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It Would Be Night in Caracas
Feature film directed by Venezuelan filmmakers Mariana Rondón and Marité Ugás, adapted from Karina Sainz Borgo's novel La hija de la española (2019). Set in Caracas during the 2017 protests, the film follows Adelaida (Natalia Reyes), who returns home…
Hotel Caracas
Third studio album by Venezuelan-born Miami-based duo Mau y Ricky, released May 31, 2024 under their independent label Why Club Records. The 15-track project was conceived and partially recorded during the brothers' return to Venezuela after 15 years…
¿Quién trae las cornetas?
Fifth studio album by Caracas-formed band Rawayana, released September 21, 2023 via Brocoli Records. Comprising 22 tracks, the album marks a tonal shift from the politically charged predecessor Cuando los acéfalos predominan (2021) toward collective…
Caracas en el 2000
A heartfelt love letter that evokes moments of joy and innocence in early 21st-century Caracas.
El Caracazo 2025
A collective hip-hop anthem that brings together 20 Venezuelan artists in a display of urban unity and national pride."After 14 years, one of the most iconic anthems of Venezuelan rap is reborn stronger than ever. Twenty-five rappers from Caracas—old…
The night
Caracas, 2010. The revolutionary government exploits the energy crisis to decree power outages that, for hours, black out the entire country. During these periods of time, Venezuela seems to regress in history to a new Stone Age that seeps through…
Tags: 21st century literature, apocalyptic vision, blackouts, Caracas, contemporary fiction, crime, dreams, dystopian fiction, energy crisis, existential crisis, fear, Friendship, obsession, political context, polyphonic novel, psychiatry, psychological fiction, reality and meaning, revolutionary government, rock music, Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, serial murders, social decay, trauma, Urban life, Venezuelan literature, violence, wordplay, writers
Blue label / Etiqueta azul
Eugenia Blanc is a young middle-class woman from Caracas who wants to leave the country for good, fed up with the dull and unbearable city life. Luis Tévez, her classmate, is a provocative, iconoclastic, and rebellious young man. The two decide to…
Crema Paraíso
Emiliano receives a lucrative offer from a German production company to take part in a television show. The only condition is that his father must accompany him—which is no easy task, since the man shows signs of dementia, with delusions of grandeur.…
Tags: Camilo Pino, Caracas, exile, Family, Family bonds, Food and memory, Longing, memory, Migrant life, Migration, Nostalgia
Les poissons de Caracas
In Caracas, a dismembered body is discovered in the Guaire River. Inspector Enrique Dávila is assigned to the case. But time is running out, as the army threatens to transfer the file to the secret services.
Meanwhile, the officer’s neighbor is…
Llévame esta noche
David de Sousa returns to Caracas to be with his ailing mother in what appears to be her final days. After several years away, his visit opens the door to a reflection that delves not only into death but also into desire, uprootedness, erudition and…
Tags: Caracas, Fiction, Literature, Migration, Miguel Gomes, Narrative, Portugal, Return, United States, Venezuela
La ola detenida
"The dangerous city of Caracas serves as the backdrop for a story about the search for the rebellious daughter of an influential conservative politician. The family hires Magdalena Yaracuy, a detective who combines witchcraft with expert…