Vida London: Round-up of 2011

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It’s been a frantic, diverse, haphazard year, as befits a city like London.

I’ve spoken to a lot of interesting and helpful people throughout the year, many of them working on excellent causes, so I thought I’d take a moment to highlight some posts from 2011. A big thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to talk to me and to read this blog.

In July, I spoke to Francis Carlisle, director of the Latin American Womens’ Rights Service (LAWRS), which does great work giving advice, information and advocacy to hundreds of Latin American women in the capital.

Joanna Granero Sanchez, director of the London Spanish Film Festival, talked about this year’s event, held in September. Keep an eye out for their spring event next year.

Germán D’Alessandro talked about the Tierra Theatre Company, which specialises in Spanish-language theatre, teaching and workshops. Earlier in the year I interviewed poets Gregorio Fonten and Alfonso Grez about their work and their involvement in Alba Londres magazine.

Martin Morales, meanwhile, is a man dedicated to bringing Peruvian food to London.

Ventana Latina magazine, launched at the end of 2010, goes from strength to strength. Issue 4 came out in October. Be sure to check out their website.

Author and travel writer Jason Webster very kindly took the time to answer questions about his new detective series, set in Valencia.

Carlos Hernandez, a Valencian living in Holland, kindly shared his take on his home town, in pictures. Elsewhere, I found time to write about Las Fallas, Lanzarote and Havana.

June saw blazing weather (hard to imagine now) for Tapas Fantasticas at Tower Bridge, and torrential rain for Taste of Spain. And that, in a nutshell, is London. Happy 2012!

Related articles

• Alba Londres edition 2 launches 16 December (vidalondon.net)
• Ventana Latina Magazine: Issue 4 (vidalondon.net)
• CASA Theatre Festival 2011 launches 17 October (vidalondon.net)
• Tierra Theatre Company: Bringing Latin theatre to London (vidalondon.net)
• London Spanish Film Festival 2011 Preview (vidalondon.net)