Music, film, streaming, football and the region's creators.
Brazil tops the world's player-export table year after year, and the continent's clubs earn on the order of a billion-plus dollars annually selling talent. How the pipeline pays.
García Márquez sold the region to the world; Bolaño, Schweblin and a translation economy carry it now. The publishing business behind the region's letters.
A genre once confiscated by police now fills the world's largest venues, sets streaming records and anchors touring's biggest grosses. How the money actually flows.
The Colombian star released her new album on August 7 via Bichota/Interscope and is playing US stadiums through September — the current flagship of Latin music's touring economy.
Mexico's league out-attends the Premier League per club and owns US Spanish-language TV; MLS buys global attention. The business models, compared honestly.
Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros made walls the region's canvas; today the auction record for a Latin American artwork belongs to Frida Kahlo at $34.9 million, and street art is a municipal strategy. The economics of painting walls.