December 21, 2020
The former Cuban baseball player Nelson Campver, known for being the longest-lived in Cuba, passed away on Friday, December 18 in Havana as a result of respiratory failure, reported sports journalist Yasel Porto on his social networks.
Source: Diario de Cuba
December 20, 2020
The popular group Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor premiered on its MB Record Oficial YouTube channel and social networks, the video clip Pa los Mayores y los Van Van.
Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN
December 20, 2020
The Villa Clara native Dayán Viciedo broke the perfect dominance of Japanese players in the race for the Gold Gloves of that country's professional circuit, as he was the only foreigner who managed to win the award as best defender.
Source: OnCubaNews
December 19, 2020
The plastic artist, cultural promoter and Cuban art critic Aldo Menéndez passed away this Friday in Miami at the age of 72, victim of a heart attack.
Source: Diario de Cuba
December 19, 2020
During sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power, Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, Hero of the Republic of Cuba, was elected as a member of the Council of State, after deputies carried out the vote.
Source: Cubadebate
December 18, 2020
"It strikes me as odd all of a sudden, there's like a constant readjustment of perception with conclusions.
Source: Habana Radio
December 18, 2020
Until the National Capitol, filmmaker Fernando Pérez also arrived to say goodbye to the eternal Historian.
Source: Habana Radio
December 17, 2020
To the Hall of Lost Steps of the National Capitol, the people of Cuba come today to pay deserved tribute to one of the most illustrious sons of old Havana: Dr.
Source: Granma
December 17, 2020
The event Teresita Fernández: 90 years with a happy heart, will be the centerpiece of the program that will take place in Matanzas for the ninetieth anniversary of that Cuban children's singer, organizers reported today.
Source: Prensa Latina
December 15, 2020
The artistic associate director of the English National Ballet (ENB), Loipa Araújo, will share a virtual class today from London with various dance companies in Cuba, on the occasion of the 2020 British Culture Week.
Source: Prensa Latina
December 15, 2020
When talking about Pinar del Río pitchers, it is always said that their historical settlement comes from the teams of the 70s and 80s of the last century.
Source: Cubadebate
December 14, 2020
Next December 18, Cuban singer-songwriter Descemer Bueno will premiere the official video for the remix "Internacionales" on his YouTube account along with the Cuban group, Qva Libre, as he announced on his social media.
Source: ADN Cuba
December 14, 2020
Lyric artists and the orchestra of the Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso will perform today, December 14, in the cathedral of this capital during a mass in memory of Cuba's prima ballerina assoluta.
Source: Prensa Latina
December 13, 2020
American press media, grouped under National Public Radio (NPR), selected the album Inside, by X Alfonso, among the fifty best albums of 2020, which was classified by critic Félix Contreras as a flawless example of contemporary music from Cuba.
Source: Prensa Latina
December 13, 2020
Cuban master Johannes García receives the 2020 National Dance Prize, awarded by the National Council of the Performing Arts, in recognition of his professional work.
Source: Prensa Latina
December 12, 2020
To the famous creator of mambo, the great Cuban musician Dámaso Pérez Prado, tribute was paid on Friday, in the city of Matanzas, where he was born exactly on December 11, 1917.
Source: Uneac.org.cu
December 12, 2020
Last December 10th, the sad news of the death of José Zamorano became known, one of the most relevant male figures in Cuban dance, who was a principal dancer of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba (BNC).
Source: Cubarte
December 11, 2020
In constant defiance of the limitations imposed by Covid-19, the Cuban group Cimafunk invites you today to dance from anywhere in the world with their most recent musical proposal: CunCunPrá.
Source: Bohemia
December 11, 2020
Very sad about Diana's death are her colleagues.
Source: Cubaperiodistas
December 10, 2020
Cuban George Gascón, 66 years old, is the first immigrant to hold the position of district attorney of Los Angeles County, the most populous in the United States.
Source: Periódico Cubano
December 10, 2020
Yasiel Puig continues making headlines, the Cuban ballplayer, devoted to community work, is one of the major protagonists in the fight against coronavirus in the United States, where he has shown his most humble and supportive side.
Source: OnCubaNews
December 9, 2020
Madonna's Cuban-origin daughter, Lourdes María León, was the image of the "Parade" collection by Juicy Couture, inspired by the 2000s, as an underwear model.
Source: ADN Cuba
December 9, 2020
The documentary Los hermanos, by renowned American filmmakers Marcia Jamel and Ken Schneider, will have a special presentation at this unique 42nd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, on Sunday, December 13, at the La Rampa cinema.
Source: Granma
December 8, 2020
The life of Cuban Olympic champion Alberto Juantorena comes to the big screen with the screening of the documentary Running for the Revolution, as part of the official selection of the 42nd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.
Source: Prensa Latina
December 8, 2020
Cuban baseball player Yasiel Puig will play starting next week in the Dominican Baseball League with the Toros del Este team, announced today by the team's general manager, Raymond Abreu.
Source: Prensa Latina
December 7, 2020
The documentary A media voz, by Cuban filmmakers Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez, which won the Silver Biznaga for Best Director in the Documentary section of the 23rd Málaga Film Festival, has received 9 nominations for next year's Goya Awards for: Best Film, Best Debut Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, Best Special Effects, and Best Documentary Film.
Source: Asere, Escuela Internacional de Cine, Radio y Televisión
December 7, 2020
The Cuban broadcaster Ibrahim Aput passed away this Monday in Havana at the age of 91.
Source: Granma
December 6, 2020
This week the names of the new actors who will be part of the third season of the Netflix series "Narcos: Mexico" were revealed, among them is Alberto Guerra who will bring to life the enigmatic drug trafficker Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
Source: DCubanos
December 6, 2020
Manuel Duchesne Cuzán (1932-2005) was a visionary in diverse directions.
