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July 28, 2021

The journalist and researcher from Cienfuegos, Andrés García Suárez, who had just turned 89 years old, died this Sunday, July 26 at the Specialized Outpatient Center Héroes de Playa Girón, in the Pearl of the South, from illnesses associated with Covid-19.

Source: Granma

July 27, 2021

In the most anticipated match for Cuban volleyball fans, the teams from Poland and Italy faced off during the second day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic tournament.

Source: Swing Completo

July 27, 2021

The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) of Cuba reported yesterday Monday the death of Reserve General Manuel Eduardo Lastres Pacheco.

Source: Radio Reloj, Radio CIudad del Mar, 5 de septiembre

July 26, 2021

Master Adolfo Roval, an outstanding figure in ballet and 2019 National Dance Prize winner, passed away in Havana at the age of 91.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN

July 26, 2021

The eldest son of Cuban baseball player Víctor Mesa has not yet managed to justify the bonus for which he signed as a professional with the Miami Marlins, but something he has made clear from day one is that while batting has been lacking, his defense is second to none.

Source: Swing Completo

July 25, 2021

The stories of jazz, piano, and Cuban music have intersected on numerous occasions, writing memorable pages in popular music of the twentieth century.

Source: El Pais

July 25, 2021

There is so much love for Carlos Acosta that a mixed program becomes something more than the sum of its parts, while Rambert's brilliant virtual beauty is full of interest.

Source: The Guardian

July 24, 2021

Cuban musicians Daymé Arocena and Pável Urkiza premiered the song «Everything for You», which sings about recent events in Cuba.

Source: Cubanoticias360

July 24, 2021

The week that is ending has been a sorrowful one for Cuban intellectual women due to the deaths of two notable figures: Nuria Nuiry and Elsa Claro.

Source: Cubaperiodistas, Bohemia

July 23, 2021

The Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, founder of the "new Cuban trova," called on Wednesday for amnesty for all "non-violent" detainees who participated in the protest demonstrations on July 11 on the island and opened an unexpected dialogue with dissident intellectuals to generate a space for debate.

Source: Tn.com.ar

July 23, 2021

The Rutas y Andares en Cuba project reveals passages from the work left by the renowned Havana historian, Eusebio Leal, who led the process of heritage recovery in the city.

Source: Cubadebate

July 22, 2021

Cuban rapper Silvito El Libre premiered his new song "Pesadilla" on YouTube this Tuesday.

Source: Periodico Cubano

July 22, 2021

On Monday, July 19, journalist Sigfredo Barros passed away, a reporter for decades at the newspaper Granma, specialized in sports topics, fundamentally baseball.

Source: Cubadebate

July 21, 2021

Watching Julio César la Cruz fight causes an incredible kind of hypnosis.

Source: Cubadebate

July 21, 2021

Lights and Spirits is a documentary about the children's theater company "La Colmenita" from Cuba, which was founded during the darkest years of the country's special period.

Source: Medios Lentos.com

July 20, 2021

The Uzbek Jakhongir Vakhidov eliminated the stellar Cuban-American Leinier Domínguez from the Chess World Cup, who paid dearly for his year and a half of inactivity in official tournaments.

Source: Cibercuba

July 20, 2021

The prominent Cuban physician Graciliano Díaz Bartolo, who was a member of several medical brigades that provided assistance abroad, died in Santiago de Cuba as a victim of COVID-19.

Source: Cubanoticias360

July 19, 2021

The popular Cuban actress María Isabel Díaz Lago thanked on her social networks the numerous donations of medicines that have been collected in Spain, where she has lived for many years, which will be sent to Cuba, a country facing a serious health crisis, worsened by coronavirus.

Source: Cibercuba

July 19, 2021

Knowing she is the second youngest athlete in Cuba's Olympic delegation in Tokyo 2020, rather than being a drawback, proves today to be an invaluable asset for table tennis player Daniela Fonseca.

Source: Prensa Latina

July 18, 2021

The multi-champion Cuban paralympic athlete Omara Durand will lead the delegation of 16 athletes who will represent the Island at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which will be held from August 24 to September 5 in the Japanese capital.

Source: OnCubaNews

July 18, 2021

The prominent Gran pitcher Lázaro Blanco, who broke with the Cuban Baseball Federation after staying in the United States at the end of the pre-Olympic tournament held in Florida, will resume his sports career on the rise by joining the Estrellas de Oriente, a Dominican Republic team.

Source: Swing Completo

July 17, 2021

It seems very likely that everything that happened in Cuba starting from last Sunday, July 11th, was encouraged by a greater or lesser number of people opposed to the system, some of them even paid, with intentions to destabilize the country and provoke a situation of chaos and insecurity.

Source: La Joven Cuba

July 17, 2021

A night to remember Juan Padrón, with a full auditorium and words courted by humor, so that the mark of the notable Cuban illustrator would be adorned with good vibes.

Source: Prensa Latina

July 16, 2021

The documentary titled Running for the Revolution, dedicated to the life of Cuban Olympic double champion Alberto Juantorena, will be able to be seen in almost the entire world starting in August, according to an announcement by World Athletics (WA) on its digital portal.

Source: Cubadebate

July 16, 2021

This CD is one of the most recent releases from the Unicornio de Producciónes Abdala label.

