Latin America

Kinky on Picking Its Name: "There Was a Nasty Picture We Wanted to Use as a Flyer..."

Let's get Kinky. We're not talking about whips, fuzzy handcuffs, or hot body oil. Just the best current alternative rock crew from south of the border. "With bands, it's a really interesting thing with names," Kinky guitarist Carlos Chairez tells Crossfade. "We were developing our sounds for the f ... More >>

Miami's Five Best Jamaican Patties: The Power of a Proper Pastry

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.Throughout history humankind has focused on what divides ... More >>

Slapshot at Churchill's Pub January 5

The Best Pasta and Pastries On Calle Ocho

Southwest Eighth Street, which runs from the edge of Brickell near Biscayne Bay straight west into the Everglades, is for many reasons considered the heart of Miami. In the latter half of the 20th century Little Havana grew up around it as hundreds of thousands of Cubans fled Cuban dictator Fidel Ca ... More >>

Miami Subs and Pitbull Announced Brand Revamp, World Expansion

In a private party for franchise owners and key employees, Miami Subs chief executive Richard Chwatt announced a partnership with recording artist Pitbull that will see a major rebranding and expansion of the restaurant chain.The Fort Lauderdale-based company, which formed in the 1980's, hit its str ... More >>

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A Banana on a Penis? Is That Art? The Basel Food Weirdness Edition

​The 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach runs through December 4. With more than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa coming to showcase works by more than 2,000 artists, it's a pretty big deal. In fact, Art Basel itself says it's "the most prestigiou ... More >>

Caramelos de Cianuro Coming to Grand Central July 15

​Over the course of nearly 20 years, the four members of Caramelos de Cianuro have managed to secure themselves as the chief proponents of rock in their native Venezuela. Moreover, they've established themselves as representatives of Latin rock on the whole -- or Rock en Español, as it's widely k ... More >>

Twenty-Two Men Arrested in Florida Underaged Sex Sting

​Twenty-two men have been arrested for agreeing to have sex with young children, some as young as nine, that they had met online. When they arrived, though, they were met by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The men arrested include a UCF Student, a former television executive, a specialist in the ... More >>

Coba Soundsystem Bring the Bleeps to Bass Pal Baile Monthly at Electric Pickle This Saturday

FYI, Coba Soundsystem is Novalima's DJ duo.​If one good thing has come from globalization -- and no, it's not having McDonald's in every corner of the planet -- it's the cross-pollination of world sounds and electronica. From Gotan Project's fusion of tango and breakbeats and Kruder & Dorfmeis ... More >>

Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner Dead

​Nestor Kirchner, the former president of Argentina and husband of current president Cristina Kirchner, has died this morning due to heart failure at the age of 60. The leftist-Peronist politician was widely expected to mount another presidential campaign in 2011.

Tacontento Coming to South Beach in June

Coming Soon!​Arriving in South Beach early next month will be Tacontento, a fast/casual full service Mexican restaurant. Tacontento translates to be happy, and if the slogan, "The best tacos... period," comes anywhere close to being true, we will be. Tacontento started in the late '90s as a taco s ... More >>

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Miami International Film Festival Announces This Year's Films

​The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced their program of films even though you, the general public, won't be able to buy tickets until February 19th. As usual, the 10-day festival has a strong Ibero-American focus, featuring many big screen creations from Spain, Portugal, and L ... More >>

Rockea en Espanol, Sending Love to Haiti Tonight

​You guys all know all about Jazid and MiamiAlterLatino.com's International Thursdays parties, right? Here's hoping you've even partaken of the good times to be had at Fiesta Colombiana two weeks back and the Argentine shindig last Thursday. Well, the series continues tonight with a third installm ... More >>

1 out of 3 Swine Flu Cases in Florida are in Miami-Dade

We had our fun popping the balloon of the swine flu, excuse me, H1N1 hysteria, but we never once told you to abandon your hourly ritual of hand sanitizer cleansing. Since Miami is a major hub of international travel, especially to Latin America, it always made sense to us that the strain of flu ... More >>

Ana Gabriel Comes to Miami for Valentine's Day

Ana Gabriel is a living legend in Mexican music, having repeatedly conquered pop, rock and regional charts in her native country, the U.S. and Latin America over the span of her illustrious 42-year career--a career that has borne 38 albums to date.  The singer-songwriter, born María Guadalupe ... More >>

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MTV Pimps its Tongues

The View from the Top

LAMC Part III

Rhett y Los Borrachos Empeñados

Shakira

These Could Be Yours

No surprise when it comes to breasts, Miami is best

Renegade Radio

A Miami radio station makes waves — short waves, that is

Hunk of Burning Funk

Buddha Gonzalez searches for his fame and fortune in Miami's strip clubs

Idols and Effigies

Current Art Shows

Revolution and Evolution

A Miami Film Fest documentary about Chile's Salvador Allende carries a contemporary message

Nada but Empanadas

Basshead

Winners and Losers

Night&Day

First Come, First Served

Quick, get on line for a dinner with spark

OLA, Que Pasa?

Doug Rodriguez and his brand of Nuevo Latino return to Miami

United We Rock

A strong Latin lineup plays the park

A Little Bit Crossover

Teen pop isn't over until the Brazilian kids sing

Get Kinky

Another band from Monterrey is out to conquer the world

Velvet Offensive

Forget crossover: Selling a Colombian rock band in the United States is a mission for the custodians of culture -- or a very powerful magician

It Takes a Cuban

After a legendary career as president of the Miami ACLU, John de Leon is heading even further south

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of January 18, 2001

Miami's Cultural Coalescence

The Fiesta de Miami

Kulchur

Guerillas in the mix

Meeting Raul

Salsa's Past as Prologue

­Viva Albita!

You might think Cuba's glorious traditional music is hundreds of yeas old. You're wrong. It's 31. It's wearing tight jeans. And it's called Albita Rodriguez.

By Appointment Only

What could be more exciting and fulfilling than the life of a consul? Well, lots of things, actually.

Corazon Del Rocanrol