Panama ranked 96 out of 176 countries on this year’s Save the Children State of the World’s Mothers report. Finland, Sweden and Norway top the list, while Sierra Leone, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo qualified as the worst places to be a mother. In Latin America, Cuba ranks first and Haiti last. The…
Actors Edgar Ramírez, Robert De Niro and Usher met with Hands of Stone director Jonathan Jakubowicz in New York on Wednesday to do a first read through of the the movie’s script. Ramirez, who replaced Gael Garcia Bernal, will play Panamanian boxing champ Roberto Duran and focus his bouts with Sugar Ray Leonard, played by Usher.…
Filming on Lost Paradise kicked off this week in Bocas del Toro. Written and directed by Andrea di Stefano, the movie is about a young Irish surfer who falls in love with Pablo Escobar’s niece during a trip to Colombia. It stars Benicio del Toro as Escobar, Josh Hutcherson as the surfer. Bocas del Toro portrays…
If all goes according to plan, Panama’s Contemporary Art Museum will have a new waterfront home in Panama’s historic Casco Viejo neighborhood. On Monday, the Ministry of Public works submitted the architectural plans for the 35,000 square-foot installation, to be built on Government-donated land at the end of Street 9. Designed by architect Ariel Espino,…
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley is scheduled to perform in Panama City on April 20. The Jamaican dancehall and reggae singer, age 34, is the youngest son of Bob Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, a jazz musician and Miss World 1976. He has been performing since age 13 and released his latest album, Make It Bun Dem After…
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