American actor Adam West died yesterday in his home in Los Angeles, after a short battle with leukemia, he is survived by his wife, six children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. West was best known for portraying Batman in the 1960´s series and the 1966 film, when the series was cancelled West had trouble getting new film roles, but he reinvented himself doing voice-over work fo...

The Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra (PYSO) will have three presentations in Costa Rica, two of them for free and the third one will be a fund raiser. The first concert will take place this Sunday, June 11th at the National Theater in San José at 5 p.m.; those interested in attending have to consider there is a limited number of tickets available according to the capacity of the theater and th...

Father’s Day in Costa Rica is celebrated the third Sunday in June, which means this year it falls on June 18. There isn’t a particular tradition when it comes to celebrating Father’s Day, there are as many options as different types of dads. If you are looking to do something different from the traditional family lunch and the usual gifts which generally include, ties, socks or underwear, we...

Just like in 2016, this year’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week San José was declared by the Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis and the Minister of Culture a “cultural interest” event. The event announced this week the list of 43 models selected to take part of the 2017 Fashion Week that will take place August 2-5 at the Real Intercontinental Hotel. According to Leonora Jimenez, director o...

https://youtu.be/JGwWNGJdvx8 Ed Sheeran will be giving his first concert in Costa Rica this Tuesday, June 6 at the Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Parque Viva. The amphitheater will open doors at 5 p.m. Parking has a cost of 6,000 colones (around $10.5) for cars and 3,000 colones ($5.5 for motorcycles) and can be paid with cash, card or Compass token. There is also a VIP parking lot access for 11,...

Spanish tenor José Carreras will be performing live in Costa Rica at the Coca Cola amphitheater of Parque Viva alongside the Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra. The information was confirmed by Free Productions, the company in charge of bringing the artist to Costa Rican soil, during a press conference. “For us it is a great satisfaction that The Legendary Tenor José Carreras Final World Tour ha...

The National Symphonic Orchestra will give a free concert this Friday, May 26th at the Santa Ana catholic church starting at 7 p.m. This is not the first time that a concert of this type is held at the Santa Ana Church, this community has organized several times before the Baroque Music Festival in this same site. This time Directed by Bruno Procopio, the Symphonic Orchestra will present a repe...

After the explosion that occurred at the Manchester Arena following the Ariana Grande concert this past Monday, and that left 22 people dead and 59 injured, the artist cancelled six of her concerts in Europe which were part of her Dangerous Woman Tour. The American singer, however, will resume her tour starting June 7 with the concert scheduled in Paris, France at the Accorhotels Arena. One ...

The Costa Rican government celebrated yesterday the National Culture Awards ceremony at the National Theater. These awards are given every year and they recognize the work, effort, achievements and excellence of individuals or cultural-artistic groups in different cultural disciplines such as visual arts, audiovisuals, dance music, theater, literature, cultural research, culture promotion, to n...

Ariana Grande, the Italian-descent singer from Florida, U.S. is scheduled to perform at Parque Viva in La Guácima, Costa Rica on July 9. The concert's official Facebook page hinted at the possibility of a cancellation, but had no specific information in the wake of the violent UK incident that took the lives of at least 19 people, and injured at least 50, according to international press reports. ...

A reported explosion at the Ariana Grande’s concert in the packed Manchester Arena in England happened towards the end of the concert late this Monday night, causes are still unknown. The police said in a statement which was also posted on twitter: “Police responded to reports of an incident at Manchester Arena. Emergency services responding to serious incident at Manchester Arena. Avoid the ar...

Skeletal remains of Mesoamerican Indians with artificial cranial deformations and filed teeth, and who settled in Costa Rica centuries ago, are being exhibited to the public for the first time since their discovery near the Pacific coast in the northern part of the country. The temporary Jade Museum exhibition "Life and Death in the Jicaro Valley, Culebra Bay," dates the arrival of these settle...

https://youtu.be/Q22dw9dGQxI The Irish rock bank U2 headed by Bono and formed in 1976 became globally renowned in the mid 80’s and with their greatest album “The Joshua Tree” from which singles such as "With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking for” topped the music charts around the world. Costa Rica was no exception, the band gained many followers here in the 80’s an...

