ENTRADA DE DIARIO ACERCA DE MADRE FICCIÓN de MARIANO TENCONI BLANCO y LAS CONFESIONES DE SERGIO BLANCO
Montevideo, 19 de octubre 2024 Esta mañana escribí en mi diario “Maravillosa la obra de Tenconi. He pulled an Autofiction. And opened his heart. Saffores splendorous, to the point that I didn´t recognize him. J´aime comme [Tenconi] a mis en scène cette idée d´être laid et aimé à cause de ses pièces. I loved how he exposed […]
CONCURSO DE ESCRITURA para jóvenes de liceos públicos del Uruguay
CONCURSO DE ESCRITURA NOSTALGIAS DEL FUTURO PARA ESTUDIANTES DE LICEOS PÚBLICOS DE TODO EL URUGUAY DE 5TO Y 6TO AÑO ¿Cómo viven la pandemia los adolescentes? Si te gusta escribir mandanos un párrafo (máximo 120 palabras) contando lo que quieras de vos. Vamos a seleccionar 10 estudiantes para participar en un taller con 5 […]
Por Elbio Rodríguez Barilari (Revista Relaciones) Tenemos mucha suerte. Como letristas, Fernando Cabrera, Darnauchans, Caetano Veloso y Chico Buarque son mejores que Bob Dylan y están en un pie de igualdad con Leonard Cohen. O sea que, en el caso de Cabrera estamos hablando de uno de los “songwriters” más importantes a caballo de los […]
This year, I was planning to host a special dinner on one of the two days of Llamadas parade during the Uruguayan carnival. Unfortunately, a rain forecast caused the dates to be switched, and my dinner plans went bust, because I had to leave town on the newly scheduled date. But on the first night of Llamadas I […]
A Ravine Dawn – Sunrise as soundrise in La Pedrera
I recently went glamping in La Pedrera. The sounds, images and poem in this video are from a special sunrise during that marvelous experience. Related Images:
Viaje hacia la luz – Nicolás Ibarburu prepara su próximo disco
Nico Ibarburu es una persona que me ha enseñado muchas cosas a lo largo de mi vida. Sobre todo, a escuchar, a dejar ser. Y no es porque sea o pretenda ser un ejemplo de nada. Nico es alguien que igual se queda hablando quince minutos con un tipo de la calle que le quiere contar […]
Best Montevideo Restaurants – LUCCA Affordable Gourmet
After having lunch there one lovely Saturday afternoon, I can say that it was probably the best culinary experience I have had at a restaurant in Montevideo.
Tropic Thunder – A Fabulous Ethnic Popup Restaurant Experience in Montevideo
I have heard many visitors to Montevideo complain about the scarcity of ethnic food in our lovely city. Once in a while, however, we are pleasantly surprised by exotic food of the highest level. More often than not, Tropic Thunder´s popup restaurant experience is involved. I first met chef Pablo Cordoba as an exquisite cinematographer. […]
Casapueblo – A perfect blend of Art, Nature, and Architecture
Few artists have had the chance to create their own living museums, their perfect havens. Carlos Páez Vilaró is one of them. A disciple of the likes of Picasso and Torres García, Páez Vilaró created Casapueblo, a dreamlike affair that combines a hotel, an artist´s workshop, and an art gallery. I once had a romantic […]
Uruguay blooms in the summer. It is the time of pleasure, nature, love, sunshine, and beauty. This summer in particular has been especially beautiful, with scarce clouds and generally agreeable temperatures.
Leaving Summerland – Montevideo-Seattle and beyond
When people heard I was coming to Seattle, some of my Uruguayan friends mentioned the music scene, but everyone mentioned the rain. I am going to disappoint all of them by saying that the music scene here is nothing to write home about, and neither is the rain
Everybody wants to move to Uruguay, but not everyone should…
One thing I know for sure is this: wherever LIFE is happening, it´s never happening at a 4-star hotel. You can add as many stars as you like; it ain´t gonna happen.
