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May 20, 2021

The three-time Cuban Olympic champion Mireya Luis stands out today in the list of vice presidents of the Executive Committee of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), following the virtual holding of the Board of Directors.

Source: Cubahora

May 19, 2021

A folk artist, an actress greatly loved and respected in Cuba: Lázara Cruz Pérez Ávila or, simply as she was known in the world of art, Cruz Pérez, passed away this Tuesday in Havana.

Source: Uneac.org.cu

May 19, 2021

Cuban weightlifter Arley Méndez qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games, but will wear the uniform of Chile's official team, which already has 43 athletes for the Japanese event.

Source: Diario de Cuba, Al Aire Libre

May 18, 2021

Bolero a la Vida is the title of the new song by the Diva of Buena Vista Social Club (BVSC), Omara Portuondo, available since last Friday on digital platforms.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN

May 18, 2021

Yulieski Gurriel is having a dream season when comparing last season's performance with his actions in the first month and a half of the new Major League campaign.

Source: Swing Completo

May 17, 2021

The DVD 10 Years, The Concert, by Ivette Cepeda and Reflexión, a recording of the performances on November 10 and 11, 2018 at the Karl Marx, was presented by the Unicornio label of Abdala Productions.

Source: Radio Metropolitana

May 17, 2021

The Cuban Arlenis Sierra put on a spectacular sprint against world-class rivals to win the Clásico de Navarra, from the elite women's category of the International Cycling Union, held this Friday in Pamplona, capital of that Spanish community.

Source: Jit

May 16, 2021

Yasmanis Fonseca Estrada is a young man from Camagüey with an extraordinary gift, as he weighs 110 pounds and with a rope gripped between his teeth he manages to move even vehicles.

Source: Cubasi

May 16, 2021

The Cuban-Italian soprano Mónica Marziota made her debut yesterday at the Puccini Chamber Opera Festival with the world premiere of 'Redención', a work by composer Johanny Navarro with a libretto by José Félix Gómez, both Puerto Ricans.

Source: Prensa Latina

May 15, 2021

Cuban actress Yare Santana is promoting the third season of the successful Comedy Central series "Se rentan cuartos", where she plays the character of Estefanía «Stef» Garza de la Garza y Más Garza, daughter of Graciela Garza de la Garza y Más Garza, played by Itatí Cantoral.

Source: El Sol de Hermosillo

May 15, 2021

The renowned Cuban composer and performer Liuba María Hevia will set aside her faithful companion the guitar to act in a music video with the local puppet theater group Teatro de las Estaciones, it was reported today.

Source: Prensa Latina

May 14, 2021

The interpreter Rogelio "Nono" Mendoza García, one of the emblematic voices of the Orquesta Original de Manzanillo, passed away in the early morning of May 13 in Manzanillo, at the age of 82, after a prolonged illness.

Source: Radio Enciclopedia

May 14, 2021

The Cuban Arley Calderón dominated this Tuesday the 61 kg division at the South American, Ibero-American and Open Championship Qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games, held in Cali, Colombia.

Source: Cubadebate

May 13, 2021

In a note published in Jit, it is reported that yesterday, May 12, Higinio Vélez Carrión, president of the Cuban Baseball Federation since June 2008, passed away in Havana.

Source: Granma

May 13, 2021

Radio broadcaster and entertainment presenter Rolando Zaldívar requested help from Miami through social media for Cuban designer Raúl Castillo, who has been recovering for some time from an amputation of both lower limbs as a complication of diabetes mellitus and who has been away from professional activity on the Island.

Source: Noticiero Universal

May 12, 2021

In an unprecedented show, hosted by Thalía, Becky G and Luis Fonsi, the Latin Recording Academy paid tribute to Cuban singers Celia Cruz and Gloria Estefan, as well as to Spanish Rocío Durcal and American of Mexican origin Vicki Carr, reported Univision.

Source: Diario de Cuba

May 12, 2021

This weekend began at the Teatro Auditorio de Sant Cugat, in Barcelona, the tour across Spain of the Centenario de Alicia Alonso gala, with which outstanding dancers from America and Europe pay tribute to the supreme figure of Hispanic-American dance.

Source: Trabajadores

May 11, 2021

The extensive and fruitful day celebrating Cuban Son Day, May 8th, which began Monday, May 3rd and extended through Sunday, May 9th, has had pleasant repercussions and exceeded expectations, according to maestro Adalberto Álvarez.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN

May 10, 2021

Chamaquili, "the one with worries," walks thoughtfully from one corner to another.

Source: Granma

May 10, 2021

The canoeist from Baracoa José Ramón Pelier Córdova obtained one of the direct tickets that were given to America for the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer, after the regional elimination that was supposed to take place in Brazil from April 9 to 11 was suspended.

Source: Venceremos

May 9, 2021

In Cuba, body shop worker Pablo Manso specialized in a very specific niche: 1955, 1956, and 1957 Chevrolets, for which he reproduces original body parts on machines that he himself built.

Source: France24

May 9, 2021

The Cuban company Acosta Danza is among the pre-selected nominees for the 21st edition of the Dance Awards of the Circle of Critics of the United Kingdom, as reported today by the British Embassy in Havana.

Source: Prensa Latina

May 8, 2021

The Cuban Jasiel Rivero will play his second consecutive final of the Basketball Champions League, following his team's victory, the Spanish club Hereda San Pablo Burgos, 81 to 70, over French sig-Strasbourg.

