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January 24, 2024

Tania León was one of the 22 most programmed women in concerts during 2023, and the only Latin woman included on the list.

January 24, 2024

Hours before the United States Film Academy revealed the names of the favorites for the big 2024 Oscar Awards ceremony, the organizers of the Razzies have also unveiled which films, directors, producers, actors and actresses receive the dubious honor of being the worst films of the year.

January 23, 2024

In an emotional post on his Facebook profile, Omar Valiño, a renowned Cuban theater critic, expressed his pride and emotion in announcing that maestro Raquel Carrió Ibietatorremendía has been selected as the winner of the 2024 National Theater Prize.

January 23, 2024

The acclaimed musician performed the Cuba Vive concert as part of the Jazz Plaza Festival.

January 22, 2024

With the 2024 road racing competition season underway, Noemi Rüegg achieved a notable triumph on Saturday afternoon in Spain, specifically at the Trofeo Felanitx-Colònia de Sant Jordi.

January 22, 2024

Cuban judo is in mourning.

January 21, 2024

Forbes Women published the first edition of the list of 'The 75 Latin American women to follow in 2024', which brings together businesswomen, entrepreneurs, executives, patrons and art collectors and includes three prestigious Cuban women.

January 21, 2024

Cuban professor and journalist Mario Piedra Rodríguez passed away this Friday in Havana at the age of 76.

January 19, 2024

Fernando Rodríguez Sosa, journalist, literary critic and cultural promoter, received today the distinction of Master of Radio Broadcasters, for his example, dedication and pedagogical commitment in the training of new generations of Cuban radio professionals, reported the Cuban Institute of the Book (ICL).

January 19, 2024

The updated listing of the World Ranking of Scientists (AD Scientific Index) for 2024 placed Cuban researchers and institutions at the forefront of its classification.

January 18, 2024

Enrique Pérez Díaz has just earned the 2023 National Publishing Award.

January 18, 2024

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January 18, 2024

The Amada Música concert will celebrate the maestro's 50 years of artistic life and the 15th anniversary of the founding of his Joven Jazz Band Amada Música is the title of the concert that maestro Joaquín Betancourt Jackman, National Music Prize 2019, will offer on Sunday the 21st, at 6:00 p.

January 18, 2024

Like a family, the journalism community in the province of Camagüey bid farewell to Yurislenia Pardo Ortega at the Casa de la Prensa in this city, who passed away on Monday, January 15.

January 17, 2024

The director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Viengsay Valdés, stood out in a special way in the gala "With and Without Tutus", held in Mexico as part of the Mérida Fest 2024.

January 16, 2024

Cristina Saralegui reappears on social media after withdrawing from cameras due to a rare illness.

January 15, 2024

The presentation took place during one of the sessions of the General Assembly of the SEAP, presented by its president, Doctor of Sciences Zoila Benítez de Mendoza, for her relevant services to the Homeland and to humanity.

January 15, 2024

The thirteenth coronation of star Julio César La Cruz (CMG) enhanced the final of the 60th National Boxing Tournament Playa Girón, concluded on Sunday with a collective triumph for this province after six intense days at a venue that shone as host.

January 15, 2024

A post on X states that Dani Hernández (Remedios, Villa Clara, 1989) was presented this Wednesday afternoon at the educational institution as its new director.

January 15, 2024

The film, a comedy starring Cubans Alina Robert and Sian Chiong, will be exhibited next February during the Miami Ibero-American Film Festival The directorial debut of Cuban filmmaker Jazz Vilá, Farándula: La Película, will premiere at the Miami Ibero-American Film Festival (IAFFM) on February 7th.

January 13, 2024

Zaida's contribution to Cuban art spans more than five decades.

January 13, 2024

The 2023 National Music Prize was awarded this Friday to instrumentalist, composer, orchestrator, and orchestra conductor Roberto Sánchez Ferrer, who holds a meritorious position in the symphonic field in Cuba.

January 10, 2024

For his work in favor of safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Nation, Cuban ethnologist and writer Miguel Barnet Lanza, honorary president of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, Uneac, was awarded this Tuesday the National Prize for Cultural Heritage for lifetime achievement.

January 10, 2024

Apparatus is the title of the new creation by the National Ballet of Cuba that will be presented to the public on January 28th, in the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater, as part of the closing of the 39th edition of the International Jazz Plaza Festival 2024.

January 9, 2024

Cuban actress Katia Caso will return to the island to present the work "The Night That Never Existed," a co-production of the Cuban company Teatro Espacio and the Off Latina venue in Madrid, Spain.

