01.19.2023 | By Jack Rico |
In recent weeks, mainstream media outlets have been captivated by the story of Shakira and Gerard Piqué’s break-up and the Spanish-language diss track “BZRP Music Session 53” that resulted from it. Read More
07.30.2018 | By Jack Rico |
Colombia is a country known for its salsa and vallenato. Vallenato is the folkloric, poetic music of its coast which its singer/songwriter Jose Dario Martinez Acosta, aka Chabuco, has been listening to since he was a child due to his father’s influence, the legendary guitarist Hugues Martinez. With his fourth solo album titled Encuentro, he mixes the sounds of vallenato from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, with jazz and bossa nova, resulting in a beautiful and unique sound of Latin Jazz.
06.2.2017 | By Andrea Huswan |
Updated March 2026
Shakira‘s 11th album El Dorado is a love letter to Colombia. The title itself refers to Colombia’s “lost city,” full of alluring mystery and enchantment. With thirteen tracks, the album is predominantly sung in Spanish, with four tracks in English, and one track in French. While some artists crash and burn while trying to transition into different genres, Shakira proves that she still has it in her and most importantly, her hits don’t lie. Read More
04.29.2016 | By Jack Rico |
One of the best movies to come out of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival is Between Us by Mexican-Colombian director Rafael Palacio Illingworth. The film stars Ben Feldman, Olivia Thirlby, Adam Goldberg, and Analeigh Tipton and centers around a young married couple who slowly start to question the sexual and moral commitment they have to their marriage. Read More
07.12.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
Updated June 2026
The 2026 World Cup kicks off June 11, the first ever co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
For Latino fans, this World Cup is personal. Mexico is co-hosting. Argentina arrives defending the title Messi finally won in 2022. Colombia and Uruguay are in the field, and CONMEBOL sides always travel deep. The biggest stage in sports is a Latin American story again, and so are its best movies. Here’s what to stream before kickoff, starting with the films that put Latino soccer at the center.
The Two Escobars (2010), still the most devastating soccer film ever made. Andrés Escobar led Colombia to the 1994 World Cup. Pablo Escobar, the drug lord who bankrolled the country’s clubs, was no relation but ran the money behind the game. After an own goal sent Colombia home, Andrés was shot dead days later. It’s the rare sports doc that explains a whole country. (Related: How Colombia’s James Rodríguez Became a Global Pop Star.)
Diego Maradona (2019), Asif Kapadia (Senna, Amy) cut 500 hours of footage into the definitive portrait of the most gifted and most flawed player the game ever produced. Naples worshipped him. Argentina made him a god. Watch it before this year’s stars try to match him.
Goal! The Dream Begins (2005), a Mexican kid from the L.A. barrio gets one shot at the pros in England. Corny, sure. It’s also the only big soccer fantasy that starts where most Latino fans actually live.
Escape to Victory (1981), Stallone, Michael Caine, and Pelé as Allied POWs who turn a Nazi propaganda match into a jailbreak. Daring, sometimes corny, worth it to watch Pelé score on a bicycle kick.
Shaolin Soccer (2001), Stephen Chow’s martial-arts comedy is cheesy and built for cheering. The underdog formula at full volume.
Bend It Like Beckham (2002), the comedy that launched Keira Knightley still gets soccer’s pull better than films three times its budget.
The Damned United (2009), Michael Sheen as Brian Clough in his doomed 44-day run at Leeds. Less about soccer than ego, and good on both.
When the whistle blows June 11, stream a few of these first. And see our 26 most anticipated 2026 movies featuring Hispanic talent for what’s next.
07.8.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
Sponsors get ready for the new face of your 2018 World Cup commercials, Colombia’s No. 10, James Rodriguez. Read More
12.24.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
Through Facebook I was informed that El Cacique de la Junta better known as Diomedes Díaz, one of Colombia’s biggest names in music, passed away Sunday Dec. 22 at the age of 56. He was the Frank Sinatra of the vallenato music genre (the native folklore music of Colombia). As a Colombian and fan of his music I was saddened, and thought this news only pertained to my fellow Colombians, I was wrong.
05.13.2013 | By Jack Rico |
Guatemalan actor Oscar Isaac will play the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in an as-yet-untitled movie. It’s unclear whether the film will be in Spanish or English, but we do know that Brad Furman, director of the highly acclaimed “The Lincoln Lawyer,” will take the helm.
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11.19.2012 | By SBC Staff |
*Updated December 2025
According to Blackfilm.com, Colombian actress Zulay Henao has been cast as the second of four female leads in Tyler Perry’s next movie The Single Moms Club, joining Perry, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and William Levy.
