La Terrorista
Oh “La venganza de la Obrera” How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love the faces of the men aghast with the piropos that...
Life
Azul y no tan Rosa
Another piece of good news, Venezuela has recieved it’s first Goya award for the movie Azul y no tan Rosa. Written, directed and produced by Miguel Ferrari, the...
Cruz Diez in black and white
If you’re in New York and are looking for something new to see related to Venezuela, stop by the Americas Society. They have an exhibit of Carlos Cruz...
Would you be willing to play Batman?
Imagine yourself living in Gotham City. Crime rates keep going up. City Hall is unable to guarantee the minimum amount of security to its citizens. Cops are just...
A Venezuelan in Sochi (Important Updates)
Believe it or not, Venezuela will be present in the 2014 Winter Olympics: 43-year old Alpine Skier Antonio Pardo will be the fifth Venezuelan ever to compete in...
Peace and life in Ocumare del Tuy
Last week, the city of Ocumare del Tuy (southern Miranda State) became the latest focal point in the violence that affects Venezuela. It all started when the CICPC...
Venezuelan women are beautiful
I stopped watching the Miss Venezuela pageant when I was about 14 years old. Year after year, I would sit with my Nana and my sisters in a...
The abject failure of communicational h...
There is no doubt that communicational hegemony is a reality. Most TV stations toe the government line, as do most radio stations. Newspapers are not far behind, as...
We'll always have Homeland, Hugo C.
(Editor’s note: We welcome a new addition to Caracas Chronicles, Raúl Stolk, @raulstolk. Raúl is an attorney, and I’ve long admired his writing in Prodavinci. I am thrilled...
Countdown to Newsprint-geddon, cont. (Updated)
The latest casualty in the ongoing newsprint crisis is, surprisingly, one of the hegemony’s main newspapers: Diario VEA. In Monday’s edition (seen the photo), they informed their readers...
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