Vida De Latinos was South-East Asia’s first online magazine bridging Latin America to South-East Asia through lifestyle, arts, music, culture and Latino events and happenings in the region. During my time serving as its content director, I had the privilege to manage writers under me, boost its online presence through social media marketing and write and edit articles for the publication.
From Argentina to Story Teller
Meet the woman behind the creative and interactive story apps that will surely delight your little ones.
Kolombiana: Latin Colours for your Wardrobe
Tucked within the historic, art-strewn Haji Lane in Singapore under the lazy afternoon sun, a cosy entrance splashed with a bright yellow converged my attention to a nostalgic 'kampong'-like scene - two wooden chairs guarding the glass door side by side, with a green...
Konnichiwa! Meet Brazil’s Eastern Heritage
Talk to anyone in Asia about what they think of Brazilian people, and the first person who typically comes to mind is supermodel Gisele Bundchen. Commercialised media has done little justice to represent the broad spectrum of Brazil's multi-racial diversity, so it...
The Last of Panama’s Red Devils
Fiery, dangerous, blazing with graphics, and searing hot the eyes of a visitor gazing upon its visually stunning body for the first time. These magnificent creatures have been crawling and gliding through the roads of Panama for more than four decades while leaving a...
Talenia Phua Gajardo – From Architect to Arts Hunter
Talented. Beautiful. Young. Creative. Meet Talenia Phua Gajardo, director of The Artling, an online gallery that supports and sells artworks of Asian artists (kudos to that!).
Jon Jacobsen – Award-winning photographer
From glamour-sans-ordinary fashion shoots to fantasy-land-made-real portraitures, Jon’s conceptual works of symbolism, surrealism and narrative prove that imagination knows no limit.
Travel with Latin Flyer
Mark Chesnut’s online blog blossomed into a full-functioning website solely dedicated to authentic Latin American travels that are fresh, fun and intriguing, with explorations to areas and Latin experiences seldom mentioned in mainstream media.
Mexico’s Tree of Life
The Tree of Life now consists of creative varieties that involve both religious and non-religious themes. Themes can include Nativity, Noah’s Ark, Day of the Dead, Greek mythology and contemporary stories, the most common of themes being the relationship between life and death.
Warner Music’s 1st Latin Singer in Asia
Martin Elias Reyes has achieved a feat unheard of in Asia and in the world - until now. He is the first Latin American artiste to be signed up with Warner Music in Asia, a sign of the growing interest in Latin music in Asia. The 36-year-old singer has an impressive...
Brigadeiro – Brazil’s Sweetest Sin
When we first posted a picture of brigadeiro on our Facebook page last year, the viral results and reposts were phenomenal! We did not forget you all, especially the ladies. So we decide to write about it, just to set your tongues wagging again. Brigadeiro (in...
Live the fairytale at Huilo Huilo
If the medieval forests of fantasy novels do exist, Huilo Huilo is one enchanted nature reserve that is simply incapable of disappointing.
Adam Pervez – From Money to Nomad
Meet the traveller who decided to exchange his corporate high life for a simpler, satisfying and charitable lifestyle.
Elisa Garcia – Connection in the Voice
Elisa Garcia from Uruguay is one Latin singer who does not like being specifically categorised. As a lead singer and co-founder of Latin band NuMundo in the States, the band's open embrace of cross-cultural influences has created a light-hearted aesthetic dish of...
Chancho – Argentina’s Visual Studio
Chancho may be less than a year old, but already it has shown potential to have what it takes to possibly be the next big thing in the Argentinian film and design scene not too far from now. Their video and design series for the recent Fiesta Del Bigote 2012 (ie....
Marcos Fonseca – Zouk and Expat Life in HK
When Marcos Fonseca first came to Hong Kong, little did he know that he was going to be part of a dynamic force that will cause ripples in the latin dance scene in Asia. Along with Emily Ma, both dancers co-founded RioZouk Asia (featured in our February 2013 issue),...
