October 3, 2026
Cuban singer-songwriter Francisco “Pancho” Céspedes performs on October 2, 2026, at Madrid’s Teatro Capitol Gran Vía and on October 3 at Barcelona’s Teatre Apolo — key stops on his September–October Spain tour, according to Diario de Cuba and both theaters’ calendars.
Source: Diario de Cuba; Teatro Capitol Gran Vía; Teatre Apolo Barcelona
October 3, 2026
Cuban singer Lucrecia Pérez Sáez will perform Celia Vive at 8:00 p.
Source: Diario Las Américas; Miramar Cultural Center
October 3, 2026
Cuban closer Aroldis Chapman became the first Cuba-born player to appear in ten Major League Baseball postseasons on October 1, 2026, pitching for the Boston Red Sox in the American League Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, according to Diario de Cuba and Pelota Cubana USA.
Source: Diario de Cuba; Pelota Cubana USA
October 2, 2026
On October 1, 2026, the Municipal People’s Court of East Havana found content creator Anna Sofía Benítez Silvente, known as Anna Bensi, and her mother, Caridad Silvente, guilty of “acts against personal and family privacy,” DW and the Miami Herald reported.
Source: DW; Miami Herald; EFE (via DW)
October 2, 2026
Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés marks his 85th birthday — on October 9 — with a concert at 8:00 p.
Source: Diario Las Américas; Artburst Miami; Adrienne Arsht Center
October 2, 2026
Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez drew thousands of fans to Murcia’s Plaza de Toros on October 1, 2026, for a Murcia ON concert on his Spain 2026 tour.
Source: Murcia Plaza; La Opinión de Murcia
October 1, 2026
Cuban taekwondo athlete Arlettys de la Caridad Acosta, from Sagua la Grande (Villa Clara), won gold in the under-73-kilogram division at the 2026 Brazil Open Taekwondo, a G2 tournament held at the Moringão gymnasium in Londrina, Paraná, according to the Cuban News Agency, JIT and Cadena Agramonte.
Source: ACN; JIT; Cadena Agramonte; Radio Sagua
October 1, 2026
Cuban writer Leonardo Padura collected the Premio Liber 2026 on the night of Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in the Oval Hall of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) in Barcelona during the Liber International Book Fair.
Source: EFE / ABC; 20minutos; Federation of Spanish Publishers’ Guilds
October 1, 2026
Cuban-American chef, restaurateur and TV personality Mika Leon publishes her first cookbook, Cuban Soul: 100 Vibrant Recipes from Mi Cocina, on October 6, 2026, from Union Square & Co.
Source: Hachette / Union Square & Co.; The Adventurist; Books & Books; Miami Food Pug
September 30, 2026
Cuban television has lost one of its most familiar voices.
Source: Televisión Cubana / Cubadebate; ACN; 14ymedio
September 30, 2026
Cuban visual artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, born in Havana in 1987 and a co-founder of the San Isidro Movement, took part in two Cuba-related events in the New York area in late September 2026, timed to the high-level week of the 81st UN General Assembly, according to event listings published by 14ymedio and coverage by Martí Noticias and Alas Tensas.
Source: 14ymedio; Martí Noticias; Alas Tensas; AP; Diario de Cuba; Miami Herald
September 30, 2026
Cuban former catcher and Olympic champion Eriel Sánchez León, known as El Cañón de Fomento, signed an agreement with Banco Popular de Ahorro so that more than twenty retired sports legends in Sancti Spíritus can collect their pensions at his private business El Olímpico, according to Escambray, Cubadebate and Asere.
Source: Escambray; Cubadebate; Asere
September 30, 2026
Cuban actress and television host Irela Bravo returned to Havana in late September 2026 after nearly three years living in Miami, according to images shared by Alexander Otaola and coverage by Periódico Cubano, Asere and CubitaNOW.
Source: Periódico Cubano; Asere; CubitaNOW
September 30, 2026
Cuban actor Alberto Guerra is part of the cast of Porto Rico, the historical drama with which Puerto Rican artist René Pérez Joglar, known as Residente, makes his fiction directing debut, according to CubaActores and The Hollywood Reporter.
Source: CubaActores; The Hollywood Reporter; Deadline
September 29, 2026
Right-handed pitcher Leandro Forteza García, 19, from Sancti Spíritus, arrived in the Dominican Republic in late September 2026 seeking to establish residency and become eligible as an international free agent to sign with a Major League organization, according to 14ymedio citing baseball reporter Francys Romero.
