The purpose of this article is to place some debates that have marked the configuration of Latin American Marxism as a heterodox theoretical translation with certain guidelines that make it unique. In this sense, it is proposed to contribute to an open debate on the ways of conceiving the practice and theory of Marxism at a continental level. The document is also presented as an introduction to problematic nodes that have helped to build this current, pointing out the main lines of research around the continental Marxism, the limits thar the Eurocentric lecture hade made and proposing translation practices as an alternative to dogmatisms. Finally, some importants points of debate are shown that have divide the ways of interpreting Latin American Marxism.