January 9, 2024

During recent days, fans of Caribbean baseball have been attentive to the health status of a legendary Cuban baseball player from decades past.

January 9, 2024

The young woman, daughter of Jacqueline Arenal and Mijail Mulkay, competes in the category of "Favorite Web Series Leading Actress" for her performance in the Colombian series "Paraíso blanco" Cuban actress Camila Bordón is among the nominees for the Chip TV Awards 2023, an award of Colombian origin presented annually by Magazine Chip TV to honor the best in the entertainment world in that country and internationally.

January 8, 2024

Benny Moré is one of the greatest musical icons of Cuba and the statue that represents him, located in the city of Cienfuegos, is a tribute to this singer, composer, and orchestra director.

January 7, 2024

"One Must Defend Life" is the title of the volume about Cuban heroine Haydée Santamaría that was presented at the Saturday of the Book space, on Calle de Madera, in the Historic Center of the capital.

January 7, 2024

Former Major League Baseball player and Cooperstown Hall of Fame member Tony Oliva arrived in Cuba last night, where he was greeted by the president of the Cuban Baseball Federation, Juan Reinaldo Pérez.

January 5, 2024

Renowned Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés announced that he will be celebrating 50 years of the Irakere group with several concerts in U.

January 5, 2024

Master Roberto Valera, National Prize for Music, is a simple man as true geniuses tend to be.

January 4, 2024

Legend of the Two Lovers, a Cuban 3D animated film based on songs by troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, is currently in production under the direction of the award-winning filmmaker Ernesto Padrón, who also directed Meñique.

January 4, 2024

Cuban journalist Mario J Pentón announced today that he decided to end his stage as a reporter for América Tevé.

January 4, 2024

Although the current ELO rating of the Cuban-born naturalized American (2752) is not the highest of his career, his current position in the world ranking is indeed his highest official position on this list, according to specialized media.

January 4, 2024

The Cuban Sports System and especially the athletics family mourn today the death, at 75 years of age, of the distinguished triple jump coach Sigfredo Bandera, who trained several Olympic and world medalists.

January 2, 2024

Marcia Alejandra Garbey, the first Cuban female jumper to reach the Olympic Games finals, passed away this week at the age of 74.

January 2, 2024

Cuban-American comedian Marcello Hernández said goodbye to 2023 accompanied by the premiere of the music video "No me quiero casar", none other than alongside Bad Bunny.

January 1, 2024

Pedro Poll, former player for the Avispas de Santiago de Cuba in the National Series, was hospitalized at the end of this year for a heart attack and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit of the Provincial Hospital "Saturnino Lora", according to official sources.

January 1, 2024

The Cuban outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball (MLB), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

December 31, 2023

Haila María Mompié and reggaeton artist Yomil performed yesterday at the program celebrating the 25th anniversary of the musical magazine 23 y M, directed and hosted by Edith Masola, their most recent collaboration titled Tía Tata cuenta cuentos.

December 31, 2023

The award honors his intellectual trajectory, in which he has promoted an extensive line of work on cultural relations between Cuba and the United States.

December 30, 2023

Cuban musician Alfredito Rodríguez celebrates this December 56 years of artistic career.

December 30, 2023

Historian and essayist Newton Briones Montoto died in Havana, as a result of what appears to have been an assault while walking on Quinta Avenida, Miramar.

December 29, 2023

Cuban Yargeris Savigne officially received the bronze medal from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

December 29, 2023

On the afternoon of Tuesday, December 26, at the Dulce María Loynaz Cultural Center, the jury in charge of awarding the National Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities 2023 announced that the award was conferred, unanimously, to the distinguished academic, Doctor in Historical Sciences Juan Jesús Guanche Pérez.

December 28, 2023

Cuban-born Melissa Vargas, naturalized by Turkey, crowned an excellent 2023 in professional volleyball with the distinction of being the best player of the year, according to a specialized website.

December 28, 2023

In the early morning of December 27, 2023, Dr.

December 27, 2023

Barnet was one of the promoters of the international program the Slave Route, sponsored by Unesco, which has one of its most prominent expressions in the open-air museum, by initiative of the poet, in the Castle of San Severino, in Matanzas The proclamation this Tuesday of Miguel Barnet as National Prize for Cultural Heritage 2023 recognized the dedication of a lifetime devoted to the rescue, research, preservation and promotion of cardinal aspects in the formation of Cuban identity.

December 27, 2023

The jury decided by majority to award the recognition to the author of Casas del Vedado for "the pioneering originality of her writing that has stood out for the cultivation of more than peculiar themes" The writer and journalist María Elena Llana Castro was the winner of the National Literature Prize 2023, among 11 other nominated authors.