Source: 14ymedio; Francys Romero; Escambray
September 29, 2026
Cuban singer Pedrito Calvo returned to Havana on Monday, September 28, 2026, after recovering from the medical emergency that kept him hospitalized in Panama, and was welcomed at José Martí International Airport by fellow vocalist Mayito Rivera, according to Periódico Cubano, citing a video shared on Los Van Van's page.
Source: Periódico Cubano; Cuban Institute of Music / ACN
September 29, 2026
Cuban boxer Alejandro Claro Fiz claimed the 55-kilogram title at the international Silk Road boxing tournament in Xinjiang, China, with a unanimous 5-0 decision over Azerbaijan's Tura Sariyev in the final on Monday, September 28, 2026, according to the Cuban News Agency (ACN) and Radio Progreso, citing JIT.
Source: ACN; Radio Progreso; JIT
September 28, 2026
Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, addressed the General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
Source: UN News; Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX); Prensa Latina; Granma; Al Jazeera; WLRN / Associated Press
September 28, 2026
Cuban Woman International Master Ineymig Hernández Gil closed the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with an individual silver medal on board four, finishing 8 points from 9 games without a single loss, according to OnCubaNews and Columna Deportiva, whose accounts of the final standings match.
Source: OnCubaNews; Columna Deportiva
September 28, 2026
Diego García Rodríguez, a Cuban high school student from the province of Sancti Spíritus, took home a bronze medal from the 41st Ibero-American Mathematical Olympiad (OIM), held September 6-13, 2026, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Source: Escambray; Juventud Rebelde; Cubadebate; Cuban Ministry of Education (MINED); La Jornada; Brazilian Mathematical Olympiad (OBM)
September 28, 2026
Cuban-born infielder César Prieto recorded the first extra-base hit of his major league career on September 27, 2026, tripling in the eighth inning of the St.
Source: MLB.com; KSDK; Viva El Birdos
September 28, 2026
Cuban percussionist and composer Degnis Nelson Bofill Miranda, a Latin Grammy winner who lives in Miami, was released on bond in early September 2026 after ICE held him since August 19, when agents detained him at Miami International Airport as he returned from New York, according to Miami New Times, CBS Miami, Periódico Cubano and CubitaNOW.
Source: Miami New Times; CBS Miami; Periódico Cubano; CubitaNOW
September 28, 2026
Cuban slugger Yordan Alvarez Cadogan, the Houston Astros' designated hitter, won his first American League batting title on Sunday, September 27, 2026, finishing the regular season at .
Source: Associated Press; ABC News; Cuban Baseball Digest
September 28, 2026
Cuban singer Pedro Aniceto Calvo Rojas, known as Pedrito Calvo, was discharged on Sunday, September 27, 2026, in Panama City after a health scare on Friday, September 25, while traveling from Havana to Cali, Colombia, with a layover at Tocumen International Airport, according to Cuba's Institute of Music (ICM), Prensa Latina and family statements reported by Cubanet and Periódico Cubano.
Source: Prensa Latina; Granma; Cubanet; Periódico Cubano
September 27, 2026
A new exhibition at Havana's Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes is spotlighting an often-overlooked side of José Lezama Lima's legacy: his work as an art critic and his close ties to some of Cuba's leading 20th-century painters.
Source: Diario de Cuba; 14ymedio; Cuba.cu
September 27, 2026
Cuban left-handed reliever Adrián Morejón has emerged as a cornerstone of the San Diego Padres' bullpen as the team enters the 2026 postseason, which it clinched on September 24 with a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, according to MLB.
Source: MLB.com; OnCubaNews; Baseball-Reference
September 27, 2026
Cuban pianist Andy García Palacios, based in Miami, was released on bond on September 11, 2026, after nearly a month in ICE custody at California’s Adelanto Processing Center, according to Diario Las Américas and América TeVé.
Source: Diario Las Américas; América TeVé; Miami New Times
September 27, 2026
Cuban singer-songwriter Pedro Luis Ferrer marked his 74th birthday with a September 19, 2026, concert at Miami’s Tower Road Ranch, where he unveiled his album La Bunga alongside his daughter, singer-songwriter Lena Ferrer, according to Diario Las Américas and 14ymedio.
Source: Diario Las Américas; 14ymedio; BroadwayWorld / Dot Time Records
September 27, 2026
Cuban left-hander Liván Moinelo led the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 4-0 win over the Rakuten Golden Eagles on September 26, 2026, at Mizuho PayPay Dome, according to the Cuban News Agency and Momento Deportivo RD.
Source: Cuban News Agency; Momento Deportivo RD
September 26, 2026
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Source: U.S. Department of State; Miami Herald; Al Jazeera; NBC News; Reuters
September 26, 2026
Cuban-American painter Arturo Rodríguez presents the first monograph devoted to his work on Saturday, September 26, from 6 to 7 p.
