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July 9, 2019

More than 50 audiovisual materials are competing for the Lucía awards at the International Film Festival (FIC) in Gibara -2019, including the Cuban fiction short film Rállame la zanahoria, by actor and director Eduardo del Llano, which was among the proposals screened Monday night in the coastal city of Holguín.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias

July 9, 2019

From next Wednesday the 10th (the poet's birthday) until Tuesday the 16th (his death) the Nicolás Guillén Foundation will hold a day of remembrance and tribute to Cuba's National Poet in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of his death in Havana.

Source: Radio Rebelde

July 8, 2019

The new musical collaboration between Cuban singer Leoni Torres and the popular reggaeton duo Gente de Zona is now available on digital platforms and has become a mega hit just hours after its premiere.

Source: Islalocal

July 8, 2019

# TRANSLATION Restless and incessant questioner of everything that happens within himself and around him, Polito Ibáñez continues to show himself as one of those essential names within the realm of singer-songwriter music.

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July 7, 2019

Yulieski Gurriel's situation seems to be getting serious, and this Saturday, July 6, the ball disappeared in the sixth inning against the Angels, on the opposite side, to increase the advantage for the Astros and drive the Minute Maid Park crazy in the process.

Source: Swingcompleto.com

July 7, 2019

The founder and executive director of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, and MacKenzie Bezos finalized their divorce last Thursday, in the order of 38 billion dollars, according to Bloomberg News.

Source: Infobae

July 6, 2019

The prominent Cuban poet Carilda Oliver Labra will have a sculpture at the Bayamo Wax Museum starting next July 26, alongside other prestigious personalities from Cuban and international history and culture.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

July 6, 2019

One day after Yarisley Silva's fourth place finish in the pole vault, long jumper Juan Miguel Echevarría and triple jumper Liadagmis Povea took to the Lausanne stadium to represent Cuba at the eighth stop of the Diamond League.

Source: Cubadebate

July 5, 2019

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to join the organization to 842 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to cinematographic films.

Source: Facebook

July 5, 2019

The Cuban pianist and composer Alejandro Falcón will offer a concert on Sunday as part of the 20th edition of the Barriere Enghein Jazz Festival, which takes place in the French town of Enghein les Bains from July 3rd to the 7th.

Source: Prensa Latina

July 4, 2019

Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley Silva, Olympic silver medalist from London 2012, will compete this Thursday in the eighth stop of the 2019 Diamond League athletics circuit, held in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Source: CubaSi

July 4, 2019

When one thinks they have seen everything from Alicia Alonso, a Cuban and universal artist nearly 99 years old, a new book with several unpublished photos of her extraordinary life appears today.

Source: Cubadebate

July 3, 2019

The Lionsgate company released the first trailer for Knives Out, the new film by Rian Johnson following his time with Star Wars, and which promises a story of mystery and murders, where Cuban actress Ana de Armas is part of the cast.

Source: IGN

July 3, 2019

Cuban singers Haila María Mompié and Alain Pérez offered a great concert in Rome, Italy that was organized by the Cuban embassy in the European country and that also had the logistical support of Italian companies and associations.

Source: Prensa Latina, Asere

July 2, 2019

The Cuban artist Alexis Valdés was recently interviewed by Cuban journalist Camilo Egaña on his CNN program.

Source: CNN

July 2, 2019

The strongest chess tournament ever held in Israel resulted in victory for veteran local Boris Gelfand, who finished tied at the top with Cuban-American Leinier Domínguez but surpassed him by the tiebreak system used.

Source: Cibercuba

July 1, 2019

That victory, his fifth of the tournament, allowed him to earn 1,700 points for the world ranking and increase his confidence with an eye toward the upcoming Lima Pan American Games, to be held from July 26 to August 11 next.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, Bohemia

July 1, 2019

Alfredo Despaigne will finally participate in the 2019 All-Star Game of the Japanese professional baseball league, despite not having been selected by popular vote.

Source: Telerebelde

June 30, 2019

Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound announced the composers and directors selected for the Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab, which returns to the legendary Skywalker Sound Facilities for the seventh year.

Source: Sundance.org

June 30, 2019

Thursday evening, July 27th, the Theater hall of the National Museum of Fine Arts, in its Cuban Art building, hosted a tribute concert to Juan Blanco, a musician considered a pioneering promoter of electroacoustic music in the country.

Source: la jiribilla

June 30, 2019

Coinciding with the celebration of the IX Congress of the Uneac, Mesa Redonda will premiere this Saturday, June 29, the documentaries The history according to Carlos Puebla and Luis Carbonell after so long, in tribute to two greats of Cuban Culture.

Source: Granma

June 30, 2019

In a brief statement, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reported on the formal presentation of the Olympic Order to six prominent figures in international sports, including former basketball player Ruperto Herrera, current secretary general of the Cuban Olympic Committee (COC).

