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January 17, 2021

Cuban singer Cimafunk closed out 2020 with an EP (Extended Play) called "Cun Cun Prá", whose main single bears the same name and has been on all music platforms since December 10th.

Source: ADN Cuba

January 17, 2021

Pedrito Calvo is one of the most prolific interpreters of popular musical notation in Cuba.

Source: Tribuna de La Habana

January 16, 2021

The Chicago White Sox continue adding Cuban talent to their roster, when on January 15 they signed two highly-regarded Caribbean prospects for million-dollar bonuses, at the beginning of the international signing period.

Source: Swing Completo

January 15, 2021

On Thursday, January 14, there was the final farewell to the beloved and renowned Cuban singer Farah María, who was an icon of the musical stage of the Island since the nineteen sixties of the last century.

Source: Asere

January 15, 2021

The Univision network decided to remove from its lineup the program 'El ático de Pepe', a space that was directed by Cuban José 'Pepe' Forte and that was also broadcast on Radio Mambí and WQBA 1140-AM.

Source: Top Hoy.com

January 14, 2021

Without prior notice, dancer and choreographer Gladys González bid eternal farewell to life on January 13th, after a heart attack that took her to eternity at the age of 83 years old.

Source: Cubarte

January 13, 2021

The renowned television director and documentary filmmaker Marilú Macía has just realized her dream of paying tribute to Verónica Lynn (Pinar del Río, 1931) in her new work Ellas y yo, produced by RTV Comercial.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN

January 13, 2021

The renowned Cuban volleyball player Wilfredo León was chosen among the 10 Best Athletes of Poland in 2020.

Source: Cibercuba

January 12, 2021

The Cuban manager Alfonso Urquiola will be the manager of the Panama team that will play in the 2021 Caribbean Series, which will take place from January 31 to February 6 next in Mazatlán, Mexico, reported this Tuesday the Professional Baseball League of Panama (PROBEIS).

Source: Diario de Cuba

January 12, 2021

On the morning of this Tuesday, renowned filmmaker Enrique Pineda Barnet passed away in Havana.

Source: Cubadebate

January 11, 2021

"Rosa Aurora Freijanes has passed away, Rosita, who, like the warrior she always was, fought for her health over the last years.

Source: Cubadebate

January 11, 2021

The young musician, composer, guitarist and producer Ernesto Blanco, along with his group, will soon record, at the theater of the National Museum of Fine Arts, the most important concert of the artist's career in music.

Source: Granma

January 10, 2021

On the night of January 8th, at Homestead Hospital in Florida, Albor Ruiz Salazar passed away due to severe pneumonia.

Source: Nación y Emigración

January 10, 2021

The Union of Journalists of Cuba regrets the death, on January 9th, of journalist, narrator, literary translator and music critic Germán Piniella.

Source: Cubaperiodistas

January 9, 2021

Cuban pitcher Yunesky Maya was on the mound for five innings without allowing runs and led the victory of the Águilas Cibaeñas, who defeated the Toros del Este 4-1 in the semifinal series of the Dominican Winter League.

Source: ESPN

January 9, 2021

The Infomed portal in Santiago de Cuba reports the death at age 84 of pediatric endocrinologist Dr.

Source: Infomed

January 8, 2021

Lester Hamlet, one of the most recognized film and television directors in Cuba, informed on his Facebook wall that he tested positive for coronavirus and is admitted to the Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK) in Havana, one of the country's medical centers designated for the care of COVID-19 patients.

Source: Cibercuba, FB

January 7, 2021

Senator Marco Rubio recognized Joe Biden as the new president of the United States, following confirmation this Thursday by Congress of the Democrat as the 46th president of the American nation.

Source: Cibercuba

January 7, 2021

The Bells of Juana la Loca, a novel by writer and journalist Marta Rojas, will be studied in schools in Argentina.

Source: Granma

January 6, 2021

The popular Cuban humorist Andy Vázquez "Facundo" is admitted to a hospital in Miami due to health complications after testing positive for Covid-19, reported Cuban presenter José Carlucho yesterday.

Source: Asere

January 6, 2021

With the special screening of the film Strawberry and Chocolate, a cycle dedicated to actor Jorge Perugorría will begin today in this capital, which will extend until January 17th, at the La Rampa cinema.

Source: ACN

January 5, 2021

The animated short film Tito Reacts to Alicia Alonso will premiere this weekend throughout the country, as a tribute to the Prima Ballerina Assoluta from the series of the well-known Mexican character.

Source: ACN

January 5, 2021

The same day Cuba marks the record of more than 300 new COVID-19 cases announced in a single day, the Ministry of Public Health announces the return of daily press conferences to inform the people about the epidemiological situation.

Source: Cubadebate

January 4, 2021

Cuban culture registered a milestone when in the early days of 1920 a group of musicians conceived in a locale on Lealtad street, between Zanja and Dragones, today Centro Habana, the idea of forming a sextet to perform the danceable musical genre known as son.

Source: Prensa Latina

January 3, 2021

The extraordinary Cuban singer and composer Barbara Ruiz - La Cubanísima won the Tropical Song of the Year award at the Latin Awards Canada 2020, an event dedicated to Latin culture in that country that is celebrating its sixth edition.

Source: Pista Cubana

January 3, 2021

Alfredito Rodríguez, the popular interpreter of "Sagitario," celebrated on social media his 53 years of artistic life in the preference of various generations of Cubans both inside and outside the island.

Source: ADN Cuba

January 2, 2021

Cuban actress Ana de Armas traveled to Cuba to say goodbye to 2020 with her family in her native land.

