The president of Futuro Media, Julio Ricardo Varela, announced his decision to step down from his current role.
Sept. 5, 2023
High School Sports
Emily Varela, a freshman girl playing on Washington Prep’s baseball team, has brought hope and a win to a long-suffering program.
April 28, 2023
Movies
Writer-director Martika Ramirez Escobar’s debut feature ‘Leonor Will Never Die’ celebrates the universal ridiculousness of 1970s and ‘80s exploitation films.
Dec. 2, 2022
California
Hours after his swan-song speech at the Democratic convention, President Biden was relaxing on a serene, sunny vineyard thousands of miles away in California.
Aug. 23, 2024
Music
‘California,’ a new song from Cuban singer-songwriter Carlos Varela written for those who lost lives, homes or other possessions in the state’s recent wildfires.
Dec. 24, 2018
Pedro Costa’s latest film, winner of the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival, is a challenging, indelible work.
March 26, 2020
Locarno in Los Angeles will screen highlights from last year’s Locarno International Film Festival.
Feb. 6, 2020
Touched by his meetings with residents of the Golden State on tour stops in recent years, Cuban singer-songwriter Carlos Varela has recorded a new song, “California,” dedicated to the victims of the wildfires and which The Times is premiering.
Obituaries
Sept. 16, 2014
Coming from a Spanish-speaking musician, the song “Muros y Puertas (Walls and Doors),” could easily have been interpreted as a response to one of the key campaign promises of President-elect Donald Trump, especially as Cuban singer-songwriter Carlos Varela passionately sang it on the patio of an elegant private restaurant in Havana just days after the U.S. presidential election.
Nov. 30, 2016