KISS – A Social Salsa Network in Korea
If South Korean dramas have set your heart to visit or even stay in Seoul, latin dance should all the more be the reason for your ecstatic heels. Meet KISS. NO no! We're not referring to the former Korean female pop trio. We mean Korea International Salsa Social, an...
José Luis Mejía – Poems made for Life
Email. Online comments. SMS. We speak with our e-motions, you know, emoticons, shortcut typos of LOL, IOU, 🙂 etc, things that would make our language teachers snap in horror. Let's face it. Although language and feelings have evolved to accommodate our magical...
Go Zouk, Asia!
Go Zouk! Yes we mean it! In case you think we're referring to the dance club down at Jiak Kim Street in Singapore, the answer is no. We are talking about one of the latest latin dance instalments that is already creating ripples in Asia. Zouk or Zouk-Lambada, as it's...
Larger than Life Urban Art
While graffiti is sadly classified as vandalism rather than art in Singapore, local artists can vent their envy and jealousy on Alfredo Segartori. This well-known Argentinian street artist who is recognizable by his signature handlebar moustache, goatee and bald head,...
Speak Spanglish, Baby!
If raising bilingual kids is a daunting task for any Latina mum in a foreign country, meet Ana Lilian Flores and Roxana Alexandra Soto who know all too well when they settled in the US.
Life is Beautiful
In case you're wondering whose hands are behind these beautiful little sophisticated wearable pieces of art, meet Veruschka Stevens, the Bolivian woman who is the founder and artist of Veru Designs based in Philadelphia, USA. Raised in Germany and Bolivia, the now...
Photography with Latin Love
When South African hostel owner Nelieta Mishcheko and her Russian husband relocated to Santa Rosa de Calamuchita, Argentina in 2007 to open Hostel Tinktinkie, little did she expect that she would be so spellbound by this side of the world that she expressed her love...
Living the Chocolate Dream in Ecuador
Valentine’s Day, Willy Wonka, and women - what is the one true love that they have in common? Chocolate, of course! And it is for this love that American expatriate Jeffrey G. Stern, left his former profession as an urban planner to start his very own chocolate...
Carolina Arias: From Dust to Zumba
When Carolina Arias from Temuco, Chile, first chanced upon Zumba, little did she know that such an encounter would save her from the life crisis that she was experiencing. So how did this 34-year-old group fitness instructor and personal trainer of 13 years who then...
Ceviche: Latin America’s Sashimi
Ceviche is a very popular side dish in the Americas made of raw fish marinated in citrus juice like lime or lemon. Although its origins including its name continue to be debated, it is generally accepted and believed that ceviche came from the coastal areas of Peru...
Travelling Latin America with Brittany Boroian
The phrase “widely travelled” has too often been loosely used by those who have explored a handful of countries in their lifetime. Not so for American travel blogger, Brittany Boroian, the 24-year-old who has travelled to over 30 countries in a short span of four...
Fuerza Bruta – Imagination becomes reality
For a few minutes, I saw myself in the mythical Greek heaven of Olympus. Beautiful water nymphs were playfully swimming above me, smiling and teasing my senses...except that this was not in Olympus. This was at the open fields of SMU green on 1st September where...
Singapore’s FIRST on the Tango World Map
The moment Tango couple Lily Tan, 39 and Gennysam Alcantara, 34, won the 35th spot in this year’s World Tango Championship 2012 at Buenos Aires, Argentina, they had created a historical milestone in which was Singapore’s first achievement as the only ASEAN country to...
Juan Muñoz: Colombia’s Rising Son
Energetic, unadulterated and infectious - those are the 3 words that perfectly describe the music of upcoming 34-year-old Colombian talent, Juan Muñoz (pronounced as “Huan Mun-nioz”). Firstly, let it be known that I am no native speaker of Spanish, let alone Latin...