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May 11, 2020

"For the Wait" is the provisional title of the new album announced by Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez on his blog "Segunda Cita".

Source: La Nación, CubaSi

May 11, 2020

Cuban footballer Sandro Cutiño, enrolled in the ranks of the Managua club, finished as runner-up in the recently concluded Professional League of Nicaragua, which was won by Real Estelí.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias

May 6, 2020

While the music industry remains on pause to hold concerts, many artists are taking advantage of quarantine time to work on their upcoming projects.

Source: RedGol.cl

May 6, 2020

On the morning of May 6, the actress, television host and model, Sarita Reyes, passed away in Havana at the age of 84.

Source: Cubadebate

May 1, 2020

The members of the Orquesta Failde are quite the "rascals" putting into practice that valuable strategy of constantly moving social media, because their director, the magnificent flutist and proud great-great-nephew of the creator of Las Alturas de Simpson, just like the rest of the troops, know very well that those interactive spaces on the internet "are vital for spreading messages and increasing the number of followers, as long as it is done on the basis of sincerity, respect and feedback.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

May 1, 2020

Baseball player Yurisbel Gracial, champion of the Japanese and Cuban leagues in recent seasons, is recovering favorably from an injury to one of his hands, according to information provided to the Jit website by the National Baseball Directorate.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias

April 30, 2020

-What does dance mean to Santiago Alfonso? Dance is the fulfillment of my dreams.

Source: Cubadebate

April 28, 2020

Celia is a doctor like her grandfather in Havana and in this context of pandemic has decided to devote her life to treating the Covid-19 virus.

Source: Cubadebate

April 28, 2020

The renowned Cuban pianist and pedagogue, doctor Cecilio Tieles Ferrer, has been honored with the Ernesto Cardenal Recognition Award from RIET, which in its first edition has just been awarded to him by Mare Terra Fundació Mediterrània, of Tarragona, Spain.

Source: Granma

April 27, 2020

The entire world has witnessed the artistry of Alicia Alonso, an artist who elevated dance to the supreme expression of art; for this reason, the Council of Europe of the International Theatre Institute, World Organization of the Performing Arts/UNESCO in its ordinary meeting in April agreed to pay tribute on International Dance Day to the figure of Prima Ballerina Assoluta on the occasion of the centenary of her birth and in recognition of her extraordinary artistic work and as UNESCO World Ambassador.

Source: Arte por Excelencias

April 27, 2020

The world of music seeks to adapt to this stage of global crisis caused by the danger represented by the Covid-19 epidemic, where artists look for alternatives to cope with this period of social isolation.

Source: OnCuba News

April 26, 2020

The legend of Spanish sports, José Legrá, double world champion and seven-time European champion, is in a Madrid hospital fighting COVID-19.

Source: Marca.com

April 26, 2020

Robertlandy Simón returned to the Cuban national team last year aiming for qualification to the Olympic Games.

Source: Radio Bayamo

April 25, 2020

The news was reported by Cuban influencer Alexander Otaola, who claimed that this "was coming," reported the Periodicocubano website.

Source: Miami Diario

April 25, 2020

Regardless of his brief stint of only three seasons, Cuban baseball player Alfredo Despaigne was chosen by fans for the All-Stars team of the SoftBank Falcons, during the decade from 2010 to 19, in the Japanese Professional Baseball League.

Source: CMHW

April 24, 2020

Great tres players have existed in Cuba, each with their own style.

Source: Cubadebate

April 24, 2020

One of the quarantine fads among Cubans is comparing Yulieski Gurriel to everything.

Source: OnCuba News

April 21, 2020

Songs by Silvio Rodríguez, Joan Manuel Serrat, and Dúo Dinámico are "living a second youth" on the Spotify music platform during the lockdown due to the coronavirus State of Alarm and are at the top of the number of plays.

Source: Europa Press

April 21, 2020

The Olympic and world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, Ismael Borrero, is at his home after recovering from COVID-19, according to a statement by the president of the National Wrestling Federation, Luis de la Portilla.

Source: Jit.cu

April 20, 2020

Three questions posed to the President of the Republic of Cuba on his birthday 1- Today you turn 60 years old.

Source: CubaDebate

April 20, 2020

The attacker Miguel Ángel López, one of eight Cubans signed to the Argentine Volleyball League, revealed that he hopes to play next season in Brazil with the renowned Sada Cruzeiro, one of the best clubs in the world.

Source: Radio Habana Cuba

April 19, 2020

A version of the acclaimed song "Lean on me," by renowned American musician Bill Withers (1938-2020), is the new release by outstanding Cuban singer and composer Erick Iglesias Rodríguez ("Cimafunk"), which arrives with a message of unity in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: El Nuevo Día.com

April 18, 2020

For the Cuban Jasiel Rivero, basketball is his greatest passion and today, from Spain, he makes the best play by complying with sanitary measures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: Radio Santa Cruz

April 15, 2020

The Cuban sports family mourns the death of David Giralt Agramonte, the first man capable of surpassing eight meters in the long jump in Central America and the Caribbean and architect of many other achievements as a coach.