Source: CubaSi

July 15, 2021

They're from the hill, by Miguel Matamoros, to close out the event, with eight hands and with the sound of Latin jazz with a Cuban accent, a summer refreshment at the presentation of the album Tumbao in Madrid.

Source: CubaSi

July 15, 2021

Valencia Basket confirmed this Thursday the signing of power forward Jasiel Rivero after the Cuban power forward made effective the rescission clause to leave San Pablo Burgos, the club in which he has played the last two seasons.

Source: Mundo Deportivo

July 14, 2021

Last week a name resonated strongly in the Minor Leagues of the United States.

Source: Swing Completo

July 14, 2021

The multi-champion world and Cuban Olympic medalist Héctor Milián, who was admitted in serious condition due to Covid-19 in Havana, is recovering at home from the illness after being discharged, reported the Cuban Federation of Associated Wrestling (FCLA).

Source: Diario de Cuba

July 13, 2021

The 10th Sara González Political Song Contest is being held today, July 13th, in virtual format from the Covarrubias room of the National Theater, in tribute to the 70th anniversary of the birth of the Cuban troubadour.

Source: Radio Reloj, Trabajadores

July 13, 2021

The renowned Cuban singer from the legendary Orquesta Aragón, Sixto Llorente, better known as El Indio, passed away on Monday due to kidney complications.

Source: Prensa Latina

July 12, 2021

Rolando Luna's trio will offer the French public at the prestigious Jazz in Marciac festival an approach to the musical richness of Cuba with their presentation on July 30, announced today by cultural promoter Carmen Mayans.

Source: CubaSi

July 12, 2021

Asela de Armas Pérez won many games in the seventies and eighties of the last century, but unfortunately last Wednesday, July 7, she could not overcome the inevitable match, the opponent that no one can defeat.

Source: Vanguardia

July 11, 2021

Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel appeared on Cuban television this Sunday to call on the population to take to the streets to defend the revolution in the face of protests that have occurred in recent hours.

Source: La Tercera

July 11, 2021

The Cuban singer Camila Cabello asked her followers this Sunday to spread awareness about the major crisis Cuba is currently experiencing.

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July 11, 2021

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, appeared this Sunday live on national radio and television broadcast.

Source: Cubadebate

July 9, 2021

Fernando Pérez's new film is already in production, with the working title Riquimbili or El mundo de Nelsito, and is being produced by the ICAIC in conjunction with the Spanish company Wanda Films.

Source: Cubacine

July 9, 2021

Cuban sports mourns the death of Roberto Hernández, Olympic silver medalist in Barcelona-1992.

Source: Granma

July 8, 2021

The presentation of the Alejo Carpentier Medal took place at the headquarters of the Biblioteca Nacional José Martí, and the activity was attended by the president of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, and Alpidio Alonso, Minister of Culture.

Source: IPS

July 8, 2021

According to sources close to the Olympic team, heavyweight Julio César La Cruz and welterweight Roniel Iglesias are hospitalized at the Hospital Naval Luis Díaz Soto, in East Havana Just days before the Cuban delegation participating in the Olympic Games travels to Tokyo, two boxers are admitted to this Havana hospital with Covid-19.

Source: AmericaTV

July 7, 2021

The famous Cuban presenter and actress Irela Bravo arrived in the city of Miami a few days ago, where she was welcomed by friends such as actress Dianelys Brito, fans and colleagues from the artistic world.

Source: Periodico Cubano

July 7, 2021

Cuban radio broadcaster Manolo de la Rosa passed away on Tuesday, July 6 in Havana at the age of 78, according to colleagues and workers of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT).

Source: TV Cubana, Cibercuba

July 6, 2021

The multi-champion world titleholder and Cuban Olympic gold medalist Héctor Milián is hospitalized in serious condition due to complications from Covid-19.

Source: Diario de Cuba

July 6, 2021

Five Cubans competed last Saturday in competitions on European soil and closed the day with three first places, two second places and some marks that indicate the good progress of their preparation less than a month before the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Source: Cubadebate

July 5, 2021

Cuban Baseball Star and Double Olympic Champion Lázaro Vargas Resumes Sale of Roast Pork Sandwich in Miami Cuban baseball star and double Olympic champion, Lázaro Vargas, is resuming his roast pork sandwich business in the city of Miami.

Source: Swing Completo

July 5, 2021

The musician, promoter and Cuban researcher Malcoms Junco Duffay, better known as Malcom Justicia and one of the pioneers of Cuban rap on the island, died at the age of 45 from a heart attack.

Source: ADN Cuba

July 4, 2021

The young acrobatic couple known as the Ebenezer duo was awarded at the awards ceremony of the International Circus Festival Elefant d´Or, in the Catalan city of Girona, with the Silver Elephant, the Special Image Award, and the Royal Palace Award in France.

Source: Granma

July 4, 2021

The International Dance Council (CID) added another Cuban dancer to its roster, bringing to three the number of artists from the Caribbean nation who have received the prestigious membership title during 2021.

Source: Prensa Latina

July 3, 2021

The San Sebastián Jazz Festival has closed the program of its 56th edition with the additions of singer José James and pianist Chucho Valdés, who will also receive the Donostiako Jazzaldia award, which will recognize his career almost 20 years after his father, Bebo Valdés, was honored.

Source: Cubasi

July 3, 2021

The Unicornio seal of Producciones Abdala presented the most recent album by Cuban saxophonist César López and his band, in which he pays tribute to the jazz band format.

Source: Prensa Latina