July 9, 2020
Cuba's Recording and Musical Editions Company (Egrem) confirmed that to celebrate Children's Day on July 19, it will release a children's album by Haila María Mompié.
Source: Prensa Latina
July 9, 2020
On August 9, 2019, defending the Norwich City jersey and in a match against Liverpool, Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea, a footballer born in the city of Morón, Cuba, became the first player from the island to play in the Premier League.
Source: Medio Tiempo
July 8, 2020
Yolepsis Echeverría Bonilla, better known in the Island's musical sphere as "Yolo Bonilla", passed away on July 6th in Italy.
Source: Asere.com
July 8, 2020
For those wondering about the void left by a media figure like Luna Manzanares due to her absence from recent online concerts, this is because she will soon have the joy of becoming a mother.
Source: Granma
July 7, 2020
Sung by Cuban and Italian musicians, For an Embrace, dedicated to Cuban, Italian, and other doctors around the world who have fought against the COVID-19 pandemic, was written and produced between Waldo and Pepe López.
Source: Juventud Rebelde
July 7, 2020
After connecting three singles in four at-bats, scoring a run and starting Sunday's game for the Chunichi Dragons as the starting catcher, there is no doubt that the future of Cuban Ariel Martínez in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) looks very promising.
Source: Jit.cu
July 6, 2020
Nahuel Pennisi spoke with Radio Nacional de Argentina from the province of Tucumán and previewed the show "Gracias Silvio", which he will broadcast via streaming on July 10th, in which he will perform songs by Cuban poet Silvio Rodríguez.
Source: Rio Negro.com
July 6, 2020
Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, reached a fortune of 171.
Source: Diario de Cuba
July 5, 2020
"For this new stage, we enthusiastically welcome Raciel del Toro, whose outstanding trajectory in the national and international audiovisual field will continue to nourish the most relevant projects and purposes of the Film Center and dialogue with an audiovisual scene that is increasingly diverse," said Sylvie Durán, Minister of Culture and Youth.
Source: OnCuba News
July 5, 2020
The second day of the Festival Ciudad del Mar de Cienfuegos commemorated the legacy of one of the paradigmatic figures of vocal interpretation on this continent, Cuban Benny Moré.
Source: Prensa Latina
July 4, 2020
The first cosmonaut from Cuba and Latin America, Arnaldo Tamayo, participated in a forum organized by the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) on the peaceful use of space.
Source: Prensa Latina
July 4, 2020
Upon his departure, his smile could not have faded.
Source: Granma
July 3, 2020
The phonogram Classics of Fabré, which constitutes a tribute by the Young Classics of Son to maestro Cándido Fabré, through new versions of his most emblematic songs, opened the eighth installment of the Tempo Cubano program.
Source: Al Día
July 3, 2020
Carlos Otero explains to his followers that he promised that he "would keep them informed about the return of the live show," so he decided to write a small statement to update everyone on the subject.
Source: Cibercuba
July 2, 2020
The Film Academy of the United States includes Cuban casting director Libia Batista Mora, actress Ana de Armas, and musician Arturo Sandoval.
Source: Revista Garbos
July 2, 2020
The Cuban Chess Federation reported last Tuesday about the change of membership of Lázaro Bruzón, who as of July 1 will be able to compete under the flag of the United States, after the player himself requested said change on March 20.
Source: OnCuba News
July 1, 2020
Culture and the plastic arts of Villa Clara are in mourning at the death of the prominent master painter Juan Orlando Torres Martínez (Caibarién, February 2, 1925–Santa Clara, June 20, 2020), which occurred on the night of Saturday, June 20.
Source: Vanguardia
July 1, 2020
Not always do television viewers have the opportunity to enjoy the same day two completely different characters played by the same actor, and have both be good.
Source: Cubadebate
June 29, 2020
Michael Fernando Sierra Miranda, known musically as El Micha, fulfilled one of the great dreams of his life by recording with Los Van Van.
Source: Periódico Cubano
June 29, 2020
The politician and economist Armando Ribas, the only Cuban who was a member of the Argentine Congress, passed away on June 28 in Buenos Aires at the age of 87, reported the Union of the Democratic Center (UCeDe), the party for which he served as deputy between July 19 and December 9, 1989.
Source: Infobae, Oncubanews
June 28, 2020
Although Marcos Madrigal was not one of the boys who grew up running through the neighborhoods of Havana, nor did he find shelter for his first sorrows in the nights of the Malecón, he is unmistakably a true Cuban.
Source: Tunturuntu.org
June 28, 2020
The life of Elián González Brotons could have had several stories.
Source: Juventud Rebelde
June 27, 2020
Among the songs that became iconic in Cuba and in most Latin American countries in the mid-twentieth century—and which are still maintained in the repertoire of many artists—are those titled "En nosotros", performed by numerous Cuban vocalists—among whom Tito Gómez stood out with Enrique Jorrrín's orchestra in the 1970s—and from other places, such as the Chilean Lucho Gatica; as well as "Recordaré tu boca", of which the brilliant version by Omara Portuondo is remembered, accompanied on piano by Chucho Valdés; and "Me encontrarás", immortalized in the respective voices of Moraima Secada and Rosita Fornés.
