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April 24, 2021

Cuban singer and actor Ebblis Mai Valdivia Díaz, better known on the Island's music scene as "El Boni" continues to win over more followers with his talent and charisma.

Source: Periódico Cubano

April 23, 2021

The Cuban presenter Cristina Saralegui and her popular program "El Show de Cristina" will be one of the offerings of the themed channel on the free "streaming" platform that it offers, PrendeTV.

Source: El Nuevo Herald, Prende TV

April 23, 2021

The Cuban gardener Yasiel Puig was announced this Wednesday as a reinforcement for Águila de Veracruz for the 2021 season of the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) which will begin next May 20.

Source: EFE

April 22, 2021

An album titled Unpublished Gems where musical scores without phonographic registration appear, is being prepared today by the Cuban orchestra Miguel Failde, nominated for the Latin Grammys 2020 in Best Traditional Tropical Album for 'Failde con Tumbao' from the Egrem label.

Source: Prensa Latina

April 22, 2021

Yotuel will appear on the next MasterChef Celebrity in its sixth edition.

Source: RTVE

April 21, 2021

The mountaineer Yandy Núñez arrived this week at the base camp of Mount Everest, to fulfill his promise of climbing to the highest elevation on the planet and placing the flag of all Cubans there.

Source: Periodico Cubano, Asere

April 21, 2021

At the proposal of the President of the Republic Miguel Díaz Canel, the Council of State adopted the agreement to Promote to vice prime minister Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella, who served as Minister of Communications since July 2018.

Source: Cubadebate

April 20, 2021

On April 13th, one hundred years have passed since the birth of Cuban pianist Frank Emilio Flynn.

Source: El Pais

April 20, 2021

The Cuban Alfredo Despaigne went 4-3, with a double, two singles, one run scored and another driven in, to break out of the offensive slump that had been plaguing him and be key today in the 6-4 victory of the SoftBank Falcons over the Rakuten Eagles, in the Japanese baseball league.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN

April 19, 2021

In the morning session of the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, General of the Army Raúl Castro Ruz presented the members of the Political Bureau, the Secretaries, and the members of the Central Committee of the PCC.

Source: Cubadebate

April 19, 2021

A significant loss for Cuban journalism is represented by the death, on April 17th, of the distinguished journalist from the newspaper Granma, José Antonio de la Osa Cao (San Antonio de los Baños, 1939).

Source: Granma

April 18, 2021

The Cuban Daniela Fonseca still can't believe her double qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a discipline she loves, table tennis, and which brings her closer to that childhood dream.

Source: Radio Nuevitas

April 18, 2021

Aldo Rodríguez Baquero, Al2 or El Aldeano, premiered his song Sueños last Friday, an intimate composition that speaks of illusions, fears, sacrifices, achievements, and his great dream: the freedom of Cuba.

Source: Cibercuba

April 17, 2021

The Cuban singer Haila María Mompié continues promoting her most recent musical production A Song to the Smile, under the Egrem label and with 10 musical themes dedicated to children.

Source: Prensa Latina

April 17, 2021

The Cayo Hueso neighborhood in Havana is in mourning as Salvador González Escalona, a prominent visual artist turned cultural promoter and manager of the Callejón de Hamel Community Sociocultural Project, located in the Cayo Hueso neighborhood, Centro Habana municipality of the Capital, has passed away.

Source: Cubadebate, Canal Caribe

April 16, 2021

Cimafunk continues to give us singles from his most recent EP Cun Cun Prá and this Thursday he premiered the video clip for "Parar el tiempo".

Source: Cibercuba

April 16, 2021

After an intense ten-day virtual effort, not without disagreements and enriched by the particular visions of its seven members, the jury of the XXII International Biennial of Graphic Humor issued its ruling and determined to unanimously award the Eduardo Abela Grand Prize to the body of work presented by Michel Moro Gómez.

Source: Cubaperiodistas

April 15, 2021

An Official Statement informs that at the proposal of the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, and of the President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the Council of State approved releasing from the position of Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces -FAR- Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frías, Hero of the Republic of Cuba, who possesses an extensive and brilliant record of service to the Homeland.

Source: Radio Reloj

April 15, 2021

With humor and poetry, the country can be saved from coronavirus or at least an attempt can be made to get people to take the necessary measures to preserve their health in this difficult stage.

Source: Bohemia

April 15, 2021

Yurisbel Gracial hit three hits in four at-bats and the Softbank Hawks climbed to first place in the Pacific League by defeating the Orix Buffaloes 4-3 in front of more than 9,000 spectators at the Pay Pay Dome stadium in Fukuoka.

Source: Cubadebate

April 14, 2021

A fruitful day was had by the bats wielded by Cuban ballplayers who perform in the Japanese professional baseball league, hitting five hits in 13 times at bat.

Source: Cubasi

April 14, 2021

Cuban actor Alejandro Cuervo opened his own business in Havana and thus entered the world of entrepreneurship on the Island.

Source: Cubatel

April 13, 2021

This Monday, renowned journalist Carlos Iglesias passed away in Havana, a colleague who worked in different media outlets in the country and was recognized for his commendable work in the Cuban Television information system.

Source: Cubaperiodistas

April 13, 2021

Still unable to complete the game, Cuban Jasiel Rivero increased several personal averages during day 30 of the Endesa League basketball tournament in Spain.