Exotic weddings are very fashionable these days. Sometimes, during my travels, I randomly stumble upon open-air weddings that look like straight out of a fairy tale: everyone dressed in white, the ocean and blue skies in the background, perfect weather; an ideal setting for sheer joy and happy endings. Of course, remote venues can greatly […]
A esas playas sin nombre
donde nunca hay nadie
más que la Belleza
adonde nos llevan
carteles que anuncian peligro
Propiedad Privada y cosas por el estilo
I have always loved Punta Ballena and Portezuelo. I used to go there with my family when I was a child, I have stayed at the magnificent Casapueblo, I often attend jazz concerts at Medio y Medio, and frankly, as soon as I get there, everything always seems perfect. It´s a perfect love story, as […]
the silent drums will never play the same our heart is changed Acá va la segunda parte. Hay mucho dolor, pero también mucha belleza y mucho amor. Espero que disfruten y saboreen recordarlo una vez más y muchas, muchas más. Conocí a Osvaldo por los Shakers, cuando me contaron que el tocaba la bata y […]
As I might head to NY City soon, after acquiring an addictive taste for it last Summer, I decided to find out what cool concerts were happening there during the rest of the Summer and early Fall. I was amazed at the quality and variety of the shows (and even surprised that some bands were […]
Colonia del Sacramento – Charm from a different era
This photo of Colonia del Sacramento is courtesy of TripAdvisor My most vivid memory from my first visit to Colonia is of the impressive Bullfighting ring. It was in ruins 20 years ago just like now, but, surprisingly, it has retained its charm, although it is no longer possible to go into the actual arena, […]
If you went to Punta del Diablo this March without a significant other, you probably felt like the last single person on Earth. What I found there last weekend was beauty without end and, almost exclusively, couples enjoying it. We stayed at a house with a view of one of the nicest beaches, which lies […]
So, we are halfway through the summer, and I still haven´t been able to take a proper vacation, but I have just spent a couple of weeks with a few interruptions at my family´s summer house in Las Toscas Honestly, I used to spend only a few weekends there every summer, but this year I […]
Years ago, when I was planning my first visit to Istanbul, I tried to get hired to interview Pamuk, just because I wanted to meet him. I hadn’t tried hard enough, and I thought my chances of seeing Pamuk had vanished forever. A dream come true Only five minutes ago, a few blocks from my […]
ATLANTIDA, Uruguay: Film workshop on the beach – A photo blog
I have done many things in my life, but I am pretty sure this is the first time I´ve had a class at a beach bar, in a biking, drinking white wine and nibbling on calamari. NÉKTAR FILMS` project THE ISLAND OF JUSTICE was selected for a production workshop with a very interesting Argentinean producer, […]
RAUL at Punta del Este Film Festival; cinema & pastoral bliss
When my friend Sergio, who was organizing the Fest told me that our preview was going to be shown at Fundacion Atchugarry, I didn't think much of it. I had never heard of the place, though the prospect of it being en route to beautiful Jose Ignacio and in the middle of the country sounded very appealing.
Las Toscas, Uruguay: Childhood memories and the smell of the summer
Sometimes, when you have been going to a place your whole life, you tend to take it for granted. There is a tiny beach spot on Uruguay´s Golden coast where I spent all of my childood summers.
Love story at the Llamadas: Candombe drumming and amour in Montevideo
We followed the drummers dancing like crazy. The llamadas consist of each group playing and dancing candombe and walking for some 10 blocks over a street called Isla de Flores. They start around the corner from my apartment, actually, but our seats were near the end of the line, so, when we followed the drummers as they exited the gates, police closed them behind us and said we couldn´t go back inside.
Ana couldn´t care less: she was going to be reunited with him, and nothing else mattered.
Iemanja: Uruguayans celebrate the goddess of the sea
Every February 2nd, thousands of Uruguayans go to Ramírez beach in Montevideo to offer their gifts to the goddess of the sea and ask for her protection, for their secret crush to fall in love with them, for work, money, or whatever they may desire.
From time to time, when I message a friend, they will say “call me when you are in town,” or something of the sort. It appears that, since I have spent most of the last five years away from my hometown travelling, they all assume that I am somewhere else all the time. In fact, […]
Celebrating Uruguay´s soccer triumphs: are we all like sheep?
High schools were shut down, military planes were hovering over the Uruguayan House of Parliament, the crowd was cheering at random, and I got to thinking about Orwell´s sheep.
Algunas diferencias entre Los Angeles y Montevideo
LA La gente espera que los semáforos cambien de color para cruzar la calle Hay gente que maneja más de una hora para ir a trabajar MVD Si manejas más de una hora te caés del mapa LA Hay 100 boliches donde tocan 5 bandas mediocres por noche pero si vas al Viper podes descubrir […]
Festejando la victoria de Uruguay ante Corea en el Mundial 2010
Uruguay le ganó a Corea y se acerca a la codiciada copa del mundo.
Nosotros festejamos y nos preguntamos ¿por qué no ganamos nada hace tanto tiempo? Todo tiene una explicación, menos la alegría del pueblo.
So, I am back home after that crazy LA sejour. Today was a special day in Uruguay. Our team was playing Korea, and we had to win to stay in the world cup. I had made plans for my friend Arpi to pick me up to go over to our friend Trici´s to watch the […]
