A colorful sign stands prominently in front of the historic Convento de San Bernardino de Siena, showcasing the picturesque town that captivates visitors with its riotously colorful streets and rich history

Not your average pitstop: Valladolid, Mexico

Hidden depths and ancient wonders in the heart of Yucatan

Shruti Kunke

8 July 2026

Winter months of 2025. As the virus of the season went around town wreaking havoc in Toronto, there was another contagion spreading faster and wider – the Cancun fever. Every single person I know was going there between February and April. 

La Casa Azul in Coyoacan of Kahlo and Rivera.

The Blue & Red Houses of Frida Kahlo & Leon Trotsky

Jeff Vonder Schmidt

17 September 2015

I’m very much in two worlds simultaneously right now. I’ve recently returned from an amazing week in Coyoacan with Gabriela Ortiz, following up with her and other friends in Mexico City on the success of our Los Angeles International New Music Festival this past July and planning next steps for the future. At the same time I’m also wrapping my head around my new post as artistic advisor to the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra and planning the first concerts of the Hanoi New Music Ensemble (probably its working title for now).

Alfonso Cuarón by J.J. Abrams

Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón

J.J. Abrams
April 24, 2014

There is much to admire in Alfonso Cuarón. His talent, his humor, his “What? I just woke up looking this handsome!” demeanor. We can certainly admire his tenacity, which has allowed him to make some of the most arresting, visually stunning work in recent cinema. Or, perhaps mostly, we can admire the fact that in addition to bringing authenticity and emotion to pre-existing universes (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Alfonso is making original films, creating new worlds and introducing us to characters not based on a corporation’s fave existing IP (intellectual property). Like a certain character you may have seen floating alone in space, Alfonso doesn’t have much company in the rarefied air in which he, lucky for us all, lives and creates. Here’s to his staying in orbit.

Abrams is a writer, director and producer

TIME

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Alfonso Cuarón by J.J. Abrams

Mexican Musical Legende / Fight for Mexican crooner Juan Gabriel’s fortune reveals his many secrets

MEXICAN MUSICAL LEGEND

Fight for Mexican crooner Juan Gabriel’s fortune reveals his many secrets

Since the death of the musical idol, the existence of children born out of wedlock claiming their share of the pie has come to light

English version by Susana Urra.

Mexico City 12 ENE 2017 - 08:09 COT

Behind the diaphanous shirts, the sharp cheekbones and the enigmatic smile that served as his only answer to uncomfortable questions, there was Alberto Aguilera Valadez. And when the larger-than-life Juan Gabriel died, Alberto Aguilera returned to the forefront – and with him, so did details about the most intimate and well-hidden parts of his private life.

Juan Gabriel / Bigger than his music

Juan Gabriel

Juan Gabriel

Bigger than his music

English version by Dyane Jean François

Things I learned by traveling to Mexico: never, under any circumstances, even if you are surrounded by hipsters and metal-heads, make fun of Juan Gabriel

DIEGO A. MANRIQUE
30 AGO 2016 - 10:00 COT

Juan Gabriel

Legendary Mexican showman Juan Gabriel dies of a heart attack

The singer-songwriter passed away on Sunday morning in Santa Monica, California

English version by Dyane Jean François.

SONIA CORONA
Mexico 29 AGO 2016 - 10:20 COT