La Arrolladora Banda El Limón thus joins a long list of national and international artists who have performed at the world’s second-largest public square, surpassed only by Tiananmen in Beijing.

Oh, what a lovely film. I was almost hugging myself while I watched it. “Almost Famous” is funny and touching in so many different ways. It’s the story of a 15-year-old kid, smart and terrifyingly ...