These Saturday Parque de Diversiones will be the site of the Life in Color Festival, “an electronic music event that takes place in different countries around the world, this is the fourth time it makes a stop in Costa Rica. As in previous years the event will have musical performances by Costa Rican DJ’s and foreign artists featuring the likes of Nicky Romero from Holland recognized among the ...

Believed to have been written in 1599 “As You Like It” is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedies and the Georgian theater group Marjanishvili will be presenting its version at the Costa Rica’s National Theater in association with Teatro Espressivo. This show is part of “The Best of the World 2017” series of presentations, organized by Espressivo Theater. This rendition of "...

The Kardashian-Jenner family cannot make a move without being the center of controversy and criticism. Millions of followers are on the lookout for any little thing they do, and if you are not a follower you are likely to still find out, because they make headlines every week. The Keeping up with the Kardashians episode that was filmed in Costa Rica last January, just aired this week on E! Ente...

American actor, Kalpen Suresh Modi, known for his role as Lawrence Kutner on the television show House, and for his portraying of Kumar Patel in the film series Harold & Kumar, is currently in Costa Rica. Known for his stage name Kal Penn, the actor, who also served as an Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement during the Obama administration, has been in Costa Rica s...

Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan, best known for his role as Bucky Barnes “The Winter Solider” in the Marvel Universe, spent some time in Costa Rica, filming some of his scenes for the movie “The Last Full Measure”. Stan portraits Pentagon investigator Scott Huffman who is assigned the case of William Pitsenbarger, (role assigned to Grant Gustin,) an Air Force doctor who saved the lives of ...

The third date of the Costa Rica Touring Car Championship takes place this Saturday at Parque Viva. The 150km (93 miles) Shell Cup is happening on the night of Saturday, May 13 when 15 professional drivers will participate in the endurance competition that starts at 5 p.m. in what is known as “Circuito Sur” in Parque Viva, the track has been illuminated with 23 mobile light towers. “Last y...

One Entertaiment Group, the company in charge of the Ariana Grande concert in Costa Rica, has confirmed the ticket prices for the presentation of the famous young singer that will take place July 9th at the Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Parque Viva. This event is part of the singer’s Dangerous Woman Tour that has stops in several states of the US; countries in Europe, South America, Mexico and Asia...

The fifth edition of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week San José is already scheduled for August 2 through August 5 and like in previous years it will take place at the Real Intercontinental Hotel in Escazú. Artistic show Chapter One (Video below) will open up the event on August 2 with the participation of national and international fashion designers. Jennifer Lang , Fabrizzio Berrocal, Daniel...

Mauricio Herrera is his real name but in Costa Rica he is best known as “Elvis Tico” (Costa Rican Elvis) because he used to do a show where he would imitate the king of rock Elvis Presley. https://youtu.be/vXpoyTttbJM He was born in the United States but was raised in Costa Rica; he is the first and only Latin American “showman” to have made it to the quarterfinals of NBC’s America’s Got Tal...

Andrey Ramírez is just 9 –years-old but he knows what he is passionate about and he is not afraid of showing his talent to the world. Andrey, who is in fourth grade, loves music, he plays the guitar and sings, his mother Andrea López is a music teacher and his stepfather Nelson Alvarez is a musical producer and plays the piano. This young Costa Rican was part of NBC’s show Little Big Shots, ...

The XV edition of the International Festival of the Arts has been set for June 29 through July 9, eleven days in which San José, Costa Rica fills with art in its different forms bringing it closer to the people. The major of San José, Johnny Araya and the Minister of Culture Sylvie Durán officially announced the dates and the activities the FIA will offer this year. “This edition was though...

Feel Something is the first single released by Costa Rican Fátima Pinto, produced by Vibras The Music Company, this song is already being played in local radios and it has been reproduced almost 149 thousand times in Spotify. Fátima is only 17 years-old, she will graduate high school this year, and aside from her career in music, she also works as a model for Independent Model Management having...

As it is tradition now in the United States, the Cinco de Mayo celebrations usually include a big boxing event involving of course, a Mexican fighter. This year it includes not one but two Mexican warriors, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Julio César Chávez Jr., the fight will take place on Saturday, May 6 at the T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canelo Alvarez is one of boxing’s biggest stars to...

The Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center will offer a course on the life and work of Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1746-1828) better known for his detailed engravings and the contemporary language of his paintings. Classes will be imparted by art historian Flor Gallardo in four sessions every Friday in May, beginning May 5th and through May 26th, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. These se...

