Rafa Fernandez De Castro
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Rafa Fernandez De Castro
Rafa Fernandez De Castro is a Fusion consultant for Mexico and Latin America. He covers Mexican youth, politics, culture, narcos and funny stuff once in a while. → Read More
Here are 5 ways Mexico can play spoiler to Donald Trump’s plans
Donald Trump has been hitting Mexico below the belt since the opening bell of his presidential campaign 20 months ago. → Read More
The march against Trump proved Mexico has yet to unite
MEXICO CITY—I joined the march Sunday at noon somewhat disillusioned since the hundreds of thousands of protesters I expected to see were not there. “I can’t recall anything like this since Jesse Helms,” my father told me, referring to the 1986 demonstrations the Mexican government organized against the Republican Senator from North Carolina. → Read More
Drug lord El Chapo Guzmán has been extradited to the United States
The world’s most famous drug lord, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, has been extradited to the United States. → Read More
15-year-old student opens fire on classmates in rare school shooting in Mexico
Three minors and a teacher were injured Wednesday morning after a 15-year-old student carrying a handgun opened fire inside a classroom in northern Mexico. → Read More
Google Maps is becoming Mexico’s newest form of protest
Google Maps was once again used as a form of protest this week in Mexico when somebody gave derisive name changes to the president’s home, the senate, and congress. → Read More
Here Are 8 Concrete Steps Mexico Needs to Take to Prepare for Trump's Deportations
The advent of the Trump presidency leaves Mexico with little choice but to hope for the best and plan for the worst. → Read More
FBI offers $20,000 reward for info on gunman who shot U.S. consular officer in Mexico
The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a male suspect who shot a U.S. consulate official Friday evening in the northern city of Guadalajara. → Read More
Mexico's Gas Price Hike Sparks Looting, Roadblocks...and of Course Memes
MEXICO CITY— Mexicans are getting an early start to the New Year by taking to the streets and social media to protest a double-digit gas price hike known as el gasolinazo. → Read More
Mexico’s president extends olive branch to Trump with new foreign minister pick
MEXICO CITY— The man who President Enrique Peña Nieto blamed for orchestrating his disastrous meeting with candidate Donald Trump last August has been reenlisted to save his government from President Donald Trump. → Read More
Mexico's president extends olive branch to Trump with new foreign minister pick
MEXICO CITY— The man who President Enrique Peña Nieto blamed for orchestrating his disastrous meeting with candidate Donald Trump last August has been reenlisted to save his government from President Donald Trump. → Read More
Viral quinceañera family gets recruited by Mexican politicians and campaign strategists
The Ibarra García family, known throughout Mexico for their daughter’s viral quinceañera party, appears to be leveraging its accidental internet fame into a new career in politics. → Read More
Mexicans build giant rat traps to snare vermin politicians
A small group of disgruntled taxpayers in Mexicali has built 15 giant rat traps that they’re trying to place outside the homes of lawmakers who recently voted for a tax increase on public utilities. → Read More
Predictions for Latin America Almost Never Come True. Here Are Ours for 2017
Predicting the future in Latin America is a bit like trying to hit a knuckleball. → Read More
Man gets trampled to death at Mexico’s viral quinceañera party
A quinceañera party that became a national circus in Mexico after a video invite went viral on social media ended in tragedy on Monday when a man was trampled to death by a horse. → Read More
Mexican governor ruins Christmas by telling kids their dads are Santa
Nuevo León Governor Jaime “El Bronco” Rodríguez is best known for his blunt, no B.S. ranchero style that helped him connect with voters and get elected to office in June 2015. → Read More
Mexican blood app matches patients with donors
Mexican brothers Cesar and Javier Esquivel have created a smartphone app that they think could revolutionize the way people donate blood. → Read More
Fireworks catastrophe in Mexico kills at least 29, injures 70
MEXICO CITY— A chain reaction of explosions at Mexico’s largest fireworks market on Tuesday afternoon has left at least 29 dead and 70 injured, according to preliminary reports by Mexican authorities. → Read More
Billionaire Carlos Slim meets with Trump as Mexico adjusts to new reality
It was a meeting that would have probably been scandalous just two months ago. → Read More
Mexican soccer star turned upstart politician suspends hunger strike
Mexican Soccer legend and upstart politician Cuauhtémoc Blanco has suspended a hunger strike after two days following the country’s Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily halt an impeachment process to remove him as mayor of Cuernavaca. → Read More