Source: Asere

January 2, 2021

Cuban troubadour Pablo Milanés said goodbye to 2020 with a new hopeful song about the pandemic.

Source: Efeeme.com

January 1, 2021

LUCAS 2020 AWARD WINNERS Most Popular Video I Have a Pile / Yomil and El Dany with El Kímiko and Yordy Popular Dance Music Video That's What We're Here For / Alain Pérez Traditional / Folk Music Video Tumbao / La Faílde Trova Video The Son of Heliodoro / La Trovuntivitis Pop Music Video Dreams / Luis Franco Electronic Pop House Video The Stalker / Dj Tellus and Dj Wong Song Video Making Faith / Dúo Iris Best Rock Music Video Travel to the Moon / Sweet Lizzy Project Best Pop Rock Music Video Best Fusion Music Video Reflection / X Alfonso Best Urban Music Video The Champions / Yomil and El Dany Best Jazz Fusion Video A Man Rises / Real Project with Polito Ibañez Best Hip Hop Video I Know That Sometimes / X Alfonso Best Children's Music Video Open the Window / Dúo Karma Best Instrumental Music Video Gray House / Frasis Best Choreography Video Mambo No.

Source: Pista Cubana

January 1, 2021

The Cuban-origin congresswoman elected by Florida María Elvira Salazar said on Thursday that she tested positive for covid-19 and will not be able to attend the Congressional swearing-in ceremony at the United States Capitol on Sunday.

Source: CNN

December 31, 2020

América Valdés, daughter of Cuban comedian Alexis Valdés, performs the emblematic bolero "Dos gardenias" alongside Eliades Ochoa in a music video that is available on several platforms.

Source: Cibercuba

December 31, 2020

The Gazelle of Cuba: Farah María said goodbye to the people of Cuba on December 30th, at the age of 76.

Source: Granma

December 30, 2020

Reflection, by X Alfonso, won six awards this Tuesday at the 2020 Lucas Awards, crowned as the most awarded video in the 23rd edition of the most important television competition dedicated in Cuba to the promotion of musical audiovisual content produced in the country.

Source: Cubadebate

December 30, 2020

The Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba (LADC) company announced today that in early January 2021 it will participate in the Ballet Beyond Borders competition, an event based in the United States.

Source: Cubasi

December 29, 2020

The last gathering of the peña la Trova de Guardia in this 2020 had a special and poetic composition, a fertile and emotional dramaturgy.

Source: 5 de septiembre

December 29, 2020

The Cuban Jasiel Rivero achieved his highest rating in a Liga Endesa basketball game in Spain, with the 37 credits obtained today in his team Hereda San Pablo Burgos' success against Joventud Badalona, 95-78.

Source: Jit.cu

December 28, 2020

The Cuban singer, actor, presenter, and comedian Eddy Calderón, who became popular for his impersonations of Fidel Castro, Raphael, El Puma, and other famous people, passed away last weekend at a Miami hospital where he had been admitted for months.

Source: Cuballama

December 28, 2020

Fourteen children's songs composed by singer-songwriter Kike Corona is the gift that the Cuban Recording and Musical Editions Company is giving to the Cuban family for the end of the year.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

December 26, 2020

The Cuban-American producer Rudy Pérez has taken charge of creating a new version of José Feliciano's classic "Feliz Navidad", as a tribute to its author on the 50th anniversary of this composition.

Source: Diario de Cuba

December 26, 2020

The actress and professor Corina Mestre Vilaboy is among the patients reported in serious condition yesterday, December 25th, after testing positive for Covid-19.

Source: Asere

December 25, 2020

"I live in Montevideo, a charming city, very lively and that brings me many memories of Cuba because it has neighborhoods with architecture similar to several areas of Havana," says Orellana, father of two small children aged eight and two years old.

Source: 14 y medio

December 25, 2020

The Cuban Miguel Ángel López displays his talent as an auxiliary attacker and from the service area to stand out today in the Brazilian volleyball Superliga as one of the offensive references of the Sada Cruzeiro club.

Source: Cuba.cu

December 24, 2020

Reaching half a century of existence and celebrating it with an anthological exhibition in the Cuban Art building of the National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) is a pleasant privilege for Kcho (Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, 1970), an artist who over three decades has created works endowed with great symbolic and human significance and rooted in the evolution of the nation.

Source: Cubahora

December 24, 2020

Yesterday, December 23rd, a Gala performance was held, dedicated to the Centenary of the birth of Master Alicia Alonso with the screening at the Acapulco cinema in the capital of the film Giselle, by Cuban filmmaker Enrique Pineda Barnet, National Film Prize winner.

Source: Cubarte

December 23, 2020

The International Orthopedic Scientific Complex Frank País and Cuban orthopedics celebrated yesterday the 86th birthday of DrC.

Source: FB Complejo Científico Ortopédico Internacional Frank País, Cubadebate

December 23, 2020

Cuban water polo player Raydel Martínez and his team Paris Lodron Salzburg Wasserball closed the season with the runner-up title in the Austrian Cup, to reaffirm themselves among the four best clubs in the country since 1999.

Source: Prensa Latina

December 22, 2020

The renowned Cuban playwright Gerardo Fernández García passed away in Havana in the early morning hours of December 20, victim of complications associated with cancer.

Source: Cibercuba

December 22, 2020

The musician Israel Berrier González, who was part of the famous group Muñequitos de Matanzas for more than five decades, died on December 18 due to a cardiovascular accident, according to an announcement from the Cuban Institute of Music (ICM).

Source: OnCubaNews

December 21, 2020

Two Cuban reggaeton artists, exponents of the urban genre, have joined forces in a new musical collaboration.

Source: Cibercuba