February 3, 2020
The Barbados International Independent Film Festival awarded the Special Lifetime Achievement Award to Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando.
Source: Radio Habana Cuba
February 3, 2020
With the book La naturaleza del estío, Cuban poet Luis Manuel Pérez-Boitel won the Nicolás Guillén National Poetry Prize 2020.
Source: Cubasi
February 2, 2020
Verónica Lynn, who has been the recipient of the Special Honorary Award for Performance "Enrique Almirante" 2019, awarded by the Artistic Representations Agency Caricatos, asserts that in her 66 years of artistic work, her life has been her profession.
Source: TV Cubana
February 2, 2020
The musician Wilfredo Naranjo Verdecia, director of the Original Orchestra of Manzanillo, deserved the Abdala Award on Tuesday afternoon, which is conferred by the Martiano Youth Movement (MJM).
Source: La Demajagua
February 1, 2020
No one can predict what romantic relationships will be like in the future.
Source: El Nuevo Herald
February 1, 2020
# Gastón Baquero, Poet and Journalist Gastón Baquero is, without a doubt, one of Cuba's greatest poets.
Source: OnCuba News
January 31, 2020
Cuban author Abel González Melo won the Casa de las Américas Prize 2020 in the Theater category for the work "Bayamesa.
Source: Granma
January 31, 2020
The legendary Cuban singer Omara Portuondo shared the stage with Puerto Rican salsa singer Andy Montañez in a recent performance by the Diva of Buena Vista Social Club at Plaza Antón Recio in the Los Sitios neighborhood in Havana.
Source: OnCuba News
January 30, 2020
The former Cuban high jumper Javier Sotomayor received this Monday the Sports Legend award, during the gala celebrated by the prestigious Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.
Source: Radio Reloj
January 30, 2020
At the conference, there was discussion of a documentary that will soon be exhibited in these parts and has already been screened in some states of the United States and countries in Europe, titled "Eliades Ochoa: from Cuba to the world", which recognizes him a place in the history of Cuban music.
Source: Radio Habana Cuba
January 29, 2020
Ana de Arma generates interest in both the press and the public, and that may have been one of the reasons why she was selected to bring Marilyn Monroe to life in Blonde, Netflix's new production.
Source: Vanguardia.com
January 29, 2020
The musical event will be dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Cuban maestro Leo Brouwer and the program of activities will span the provinces of Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba.
Source: Cubasi
January 27, 2020
The Cuban group Orishas and Spanish singer Beatriz Luengo premiered the song "Ojalá pase" this week.
Source: ADN Cuba
January 27, 2020
Unexpected for many, but more than transcendental for the Island's audience, was Cuban musician Aymée Nuviola tying with Puerto Rican Marc Anthony at the Grammy Awards.
Source: Cubatel
January 26, 2020
On January 25th, Mirtha performed a concert at Alfaro's to celebrate her birthday, which will be on January 28th.
Source: El Nuevo Herald
January 26, 2020
We reproduce the interview published on the digital site La trinchera conducted by journalist Sender Escobar.
Source: La Trinchera
January 25, 2020
It was around 1979.
Source: OnCuba News
January 25, 2020
The imminent publication of a report on the functioning of the Luxembourg monarchy has set off alarms in the royal house.
Source: El País
January 24, 2020
The host of "Caso Cerrado", Ana María Polo, announced that she will have her own movie.
Source: Asere, ABC.es
January 24, 2020
It's normal for someone who receives an Award to feel immensely gratified by their work, but the case that titles this note should be interpreted differently: The Union of Journalists of Cuba is honored to have granted the Prize of Dignity to Graziella Pogolotti.
Source: Radio Habana Cuba
January 23, 2020
The educator Asela de los Santos passed away on January 23, 2020.
Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias
January 23, 2020
One of the most relevant young Cuban filmmakers today, Luis Alejandro Yero, was invited to participate in the Berlinale Talents 2020, a summit that is part of the 70th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, thanks to his films, which combine the intimate and the political as rare atmospheres that haunt his resilient characters.
Source: Radio Metropolitana
January 22, 2020
The novelist, poet, essayist and ethnologist Miguel Barnet received this Tuesday in Havana the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of the Arts, for a body of work that has explored and contributed to revealing valuable areas of Cubanness, with a recognized ethical and social vocation.
Source: Cubadebate
January 22, 2020
The renowned Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal will participate in the Rapsodia Underground concert season, to be held in the city of Naples, Italy.
Source: Cubadebate
January 21, 2020
After more than 20 years of residing in Spain, Octavio Carrera González, former professor at the University of Havana, was elected Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Masonic Council of Spain, the highest figure of "liberal" freemasonry in that country.
Source: Diario de Cuba
January 21, 2020
Many follow him with permanent loyalty in each of his presentations in Cuba and on international stages, overflowing with emotions from his exquisite music always infused with fine poetry, achieving ecstasy with that lyricism that only the sensitivity of his inspiration promotes from the profound and intimate expression of his feelings or valuing his virtuosity in all its dimension simply by hearing his name: José María Vitier.