Source: Granma

May 8, 2021

Aurora Pita knew how to win the sympathy, affection and respect of her audience, and in this her proven talent played a role, as well as that warm and cheerful way she had of speaking, even to people who were not close to her.

Source: TV Cubana

May 7, 2021

For Sancti Spíritus he is an illustrious son, for the ICRT a source of pride and for teleSUR, one of the stellar conductors.

Source: Cubadebate

May 7, 2021

The Cuban family of combat sports mourns the passing of Silvio Amado Michell Rengifo "El Criollo", a prominent coach of youth national teams.

Source: Cubadebate

May 6, 2021

Willy Chirino has just announced that the first single from his new album will be a collaboration with Puerto Rican salsa singer, Gilberto Santa Rosa.

Source: Cibercuba

May 6, 2021

Miriam Nicado García, Doctor of Mathematical Sciences.

Source: Cubadebate

May 5, 2021

Erislandy Lara did not have to sweat or strain much to reach the middleweight title of the World Boxing Association (WBA) when he defeated veteran Thomas LaManna by knockout last Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Source: Los Angeles Times, France 24

May 5, 2021

On Monday, May 3rd, Reverend Pablo Odén Marichal Rodríguez passed away at the age of 81, a distinguished ecumenical leader since his youth and retired pastor of the Episcopal Church of Cuba.

Source: Granma

May 4, 2021

Cuban filmmaker Alejandro Brugués was chosen to direct Netflix's horror film "The Last Will and Testament of Charles Abernathy".

Source: Cuba en Miami

May 4, 2021

Full Professor and Consultant, Doctor Evelio Liberato Cabezas Cruz, who dedicated his entire life to the sexual and reproductive health of Cuban women and families, and who presided over the National Special Group for early diagnosis of cervical cancer, passed away this Sunday in the capital at the age of 86.

Source: Infomed

May 3, 2021

The Simpsons, one of the most famous animated series of all time, has a Cuban in its cast.

Source: Cubatel

May 3, 2021

The renowned Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta announced the re-premiere of the work On Before, which he will star in at the Norwich Theatre Royal, which will tour several venues in the United Kingdom.

Source: Cadena Agramonte

May 2, 2021

Cuban writer Alexis Díaz-Pimienta celebrates the warm reception of his most recent literary works: Sangre and Jano, following their presentation during the 41st edition of the Almería Book Fair in Spain.

Source: Prensa Latina

May 2, 2021

Cuban singer Albita Rodríguez overcame coronavirus after being admitted to a hospital in Miami due to the illness, as the artist herself commented on social media.

Source: Cibercuba

May 1, 2021

With a symbolic act at the Montjuic Cemetery in Barcelona, excavation work began to locate the bone remains of Pablo de la Torriente Brau in that burial ground.

Source: Cuba.cu

May 1, 2021

Cuban Raydel Martínez displays 15 goals today as a member of the Lodron Salzburg Wasserball club belonging to the top competition in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Source: Prensa Latina

April 30, 2021

Yonder Alonso will try his luck starting today in a new role.

Source: Swing Completo

April 30, 2021

On Thursday, April 29th in the morning, Rafael de la Torre, a musician born in Camagüey, Cuba, but settled in the city since 1993, passed away in Buenos Aires.

Source: La Nación

April 29, 2021

The Grand Maitre of Ballet, Laura Alonso, was awarded, this Wednesday, with the National Dance Prize 2021, a recognition conferred for her imprint on the culture of our country, her intelligent and coherent work, with contributions to the dance movement in Cuba.

Source: Cubadebate

April 29, 2021

As a sad irony, just one day before celebrating Immunology Day, comes the sad news that Dr.

Source: Cubadebate

April 28, 2021

The popular Cuban singer and songwriter David Blanco celebrates this Tuesday the 20th anniversary of his band with the world premiere of the single that gives its name to his new record production, Feudalismo Moderno.

Source: Cubadebate

April 28, 2021

With deep sorrow, the management of the National Institute of Sports of Cuba informs about the death this Tuesday of Ernesto Reynoso Piñeiro, who served as National Baseball Commissioner since September 10, 2019.

Source: Cubadebate

April 27, 2021

The family, artistic and spiritual union of Ilmar and Aldo López-Gavilán flourishes in the album Brothers, a strong contender for the Cubadisco 2020-21 Awards in the instrumental music category.

Source: Suenacubano

April 27, 2021

The Cuban Baseball Federation announced today Armando Ferrer as director of the team that will participate in the Pre-Olympic tournament of the Americas, based in the United States, publishes the digital portal Jit.

Source: Prensa Latina

April 26, 2021

Cuban singer Idania Valdés presented her second record production on April 23rd.

Source: Cubadebate

April 26, 2021

The Cuban Yurisbel Gracial hit his fourth home run of the tournament on Sunday but his performance was insufficient to prevent the defeat of SoftBank Hawks 5-8 against Lotte Marinos in professional baseball in Japan.

Source: Prensa Latina

April 25, 2021

Cuban artist CuCu Diamantes premiered this Thursday, April 22, the music video for her song Lie to me (Miénteme), a collaborative project with the renowned Cuban rum brand Havana Club.

Source: Cubadebate

April 25, 2021

In his new novel "Falsa Guerra", Carlos Manuel Álvarez, 2021 Don Quijote Journalism Prize winner, addresses the exile of Cubans over the last three decades, people like him, who "don't even bring the notion that they have been exiled", as he says in an interview with Efe.

Source: Infobae