Nicanor Parra Wins the 2012 Pablo Neruda Poetry Award
SANTIAGO — For second time a Chilean has won the Pablo Neruda Iberoamerican Poetry Award. Minister of Culture Luciano Cruz-Coke announced that Nicanor Parra was chosen by an international jury as the 2012 winner of this important award. The winner last year was Oscar Hahn. The jury was formed by the Minister of Culture and [...]
Massive Chilean Auto Show Open its Doors in October 2012
SANTIAGO — This October, Chile will have its largest auto show ever, sponsored by the Chilean National Automobile Association (ANAC). Over 50 car makers will be displaying their most state-of-the-art rides. In May 2012, ANAC revealed the details of the Santiago 2012 Auto Show. Among the entries will be 51 car brands from 23 different countries. In [...]
Chile Prepares for “First Tuesday” Event in Temuco
What is First Tuesday? First Tuesday Temuco understands that marketing is the key to a successful high-impact entrepreneurship. For this reason, five experts in entrepreneurship have been invited to share their experience in this field. How can we apply “MKT” in a cheap and creative way? The event will be held on Tuesday, June 5, [...]
“Piaf” at Centro Mori Parque Arauco
Centro Mori is currently staging the musical “Piaf” at Parque Arauco. This play is about the exciting life of the French singer Edith Piaf. The singer died on October 11, 1964 at the age of 46. I recommend this play because you can feel the singer’s pain characterized by the actress Annie Murath, who has [...]
Chilean Student Protest Film to Show at Centro Arte Alameda
SANTIAGO – Ahead of the May 17 premiere of La Primavera de Chile, the first film based on the Chilean student protests, ILC’s Sophie Souyet interviewed director Cristián del Campo about the motivations behind the film and the expectations for the film. What were your inspirations for making the film? The inspiration of the creation [...]
Man dies in Santiago Metro
According to state owned Metro S.A., the company that manages Santiago’s metro network, at 10:11 a.m. this morning 46 year old Héctor Lopez Morales fell on to the tracks at the Manuel Montt metro station dying instantly. In order to facilitate the recovery of Mr. Lopez’s body, the stations Salvador, Manuel Montt, Pedro de Valdivia [...]