Source: Jit.cu

April 15, 2020

After 60 years without setting foot on the island, Víctor Batista Falla returned for a visit to die in Havana as a consequence of Covid-19.

Source: cuballama

April 8, 2020

Master Pablo Milanés joins Spanish singer Lucía González de la Peña and Cuban Cristian Alejandro in times of the most contagious pandemic of this century to, with good music, fill this prolonged wait in our homes with joy, having become an effective method to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Source: CubaSi

April 8, 2020

Havana D' Primera, the Cuban popular dance music group led by Alexander Abreu, has created a meaningful musical piece dedicated to Cubans in light of the coronavirus.

Source: CubaSi

April 7, 2020

Cuban musicians are preparing a version of the Queen band anthem, "We Will Rock You," focused on supporting people during social isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic and making everyone feel more united than ever, despite the distance.

Source: OnCuba News

April 7, 2020

In his personality coexisted the writer and man of letters, for alongside pure literary creation he cultivated, furthermore, translation, editing, and intellectual promotion.

Source: Granma

April 6, 2020

Among acrobatics, weights, her bicycle, isometric exercises and family, pole vaulter Yarisley Silva spends her hours.

Source: Cubadebate

April 6, 2020

The former Cuban judoka Yurisel Laborde "Yuyú", double world champion in judo and Olympic bronze medalist in Athens 2004, is living with worry, stress, and uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic, which she faces from her current job as a Federal Police officer in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

Source: Cibercuba

April 5, 2020

The director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, Carlos Acosta, announced that he will present online an adaptation of The Dying Swan, an iconic piece created by Mikhail Fokine for Ana Pavlova.

Source: Cuba.cu

April 5, 2020

The Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez chose the verses from the song "De paso" to say goodbye to his friend Luis Eduardo Aute, a singer-songwriter who died in Madrid this Saturday at the age of 76.

Source: OnCuba News

April 4, 2020

The dream of reaching the top of the podium and displaying an Olympic gold medal is something postponed for long jumper Juan Miguel Echevarría, who like the rest of Cubans and the world is living these days between anticipation and the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Jit.cu

April 4, 2020

Pedro Lazo Torres, president of the Islamic League of Cuba, passed away on March 31st at the age of 68 years, due to the worsening of the chronic kidney failure he suffered from.

Source: Granma

April 3, 2020

Born in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, the gladiator, universal champion in Las Vegas 2015 and Nur Sultán 2019, presents a stable clinical evolution, just like the other four representatives of the island's sports with the disease.

Source: Bohemia

April 2, 2020

Just 20 days after democracy's return to Chile, the Cuban singer-songwriter reunited with Chile in a historic concert before 80,000 people at the Estadio Nacional.

Source: El Desconcierto Chile

April 2, 2020

On March 31st, the same day his retirement would have become effective, the distinguished professor, Dr.

Source: Infomed

April 1, 2020

The prominent Cuban-American banker Carlos J.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

March 31, 2020

William Rosquet, an international judo referee and provincial commissioner of the discipline in Artemisa, returned from the Dominican Republic two weeks ago and this Sunday was reported as positive for COVID-19.

Source: OnCuba News

March 31, 2020

José Luis Cortés has always been at the center of controversy since he revolutionized popular dance music during the 1990s with the accentuated force of a rhythmic proposal that left its mark on the timba scene.

Source: OnCuba News

March 30, 2020

Ana Fidelia Quirot is not only great as an athlete, she is immense of soul.

Source: CubaDebate

March 30, 2020

The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Saturday the death of the first Cuban from coronavirus on the island, a 52-year-old man residing in the municipality of Remedios, pastor Saúl Díaz.

Source: Cibercuba

March 29, 2020

The Cuban motivator, writer, entrepreneur, and presenter Ismael Cala will join the Mega TV team starting Monday, March 30.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

March 29, 2020

Question: And you have to not go out unless it's necessary Answer: Of course, no, and we have to eliminate public gatherings.

Source: Cubadebate

March 27, 2020

The diva of Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo, will offer an online concert this Friday with flutist Ethiel Faílde, to support the fight being waged in Cuba for the prevention and control of Covid-19.

Source: La Jornada

March 27, 2020

Volleyball player Javier Ernesto Jiménez became the first Cuban athlete to test positive for COVID-19, as was announced today at a press conference held by several directors of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (Inder).

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias

March 26, 2020

Antonio Martínez Rodríguez, Tony, was general director of the Hotel Nacional de Cuba (HNC) for 22 years.

Source: Cuba.cu

March 26, 2020

Dear to all those born in Bejucal, the passing of singer Orestes Macías at 85 years old leaves a great void in the history of Cuban music.

Source: Granma

March 24, 2020

Juan Padrón, one of the best cartoonists in Cuba and "father" of Elpidio Valdés, one of the most patriotic and beloved animated characters in the history of children's productions in the country, passed away in the early morning of March 24, 2020.

Source: Granma