Source: Radio Enciclopedia Popular
January 20, 2020
The historian and chronicler of Cuban baseball Ismael Sené Alegret passed away on Saturday, January 20 in the morning in Havana, reported the Cuban press.
Source: Diario de Cuba
January 20, 2020
Orlando Cantó, founder of the Van Van orchestra, died Friday in Havana at the age of 82, as announced by the group on its social networks.
Source: Asere
January 19, 2020
Renowned Cuban artists Luisa María Jiménez and Patricio Wood began this 2020 with a new joint project that will surely bring more than one joy to admirers of good Cuban cinema.
Source: Asere.com
January 19, 2020
The Union of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC) held a tribute at the Villena Hall of its national headquarters in honor of Cuban filmmaker Octavio Cortázar (1935-2008), on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of his birth.
Source: Bohemia
January 17, 2020
The La Palma Film Commission office, through which the Cabildo promotes the island as a natural film set, has received a visit from the well-known Cuban actress and director Blanca Rosa Blanco and producer Carlos de la Huerta, from the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry, with the objective of finalizing all the details for the upcoming filming of a documentary, produced by the aforementioned Cuban ministry, about the effects of emigration on the island of La Palma and which will be filmed not only on the Beautiful Island but also in Cuba.
Source: CubaSi
January 17, 2020
The outstanding Cuban Paralympic athlete Omara Durand has been nominated for the 2020 Laureus Awards, which recognize the best athletes of the year.
Source: Granma
January 15, 2020
The artist and entrepreneur Pitbull will be the master of ceremonies for the 2020 edition of Premios Lo Nuestro (PLN), the only exclusive awards for Latin artists in the United States.
Source: El Universal
January 15, 2020
A tribute to Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez at the Santa Clara cultural center La Luna Naranja, followed by the usual jam session, became the closing event, last Sunday, of the 24th edition of the National Festival of Troubadours Longina canta a Corona.
Source: CubaSi
January 14, 2020
A tribute to Cuban trova music and, especially, to the work of Pablo Milanés was represented in the concert offered by Cuban Haydeé Milanés at the La Caridad theater in Santa Clara.
Source: CubaSi
January 14, 2020
Arlenis Sierra is a cyclist who continues to grow and amaze us with her performances.
Source: CubaSi
January 13, 2020
Less than a year after his last performances in Washington, in March and April of 2019, Cimafunk and his band offered a concert at Union Stage in the U.
Source: Cubadebate
January 13, 2020
The Teatro Metropólitan, in downtown Mexico City, will host on January 29 at 8:30 p.
Source: DCubanos
January 11, 2020
The Cuban visual artist Rafael San Juan is grateful today that the Honoris Causa Internacional Foundation, established in Mexico, decided to name him Man of the Year 2019.
Source: Cubasi
January 11, 2020
He is not a regular at gyms or weightlifting, nor does he have prominent biceps… So where does Yasmani Fonseca Estrada get his strength from, a young man from Camagüey visiting Santiago, who can pull heavy cars with a rope in his mouth, as if it were a minor effort.
Source: CubaDebate
January 10, 2020
With Lester Hamlet, the director of films like Casa Vieja and Fábula, we spoke exclusively about his first telenovela.
Source: CubaSi
January 10, 2020
The Theater of the National Museum of Fine Arts in the capital receives today Cuban pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán with his offer of a unique concert alongside recognized musicians from the island.
Source: CubaSi
January 9, 2020
Starting this month, the prestigious Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta will assume the direction of the Royal Ballet of Birmingham, one of the three main companies in the United Kingdom.
Source: Cubatel
January 9, 2020
If instead of the Invasor newspaper, this article were from a gossip magazine, the story would go something like this: "Cuba's First Lady, Lis Cuesta Peraza, attended the inauguration of Argentine President Alberto Fernández wearing a black elasticized muslin dress with twill sleeves stamped with floral motifs, signed by the prestigious fashion house Guayza".
Source: Invasor
January 8, 2020
Invited to the Santiago a Mil International Festival of Performing Arts, the Cuban company Acosta Danza made a successful debut this week at various venues in the Chilean capital under the general direction of dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta.
Source: Prensa Latina
January 8, 2020
The musician Harold López-Nussa will bring Cuban jazz from Havana to New York during his first tour in 2020, Harold round trip.
Source: Prensa Latina
January 7, 2020
As a tribute to the immense work of the renowned Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez and, especially to the 50 years of his emblematic song 'Óleo de mujer con sombrero', the third edition of the lyrical project by Helson Hernández will arrive, under the label "Silvio Rodríguez Bel Canto".
Source: CubaSi
January 7, 2020
Ivette Cepeda and her group Reflexión begin this weekend the new concert season, with the proposal "Two by Two", at the Teatro Martí on January 10 and 12 (7:00 p.
Source: Cubadebate
January 6, 2020
Although Ana was unable to achieve what would have been her first major international award, she has become one of the great protagonists of the ceremony.
Source: Hola
January 6, 2020
Cuban singer Haila María Mompié has released the first images of her acting debut in a new telenovela by director Lester Hamlet, where she plays a lawyer.
Source: Asere
