Rafael Osío Cabrices

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Articles

Nicolás Maduro and The Ghosts of Christmas Past

Dec 23, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Rafael Osío Cabrices

Politics Nicolás Maduro and The Ghosts of Christmas Past Venezuelans have a special relationship with Christmas and Maduro is not the first politician to try to use this trait to manipulate the masses It was a time of spiking oil business, of fighting communism, of building highways and concrete behemoths, and dancing to Big Band music.
Caracas Chronicles

Sep 9, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Rafael Osío Cabrices

Politics We Are Not Stupid The democratic leadership can’t make the mistake of dismissing the common sense of the millions of Venezuelans who voted for the man that left the country. What’s happening is troubling and the people deserve answers No one can deny that Edmundo González Urrutia had reasons to flee.
A Chavez Head Dragged Through the Dirt

Jul 30, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Rafael Osío Cabrices

Life A Chavez Head Dragged Through the Dirt Yesterday, at least six statues of the Comandante Eterno were toppled by demonstrators in former chavista strongholds. This has a lot of meaning How many times, during so many days and nights of demonstrations and blocked streets from 2002 to 2024, Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro and their comrades have used men on motorcycles to intimidate or attack the population, especially protesters in middle class neighborhoods?
Most of the World is Challenging Maduro to Prove He Won

Jul 29, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Rafael Osío Cabrices

Politics Most of the World is Challenging Maduro to Prove He Won Only very close allies of Chavismo have recognized the results announced by CNE.
Ten Years Abroad, Ten Lessons

Jun 25, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Rafael Osío Cabrices

Life Ten Years Abroad, Ten Lessons Every migratory experience is unique. Here’s what I’ve learned through mine. Maybe it resembles yours Some things are less painful to say if you say them in another language. For me at least, it’s easier to write this in English than to do it in Spanish. As with any other form of grief, the pain of migratory loss (in case you feel it, some fortunate people don’t) won’t disappear.
The Film on Alex Saab that Maduro Really, Really Doesn’t Want You to Watch

May 15, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Rafael Osío Cabrices

Politics The Film on Alex Saab that Maduro Really, Really Doesn’t Want You to Watch The multi-awarded documentary series Frontline joined forces with the Venezuelan investigative team Armando.Info and director Juan Andres Ravell to tell a story that condenses the scale of corruption in modern Venezuela.
Carlos Lizarralde: “In Choosing to Forget Our History, the Past Had Come back to Haunt Us”

Mar 19, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Rafael Osío Cabrices

Life Carlos Lizarralde: “In Choosing to Forget Our History, the Past Had Come back to Haunt Us” In his book Venezuela’s Collapse: The Long Story of How Things Fell Apart, Venezuelan author Carlos Lizarralde unearths the uncomfortable subject of race and ethnicity to explain how Chavismo destroyed the country Rafael Osío Cabrices March 19, 2024 We all know that Colonial Venezuela was established, as most parts of the continent, on the slavery and death of millions of Indigenous and African...
Venezuela’s Independence Wars Ended Exactly 200 Years Ago

Nov 9, 2023 | caracaschronicles.com | Rafael Osío Cabrices

Life Venezuela’s Independence Wars Ended Exactly 200 Years Ago On November 1823, the last Spanish force remaining in the former colony surrendered after resisting for more than two years at the Puerto Cabello castle. But this date is not celebrated officially. Why? Rafael Osío Cabrices November 9, 2023 All Venezuelan children who attend primary school (sadly, some of them don’t) are told that our country became independent after winning a war with the kingdom of Spain.
The Return of Marisol

Nov 2, 2023 | caracaschronicles.com | Rafael Osío Cabrices

Life The Return of Marisol The largest solo exhibition of the late Venezuelan-American visual artist just opened in Montreal before going to three other museums in the US. With more than 250 pieces, it reframes for today’s sensibilities the vision of a woman ahead of her times Rafael Osío Cabrices November 2, 2023 A creator of the sixties whose approach and proposals remain pertinent.
Surprising Results of an Unsurprising Win

Oct 23, 2023 | caracaschronicles.com | Rafael Osío Cabrices

Politics Surprising Results of an Unsurprising Win In less than a week, Venezuela’s political landscape was electroshocked by the unexpected ways in which expected events took place. A sign that we are entering uncharted territory Rafael Osío Cabrices October 23, 2023 We expected María Corina Machado was going to win the primary election. She had consistently led the polls for several months.