Source: Granma
December 5, 2020
The best tribute to Juan Formell, on the day Van Van reaches its 51st anniversary, has undoubtedly been the press presentation of the album "Mi Songo".
Source: Cubadebate, Radio Rebelde
December 5, 2020
The first volume of Inside, the most recent recording project by renowned Cuban artist X Alfonso, was included in the list of the best albums of the year by the prestigious American media outlet National Public Radio (NPR).
Source: Granma
December 4, 2020
On the morning of this December 3rd, Medicine Day, Doctor Agustín Lage Dávila was invested with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in Biological Sciences from the University of La Habana (UH), for his outstanding contribution to the scientific development of Cuba and his relevant contributions to Biochemistry and Immunology, to Medicine, to Public Health and to the development of Cuban Biotechnology.
Source: Cubaperiodistas
December 4, 2020
The 2020 National Humor Prize was awarded to the renowned artist Juana Bacallao (Neris Amelia Martínez Salazar) and to cartoonist, illustrator and painter Arístides Hernández (Ares), by unanimous decision of the jury.
Source: Granma
December 3, 2020
Gloria Estefan revealed last Wednesday that she spent much of the month of November isolated after testing positive for COVID-19.
Source: Chicago Tribune
December 3, 2020
The Cuban-Spanish aristocrat María Elena de Cárdenas, to whom Spain's Justice system has just recognized her right to the marquisate of Bellavista, until now in the possession of businesswoman Alicia Koplowitz, said she feels "very happy" for having fulfilled a promise made to her father more than 50 years ago.
Source: Diario de Cuba
December 2, 2020
Rafael Ángel Zarza González, one of the most important exponents of graphic art in our country, whose relevance, perseverance and creative restlessness constitute an example and inspiration for new generations, was recognized this Tuesday with the 2020 National Prize for Plastic Arts.
Source: Juventud Rebelde
December 2, 2020
As part of the official selection of the 42nd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, the documentary Running for the Revolution, Corriendo por la Revolución will premiere in Havana next Saturday, December 5th, revealing passages and memories about the great Cuban athlete Alberto Juantorena.
Source: Cubadebate
December 1, 2020
The Foreign Ministers of the Iberoamerican nations declared December 21st as Iberoamerican Dance Day, in tribute to the centennial of the birth of Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso.
Source: Cubadebate
December 1, 2020
Cuban Miguel Ángel López appears among the top ten in several offensive departments of the Superliga volleyball league in Brazil, as a member of the Sada Cruzeiro club.
Source: Granma
November 30, 2020
Aurelio de la Vega in conversation with Diario de Cuba recalls: I was interested in the world of Schönberg and Berg, which in Cuba had neither roots nor echoes.
Source: Diario de Cuba
November 30, 2020
Cuban presenter and influencer Alex Otaola was detained for 2 hours on Saturday afternoon while participating in a demonstration he organized in support of the San Isidro Movement.
Source: Periodico Cubano
November 29, 2020
Enrique Núñez Rodríguez, journalist, writer and humorist, Distinguished Son of the Land of Guajirigallo is always in the Heart of the children of his hometown, Quemado de Güines.
Source: Museo de Quemado de Güines
November 29, 2020
Cuban baseball player Randy Arozarena was released last Thursday after reaching an agreement with his ex-partner, who withdrew the complaint she had filed with the Prosecutor's Office in Mérida, in the Mexican state of Yucatán, local media reported.
Source: 14 y medio
November 28, 2020
The Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez sent his condolences today to the Argentine people for the loss of one of their greatest sporting glories, Diego Armando Maradona, whom he described as a Latin American hero.
Source: Cubasi
November 28, 2020
Cuban writer Leonardo Padura will open the Carlos Fuentes Literary Salon of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, in its special online 2020 edition, and will receive the medal that pays permanent tribute to the author of "The Clearest Region", which since 2012 has been awarded by Silvia Lemus, Fuentes' widow, and the Fair to an established writer.
Source: El Universal
November 27, 2020
Idalys Ortiz as leader in the +78 kg division and Iván Silva second in 90 kg have the best positions among several Cuban judokas at the end of 2020 among the top 10 in the ranking of the International Judo Federation (IJF).
Source: Jit
November 26, 2020
On November 24, 2020, the jury of the National Music Prize 2020, composed of Digna Guerra as President and Frank Fernández, Jesús Gómez Cairo, Beatriz Márquez, Alfredo Muñoz, Adalberto Álvarez and Pancho Amat decided to award two national music prizes this year: Huberal Herrera Lescano, Pianist, born on May 28, 1929, scholar of the work of pianist composer Ernesto Lecuona, recognized as one of his most thorough researchers and gifted interpreter, from which he rescued for posterity old recordings, resulting in three CDs recorded in Spain by the General Society of Authors and Publishers SGAE.
Source: Cubadebate
November 26, 2020
A young Cuban lifeguard who worked at a tourist facility in Jardines del Rey, Ciego de Ávila, died after rescuing four Russian tourists from drowning while they were on vacation at this tourist destination.
Source: Asere.com
November 25, 2020
The renowned singer-songwriter Liuba María Hevia has been awarded the Special Prize La Bella Cubana, granted annually by the Provincial Committee of the Uneac in Matanzas to women with a significant contribution to music in the country.
Source: Uneac.org.cu
November 25, 2020
The legendary radio commentator, Armando Pérez Roura, a recognized figure in the struggle against the Cuban revolution, passed away on Monday, November 23 in Miami at the age of 92.
Source: Cubanet, Telemundo 51, Cibercuba
