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Las libretas
Hybrid book by Venezuelan writer Fedosy Santaella (Puerto Cabello, 1970), resident in Mexico City since 2017, published by AB ediciones in 2023. Combining diary, essay, and chronicle, the work reflects on the function of notebooks in the writer's…
El brillo de los niños
Novel by Venezuelan writer Gustavo Valle (Caracas, 1967), resident in Buenos Aires, Argentina, published by Pre-Textos (Valencia) in 2025. A radiograph of Venezuelan society narrated through fractures in reality and altered dimensions, blending…
Tags: Buenos Aires, diaspora, dystopia, Novel, Venezuela, weird fiction
The Inventor
Novel by Franco-Venezuelan writer Miguel Bonnefoy (Paris, 1986), son of a Venezuelan mother and Chilean father, published in Spanish translation by Libros del Asteroide in October 2023 (original French: Rivages, 2022). The book recounts the life of…
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…
Simón
Feature film written and directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Diego Vicentini, shot in Miami in 2021. The film follows Simón, a student leader tortured during Venezuela's 2017 protests, who must decide between seeking asylum in the United States or…
Tags: 2017 protests, asylum, diaspora, Film, Netflix, political thriller
Sounds and Voices of the Venezuelan Diaspora
Sounds and Voices of the Venezuelan Diaspora is a documentary directed by Luisa de la Ville and Pablo Gil and hosted by Tony Succar. The film explores the stories, challenges, and artistic journeys of Venezuelan musicians living across the global…
Atrás queda la tierra
A novel that tells us to not look away from the horror that everybody who is forced to migrate has to live. While her world crumbles completely, the narrator from Atrás queda la tierra connects a series of memories, words and images, to write a…
Tags: childhood, Cultural clash, diaspora, exile, motherhood, Narrative
Florecer lejos de casa
"It is impossible to understand Venezuela without considering the massive migration of European and Latin American citizens who arrived on its shores between the 19th and 20th centuries. Now, it is equally impossible to understand the country without…
Tags: 21st Century, diaspora, emigration, essay, exodus, Migration, refugees, testimony, Venezuela
Volveré a mi tierra
"Camino por New York muy lentamente
En un mundo veloz mi paso es lento
No se a dónde van, ni de dónde vienen
Yo se a donde a voy, y de donde vengo
Allí, blanca, la ropa baila inquieta
Solemos saludar volviendo a casa
Cantamos juntos en…
En un mundo veloz mi paso es lento
No se a dónde van, ni de dónde vienen
Yo se a donde a voy, y de donde vengo
Allí, blanca, la ropa baila inquieta
Solemos saludar volviendo a casa
Cantamos juntos en…