Source: Cubarte
June 27, 2020
Eliades Ochoa, "ambassador of Cuban music to the world" and former guitarist and singer of the Buena Vista Social Club group, is celebrating 74 years of life.
Source: CubaSi
June 26, 2020
The Ministry of Culture of Cuba (Mincult) has organized a tribute program on the occasion of the centennial of the birth of writer Eliseo Diego, to be celebrated on July 2.
Source: Prensa Latina
June 26, 2020
On the afternoon of July 25th, Dr.
Source: Juventud Técnica
June 25, 2020
The world is full of Cubans who, after leaving the Island, have managed to advance thanks to their perseverance and effort.
Source: Dime Cuba
June 23, 2020
The left-handed pitcher Liván Moinelo worked a flawless inning yesterday to continue his dominance over the bullpen with the SoftBank Hawks, in the recently started 2020 campaign in the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB).
Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias
June 21, 2020
The album Voy (en vivo) by composer and singer Eme Alfonso, recorded in December 2018 during the launch of the homonymous album at a concert at the Teatro Mella, has just arrived today in DVD format on digital platforms.
Source: OnCuba News
June 21, 2020
The Cuban basketball player Jasiel Rivero was one of the protagonists in the historic triumph of San Pablo Burgos 87-83 over champion Real Madrid, in the final phase of the Liga Endesa, the main basketball league in Spain.
Source: Cubasi
June 20, 2020
The Cuban Grandmaster Lázaro Bruzón authoritatively settled his second commitment in the Iberoamerican Online Chess Championship and confirmed himself among the favorites to win the tournament.
Source: Cibercuba
June 20, 2020
The two Cuban pitchers, Moinelo and Raidel, participated yesterday in the first date of the 2020 Japanese Professional Baseball League, started without spectators in the stands and with other exceptional measures against COVID-19.
Source: CubaSi
June 19, 2020
The Cuban singer and instrumentalist Alexander Abreu, together with his group Habana D' Primera, have turned into music the outcry for equity and the end of racial discrimination with their new song titled Raza.
Source: CubaSi
June 19, 2020
María Caridad Colón, the Cuban woman who for the first time raised Latin American women to the highest place on the Olympic podium, made news again on June 10th when her candidacy for membership in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was announced.
Source: Granma
June 18, 2020
After some time away from the screen, Cuban actress Daysi Granados has returned to Cuban television, to whom has been recognized with the epithet "The Face of Cuban Cinema.
Source: TV Cubana
June 18, 2020
After a week of successes in the cinematographic arena, renowned Cuban musician Edesio Alejandro announces the premiere of his new song: "Ser Padre", a piece of filial love to celebrate his day.
Source: CubaSi
June 17, 2020
To the beat of timba and guaguancó, Cubans today have a new way to demand an end to the blockade that the United States has imposed on Cuba for almost 60 years, this time in the voice of singer-songwriter Raúl Torres.
Source: Sputnik
June 17, 2020
Tata Güines will be remembered this month in his birthplace, Güines, on the 90th anniversary of his birth.
Source: Granma
June 15, 2020
The last wish of Cuba's Vedette, Rosita Fornés, was to rest in the Colón Cemetery in Havana.
Source: Cubadebate
June 15, 2020
Silvio Rodríguez has had to row with equal passion on two shores: on one side his music; on the other, his political action, which has removed him from the image of a rebel that many constructed around him in the 70s and which is better left untouched to preserve the song as his greatest glory.
Source: Listín Diario
June 15, 2020
The man from Pinar was one of the best catchers in the entire history of Cuban baseball, and in particular shone for his defense behind home plate.
Source: OnCuba News
June 14, 2020
The renowned Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal presented this Friday, June 12, the album Chansons y Songs, the first phonogram of Hemisphaeria Trio, a project in which he shares with two other recognized soloists from the international concert scene.
Source: ACN
June 14, 2020
The prominent journalist and sports writer, Elio Menéndez García, passed away on Friday, June 12 in the Cuban capital, at the age of 90.
Source: Granma
June 12, 2020
After seven years without releasing any music productions, Gloria Estefan announces her new album, 'Brazil305', with 'Cuando hay amor', a single with a samba rhythm that she describes as "a musical celebration of the singular power of love in all its expressions".
Source: Marca.com
June 12, 2020
Cuban cartoonist ARES wins Grand Prize in COVID-19 event in China.
Source: Granma
June 11, 2020
The Cuban writer Leonardo Padura is on the list of candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature, whose winner will receive the award in December.
Source: ADN Cuba
June 11, 2020
Cuban composer and audiovisual filmmaker Edesio Alejandro congratulated today the members of the production of his film Mambo Man, recently nominated in two prestigious international competitions.
Source: Prensa Latina
June 10, 2020
Today, June 10, 2020, at 04:07 a.
Source: CubaDebate
June 10, 2020
The Casa de las Américas Library has had the name of Roberto Fernández Retamar (1930-2019) since yesterday, in tribute to the former president of the institution from 1986 until his death, on the date of his 90th birthday.
Source: Cubadebate
June 8, 2020
The popular Cuban singer Leoni Torres is currently recording his new album, whose title has not yet been revealed.
Source: Cubasi
