Although the victory in the War of the Pacific covered up several deficiencies, the high command of the Army decided to modernize in the European style. Here we explain the origins of the Radetzky March, the arrival of Körner, and the German influence that persists to this day.
The journalist Luis Hernández presents the first investigation dedicated to one of the most popular artists in the recent history of the country, in a text that travels from his childhood in Conchalí, his leap to stars dedicated to a more select audience and his phenomenon at the Viña Festival 83, to his difficult adulthood amid personal problems and illnesses.
The renowned English actor is once again at the center of Tierra de Mafia, the Paramount+ series in which he plays the guardian of the interests of a chaotic family that dominates the criminal world. A role that came at a time when he was looking for a story tinged with darkness. “If I take something from my characters home, it is the playful spirit of each day, because our job is to play,” he says to Culto in this interview.
After conquering Coachella and New York’s Lincoln Center, the legendary Peruvian group adds a new international milestone with the premiere of their Tiny Desk, recorded on July 28, Peru’s national day.
First, it was the classic Chilean bread toaster, marketed by a local company as a “grill for arepas” in response to new migration demands. Now it is our National Anthem that has been put into dispute from Venezuela, where it is claimed to have originated from a Venezuelan patriotic song. What is true about all this?
The adaptation of Claudia Piñeiro’s novel of the same name has just arrived on Prime Video, a story marked by religion, secrets, and the unresolved pain of a Chilean family who lost a daughter in the 80s. In conversation with Culto, Amparo Noguera, Paula Luchsinger, and Clemente Rodríguez break down their characters and the themes of the production.
The alternative rock trio that stood out in the early 2000s reunites to celebrate the 21st anniversary of their debut album and the best of their discography. In a conversation with Culto, Pablo Giadach says that the meeting happened “because of the desire to get together and play” and does not rule out that the group may release new music.
Recorded and worked on over several months, the album incorporates more elaborate arrangements, a more pop approach, and, for the first time in the group’s history, electric guitar.
Todo el Mundo Canta Alegre was a tune that the famous singer-songwriter taught the Cuncumén ensemble. It was compiled in a notebook by Ana Maria Báez, who was part of the group and trained with Jara and Rolando Alarcón. Today it has been played live again and will soon be available in a recorded version for the project’s next album.
The CAUTIN exhibition will be presented at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid until January 2027. It will then be shown in Chile, at the La Moneda Cultural Center, and in 2028 it will travel to New York.