Source: Radio Habana Cuba

April 12, 2021

By the authorship of Israel Rojas, lead voice of the duo Buena Fe, both titles exalt the work of health professionals, who inside and outside the Island combat the pandemic, and of scientists, immersed in the achievement of national vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Source: Cuba.cu

April 12, 2021

It was not because of his family connection to the creator of the danzon Las Alturas de Simpson that the flautist from Matanzas, Ethiel Faílde, came to love this rhythm.

Source: Granma

April 11, 2021

Selected from among more than 400 novels that responded to the call, the list of the 12 finalists of the IV Mario Vargas Llosa Biennial Novel Prize was announced, endowed with a sum of 100 thousand US dollars and whose winner will be revealed during the Biennial to be held in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, from September 23 to 26.

Source: Milenio

April 11, 2021

To the ascending spiral of Cuban piano repertoire, which has its roots in the tradition of Saumell, Ruiz Espadero, Cervantes and Lecuona, a new but hardly surprising turn has just been added with the circulation of the work of Yalil Guerra, performed by Marcos Madrigal.

Source: Granma

April 10, 2021

Ruy Adrián López-Nussa wins first prize in Madrid in the competition convened by SGAE for jazz composers "Tete Montoliu".

Source: Cubadebate

April 10, 2021

A Habanero through and through, to the point that ten years exactly since his physical passing have not managed to tarnish the almost mystical connection between the work of Héctor Quintero (1942-2011), the most successful of Cuban playwrights, and that pulsating capital he conceived for his characters.

Source: Tribuna de La Habana

April 9, 2021

The renowned Cuban actor in radio, television, theater, and cinema Frank González, National Television Prize 2019, passed away in the early morning hours today in this capital, at the age of 73.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN

April 9, 2021

Cuban swimmer Luis Vega set a national record in the 200-meter butterfly stroke, with a time of 1:58.

Source: Granma

April 8, 2021

On Wednesday, April 7, at the age of 67, José Manuel Pérez Andino, president of the Asociación Cultural Yoruba de Cuba, died from cardiorespiratory complications.

Source: Granma

April 8, 2021

The Latino Institute of Music (ILM) will premiere in November of this year Alicia's Fantasy, a work composed for violin and orchestra by Daniel Martin Subiaut, president of the aforementioned institution and the Premio Batuta Organization.

Source: CubaSi

April 7, 2021

With leadership in four offensive categories, Cuban Jasiel Rivero receives honors in the European Basketball Champions League as a pillar in the performance of the champion, Hereda San Pablo Burgos.

Source: Cuba.cu

April 7, 2021

Following the launch of the single "Más rollo que película" from the upcoming album Será Que Se Acabó, Alexander Abreu and Havana D'Primera present the music video for this song to their fans.

Source: Cubadebate

April 6, 2021

Yarlo Ruiz is a Cuban actor based in Colombia who is currently part of the cast of Café con Aroma de Mujer, a production that will also star fellow Cuban William Levy.

Source: Asere

April 6, 2021

Although Alejo Carpentier always claimed to have been born on Maloja Street, in Old Havana, researchers from the Cuban foundation that bears his name discovered the certificate that declares Switzerland as his birthplace.

Source: Cubadebate

April 5, 2021

Cuban baseball player José "Pito" Abreu, Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the past season, hit his first Grand Slam of the Major League season in a game between his team, the Chicago White Sox, against the Los Angeles Angels.

Source: Asere

April 5, 2021

Cuban actress Livia Brito has been a trending topic in recent weeks, following the start of filming for the Televisa telenovela, "La Desalmada".

Source: ADN Cuba

April 4, 2021

Cuban actor Jorge Perugorría said in an interview with Spanish newspaper ABC that "it is proven that the prosperity of the Cuban people depends on whether the United States lifts the blockade" on the Island.

Source: Diario de Cuba

April 4, 2021

His name is familiar to us.

Source: Cubatel

April 3, 2021

Tomás Romay passed away 172 years ago on this March 30th, but we Cubans keep him very present in these times of pandemic.

Source: Granma

April 3, 2021

THE CUBAN Robertlandy Simón does not let up in each outing on the court and with another effective performance maintained his leadership in the sweeping victory of Lube Civitanova over Trentino to tie 1-1 the semifinal playoff of the Italian Volleyball Superliga.

Source: Jit

April 2, 2021

The playwright and writer Eugenio Hernández, author of essential works in Cuba's theatrical scene, received today the National Literature Prize 2020 awarded by the Cuban Book Institute.

Source: Prensa Latina

April 2, 2021

The 107th anniversary of the birth of writer, painter, and folklorist Samuel Feijóo was commemorated today in this city in the center of the country, on a date coinciding with Cuban Book Day.

Source: Prensa Latina

April 1, 2021

The Cuban Jasiel Rivero will be in the Final 8 of the Basketball Champions League of Europe with the Spanish club Hereda San Pablo Burgos, champion of the previous season.

Source: Cubasi

April 1, 2021

Another significant loss has been registered in Cuban music in recent days: pianist and professor Karelia Escalante.

Source: Granma

March 31, 2021

Singer-songwriter Raúl Paz presented this Tuesday his most recent album El Puente, an intimate and minimalist venture, but enriched by the stories that include the characters from the upcoming Cuban telenovela on air, Vuelve a mirar.

Source: CubaSi