Theater in Costa Rica started about 130 years ago, and today there are many small theaters, the majority distributed in San José; however, and as it can be expected, the majority of the theater plays presented in Costa Rica are in Spanish, which means the growing English speaking population rarely gets to enjoy this form of entertainment in the country, many are also unaware that there is one thea...

If you live in Costa Rica and even if you are in the country for just a few days, we would like to give you information on some of the cultural and artistic events taking place this month of May so you can plan ahead. Slayer Concert: The thrash metal band kicks off the month with a concert May 1st at the Coca-Cola Amphitheater of Parque Viva at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at boleter...

Costa Rican short film Selva (Jungle) will compete in a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival; while the film Entonces Nosotros (About Us) earned four nominations in the Milan International Film Festival. Selva (Jungle): Directed by Sofía Quirós, this 17 minute short film aspires to two awards at the International Critics’ Week, the oldest parallel competitive section of the Cannes F...

British singer Elton John was forced to cancel his shows in Las Vegas and Bakersfield, California after facing a serious infection that had him hospitalized and in intensive care. Elton John fell violently ill after finishing his tour through South America. According to reports, he boarded his plane after his concert in Chile on April 10 and began filling ill, “he contracted a harmful and unusu...

A teen idol, that’s what Justin Bieber is according to many… but in reality, the audience at the National Stadium in Costa Rica included not just teens but women (mainly) of different age groups. The show was not sold out, Move Concerts, producer of the show, was still encouraging the followers through social media to buy the tickets at the stadium booth just hours prior to the concert, high pr...

Soul singer and actor Cuba Gooding Sr., father of actor Cuba Gooding Jr., was found dead inside a car in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California; he was 72 years-old. Cuba Gooding Sr. was the lead singer for The Main Ingredient a soul band that had success during the 1970s; their biggest hits were Everybody Plays the Fool (1972) and Just Don’t Want to be Lonely (1974). He also pursued a solo c...

Updated: The concert begins at 8 p.m., not 8:30; and discounts with ID are available for students and seniors at the box office. Inti-Illimani, the famed instrumental and vocal Latin American folk music ensemble from Chile, will fill Costa Rica’s National theater with their rich and colorful Latin American rhythms and distinctive fusion of modern world music Friday, May 12 at 8 p.m. As part ...

Canadian singer Justin Bieber who will be giving a concert in Costa Rica next Monday, April 24 at the National Stadium, will be staying in the same beach mansion in where the Kardashian-Jenner clan stayed when they visited the country back in January, perhaps Bieber was following a recommendation from Kourtney Kardashian, since several entertainment sites have implied the two have a very close rel...

German – American supermodel and businesswoman Heidi Klum and her boyfriend, independent art curator and art dealer Vito Schnabel spent some time in the Guanacaste beaches this holy week. The couple arrived to Liberia on April 9 and left the country on the 15th, 43-year-old Klum shared photos in social media while they went on a fishing trip and also while she relaxed by the beach. In the photo...

The Costa Rica Filming Commission participated in the AFCI Locations & Global Production show  in Los Angeles, California with the objective of promoting the country as an ideal destination for audiovisual productions. This event brought together close to 80 AFCI Film Commission Members and service industry partners, of more than 30 countries, it connects media content producers and global ...

The Melico Salazar Theater will be the stage where one of the most famous musicals will be presented for the Costa Rican audience, Chicago is brought to live from the hand of production company Luciérnaga Producciones and the Ministry of Youth and Culture, and will have ten presentations between May 12 -21. Over 300 artists between dancers, singers and actors participated in the casting, but on...

This year’s first date of the Perro Cross championship will take place May 7th, this time the selected location is Adventure Park in Heredia, beginning at 7 a.m. The Perro Cross is a cross country race with dogs, this event is designed for dog owners to have an opportunity to participate in an open air activity with their best friend while also exercising, the event has had eight successful edi...

Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Shaft, Avengers, Kong: Skull Island etc.) , Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes in Marvel’s Capitan America and Avengers movies), Grant Gustin (Glee and The Flash) are just some of the movie stars that have already been confirmed as part of the cast of the political drama “The Last Full Measure” , and according to Deadline entertainment site, the filming of this movie wil...