerque's rich blend of traditional New Mexican cuisine and Route 66 roadside fare has evolved into one of the most unexpectedly diverse dining scenes in the Southwest. The Duke City's working-class vibes and demographic breadth has led to a tremendous spread of establishments- from hole-in-the-wall lunch spots to James Beard-recognized fine dining joints defining their own categories of place-based cuisine. So whether you're in pursuit of dishes that will transport your tastebuds around the world, or simply looking to sink your teeth into the best huevos rancheros or handheld burrito in the city, you can find it all here in the heart of the Land of Enchantment.
Food & drink
Music
fromKqed
2 months ago

La Onda 2026 Lineup: J Balvin, Christian Nodal, Mana, Ivan Cornejo, More in Napa | KQED

La Onda Festival returns to Napa Valley Expo May 30–31 with a stacked Latin lineup including J Balvin, Christian Nodal, Maná and Ivan Cornejo.
Arts
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Secrets of Indigenous Art

Modern European and American modernists drew heavily from Indigenous arts, while museums long framed Indigenous adoption of Western forms as a loss of authenticity.
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 months ago

How the Global Rise of Latin American Music Is Shaping Travel

In the just-named Grammy Album of the Year, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS-which Bad Bunny has declared his " most Puerto Rican album " to date-the supernova reggaetonero painted an evocative portrait of the Caribbean island, while declaring to a whopping 8.6 million listeners: "VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR" (I'm going to bring you to Puerto Rico). And he did. Last year, a record-breaking number of tourists-7,486,000 to be exact-visited Puerto Rico's tropical shores.
Music
Music
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Carin Leon Announces 2026 North American Tour

Carín León will tour North America in 2026 on the 'De Sonora, para el Mundo' tour, including six headline shows at the Las Vegas Sphere.
Music
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

One of the most important Bay Area bands of all time visits San Francisco

Los Tigres del Norte bring their La Lotería Tour to Chase Center in San Francisco on Feb. 20, showcasing decades of acclaimed norteño music.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Unlikely tandem brings power-packed Cuban sound to Bay Area

Percussionist Pedrito Martinez and pianist Alfredo Rodriguez fuse diverse Cuban musical traditions into a virtuosic, storytelling Duologue blending rumba, classical, jazz, and sacred rhythms.
Music
fromCN Traveller
2 months ago

"Music is the new gastronomy": How the rise of LatAm music is changing the face of travel

Latin American music is driving tourism and shaping cultural travel experiences in Puerto Rico, Colombia, Mexico and Belize.
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