Source: Books & Books; University of Miami
September 26, 2026
Miami-born Cuban-American choreographer Patricia Delgado, who shared the 2025 Tony Award for Best Choreography with her husband Justin Peck, is about to see her work on a hometown stage.
Source: Adrienne Arsht Center; OutSFL
September 26, 2026
Camila Cabello made a surprise appearance on September 4, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, joining Ed Sheeran to perform their 2022 collaboration “Bam Bam,” according to Us Weekly, NJArts and InMusicBlog.
Source: Us Weekly; NJArts; InMusicBlog
September 26, 2026
Cuban chess player Ineymig Hernández Gil is delivering one of Cuba’s standout individual performances at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, according to the Cuban News Agency and JIT, with tournament context corroborated by Chess.
Source: ACN; JIT; Chess.com
September 26, 2026
Monterrey’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MARCO) opened Flavio Garciandía: Unauthorized Self-Portrait on September 25, 2026, the first retrospective in Mexico devoted to the Cuban painter and conceptual artist born in Caibarién in 1954, according to Proceso, El Universal and the museum.
Source: Proceso; El Universal; MARCO
September 25, 2026
Cuba has confirmed a nine-wrestler delegation for the World Wrestling Championships, set for October 24 through November 1, 2026, in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Source: Radio Rebelde; Radio Progreso; Directorio Cubano; CNC TV Granma
September 25, 2026
The Arizona Diamondbacks designated Cuban outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
Source: Associated Press; América Tevé; Yahoo News
September 25, 2026
Cuban outfielder Víctor Mesa Jr.
Source: Peninsula Herald; Devil Rays Daily; MLB
September 24, 2026
Cuban third baseman Miguel Vargas enters the final stretch of the 2026 Major League season with 33 home runs and 20 stolen bases for the Chicago White Sox, numbers that have pushed him into the American League MVP conversation.
Source: StatMuse; South Side Showdown; MLB social
September 24, 2026
Prima ballerina Anette Delgado dances the title role in Giselle on September 24, 2026, as the National Ballet of Cuba opens a Russian tour at the Mariinsky Theatre in St.
Source: Juventud Rebelde / Prensa Latina; Cubadebate
September 24, 2026
Cuban first baseman and designated hitter Yandy Díaz drove in four runs with a pair of two-run singles as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 on September 22, 2026, at Yankee Stadium, clinching the franchise's fifth American League East championship.
Source: Associated Press / ABC News; CBS Sports; RotoWire
September 23, 2026
Cuban singer Omara Portuondo Peláez arrived in Santiago de Cuba on September 21, 2026, for a program of visits and tributes in the Creative City of Music, according to the newspaper Sierra Maestra and TV Santiago.
Source: Sierra Maestra; TV Santiago
September 23, 2026
Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés will bring his Royal Quartet to Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 7:00 p.
Source: CENTRO Tampa / Tampa Bay Beacons; Straz Center; JamBase
September 23, 2026
Cuban designated hitter Yordan Álvarez belted his 41st home run of the season on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, in Seattle and drove in three runs as the Houston Astros blanked the Mariners 7-0.
Source: Associated Press; El Nuevo Día; América TeVé
September 22, 2026
Cuban actress Aylín Mujica said in September 2026 that the ashes of her son Mauro Menéndez, the DJ known as Maahez, will be placed at Neptune Memorial Reef — the underwater cemetery off Miami’s coast — according to El Universal, Infobae and La Opinión.
Source: El Universal; Infobae; La Opinión
September 22, 2026
Cuban rookie Lázaro Montes hit a solo home run in the ninth inning on September 18, 2026, that decided the Seattle Mariners’ 5-4 win over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, according to The Seattle Times.
Source: The Seattle Times; CBS Sports
September 22, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated Cuban center fielder Andy Pages from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, True Blue LA reported.
Source: True Blue LA; Rotoballer / The Athletic; NBC Sports
September 21, 2026
Cuban singer-songwriter Liuba María Hevia filled the main hall of Madrid’s Ateneo on September 19, 2026 for the concert launch of Almas comunes, her 26th album.
Source: SevillaPress; Ateneo de Madrid; La Razón
September 21, 2026
Cuban singer Leoni Torres is back in the Latin Grammy race: the Latin Recording Academy nominated his album Cualquiera Se Enamora for Best Traditional Tropical Album, according to the official list released September 16, 2026.
Source: Latin Recording Academy / Grammy.com; 14ymedio
September 21, 2026
Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba is among the nominees for the 27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards with two bids, according to the official list released September 16, 2026 by the Latin Recording Academy.
Source: Latin Recording Academy / Grammy.com; 14ymedio
