How is the mental health of entrepreneurs in Latin America?

Of the first study group, 64% presented symptoms of severe burnout (exhaustion) and 35% moderate. Photo: Getty Images/Science Photo… – ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Let’s build the following image together: an entrepreneur is seen, in a T-shirt, jeans and tennis shoes, moving on a stage with hundreds of young people applauding him. He’s kind of … Read more

IDB Lab analyzes the mental health of the Latin American startup ecosystem: severe burnout in 3 out of 10 entrepreneurs

The finding is part of his publication “The Invisible Factor”, an exploratory study based on interviews with a diverse group of founders, to understand and make visible the situation of well-being and mental health in the high-impact entrepreneurial ecosystem. Becoming a high-impact entrepreneur in Latin America demands great sacrifices. For the IDB Lab, being one … Read more

Latin America on the cusp of the Locarno film festival

The only two Latin American films present, among the 17 selected in the international competition, swept four of the five main prizes at the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival that took place between August 3 and 13 in this Swiss city. By Sergio Ferrari, contributor to Prensa Latina Regra 34 (Rule 34), by … Read more

Female sexuality, the disclosure of Latin music in 2022

Natti Natasha, Karol G, Rosalía, Tokischa, TINI, María Becerra, Villano Antillano and other women in Latin music dominated the popularity charts in this 2022 that ended yesterday with increasingly daring songs about female sexuality, in contrast to a reduction of explicit content in the lyrics of her male counterpart. According to what the artists themselves … Read more

The rise of Protestantism in Latin America

by redaccioninfovaticana | December 18, 2022 (Catholic Herald/Gavin Ashenden) “The Vatican is losing the largest Catholic country in the world: it is a huge and irreversible loss,” says José Eustáquio Diniz Alves, a renowned Brazilian demographer and former professor at the national statistics agency. At the current rate, he estimates that Catholics will represent less … Read more

New stories full of mystery return with ‘Inexplicable Latin America’

This October 9, at 9:55 pm, (Colombia time) the second season of Inexplicable Latin America premieres on the channel History. This is a program that presents several episodes in which mysteries and enigmas from different places in this region are addressed, such as those of sorcerers, witches and shamans, cases of ghosts and cursed dolls, … Read more

Critical writer Clarice Lispector was not considered part of the Latin American literature boom

EL NUEVO DIARIO, SANTO DOMINGO.-The writer Lissette Vega de Purcell assured that the Brazilian Clarice Lispector is one of the greatest female writers of the 20th century and criticized that she was not considered part of the boom Latin American literature, together with Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel García Márquez, Julio Cortázar. When giving the conference … Read more

“The Exorcism of God”: the highest grossing Latin American horror film of the year

On October 17, a film about the satanic possession of Christ received the ShowEast 2022 Box Office Award in Latin America in Miami. Rafael Tonatiuh spoke with the Venezuelan director and the Mexican producer. Rafael Tonatiuh (RT): Alejandro Hidalgo, Comscore awarded your film “The Exorcism of God” for raising 5.8 million dollars. Before talking about … Read more

Mass in Latin, pedophilia scandals… The building sites of the new bishop of Grenoble, Monsignor Eychenne

Bishop Jean-Marc Eychenne took up his duties as new bishop of Grenoble-Vienne , replacing Guy de Kérimel, who left for Toulouse. The monk, former bishop of Pamiers in the Ariège, will have several hot issues to manage: the consequences of the Louis Ribes affair, requests for Masses in Latin from traditionalist Catholics, etc… France Bleu … Read more

Why does actor Shia LaBeouf love the Latin Mass?

In a long interview conducted by the American bishop Mgr Robert Barron, the actor Shia LaBeouf, just converted and who plays Padre Pio in a biopic in theaters in the United States this Friday, September 9, notably confided his interest… for the Latin Mass. The famous American actor Shia LaBeouf recently made the headlines by … Read more