Source: Radio Surco

June 30, 2019

The Giant of Escambray, a documentary dedicated to the former star of our baseball Antonio Muñoz, will premiere today in Cienfuegos.

Source: Granma

June 25, 2019

La Aragón, an orchestra symbol of Cuban popular music, will perform today and tomorrow evening on stages in the province of Ciego de Ávila to celebrate together with its followers the 80th anniversary of its creation.

Source: TV Avileña

June 25, 2019

Telmary and Habana Sana, and young rapper Frank Pedroso, director of the group Ron con Cola, premiered the FlashMob theme «Habana que Danza», a heartfelt tribute to the 500 years of the capital of all Cubans.

Source: Cubadebate

June 24, 2019

The notable former baseball player Luis Ulacia is recovering from a tragic traffic accident he suffered this Saturday on a highway in the northern strip of Camagüey territory.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

June 24, 2019

Brigadier General ® of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Oscar Fernández Mel passed away today at the age of 88.

Source: Cubadebate

June 23, 2019

It is not the first time that Flora Fong and her son Li Domínguez have visited China together, but «we had never before had the opportunity to present our works together here, and it makes me feel very proud», said Flora Fong, who will inaugurate at the Capital Bookstore in Beijing, on June 25th, the personal exhibition «Image, Calligraphy and Verse».

Source: Granma

June 23, 2019

The video "El que siempre soñó", brings together the collaboration of Puerto Rican Gilberto Santa Rosa with Cuban Issac Delgado, and was recently premiered on Internet music platforms.

Source: OnCuba News

June 22, 2019

One of the few publications that has reached the public is a declassified memorandum from a meeting between President Mao Zedong and a delegation of 10 Cuban intellectuals on April 19, 1961.

Source: OnCuba News

June 22, 2019

The beautiful actress Camila Arteche will unleash her comedic side by joining the cast of the popular television show Vivir del cuento, as reported by Luis Silva who plays the leading character of the neighborhood residents, Pánfilo Epifanio.

Source: Portal de la TV Cubana

June 21, 2019

The Cuban Denia Caballero won the gold medal in discus throw at the Ibero-American Athletics Meeting held in Huelva, Spain, where she achieved the best mark of the season with 69.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias

June 21, 2019

Yosdani Jacob Carmenates, known in the artistic world as Jacob Forever, regretted the decision by Hialeah authorities to cancel his concert at the July 4th celebration, U.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

June 20, 2019

A varied program of activities is being prepared by maestro Frank Fernández's office to celebrate World Music Day in Cuba, to be held on June 21.

Source: Cubarte

June 20, 2019

For Adalberto Álvarez, director, musician, composer and performer, leader of contemporary son and faithful defender of traditional and popular Cuban music, the Salón Rosado de la Tropical Benny Moré is always a starting point, and above all, a reference for reaching dancers not only from Cuba, but from around the world.

Source: Cubadebate

June 19, 2019

The 40th edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada will take place from June 26 to July 6.

Source: Granma

June 19, 2019

The Cuban Yurisbel Gracial connected his sixteenth home run of the year this Tuesday, scored two runs and drove in one, in the 6-4 victory of the SoftBank Hawks over the Yakult Swallows, in the Interleague phase of Japanese baseball.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias

June 18, 2019

Artists from six countries share their styles and admiration for Pablo Milanés in the deluxe edition of the album Amor, a resounding triumph in the career of Haydée Milanés, who today is fine-tuning details to publish it in Cuba.

Source: Prensa Latina

June 18, 2019

To the portraits with which Italian photographer Alfredo Cannatello has documented the dance work of Irene Rodríguez, he now adds an audiovisual that records her interpretation of Solera, one of the most successful choreographies in her repertoire.

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June 17, 2019

In the Blue Room there is no space for another presence.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

June 17, 2019

With a song dedicated to his father, his greatest hits, and a group of special guests, Cuban salsa singer Willy Chirino performed at The Fillmore Theater Miami Beach to celebrate Father's Day last Saturday, June 15th.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

June 16, 2019

Alex Castro Soto del Valle is the son of the well-known leader of the Cuban revolution: Fidel Castro.

Source: Deutsche Welle

June 15, 2019

The pianist Alejandro Falcón, one of the prominent figures of the new generations of Cuban jazz musicians, will participate in the Barrière Enghien Jazz Festival to be held from July 3-7 in France.

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June 15, 2019

The Cuban musician Descemer Bueno was invited by Doctor Ana María Polo to her program "Caso Cerrado," which airs on the Telemundo network.

Source: Cuballama

June 14, 2019

The regional director of the Central Pacific of Correos de Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Ugalde, stated today that José Martí's visit to Puntarenas 125 years ago will be immortalized in the philatelic history of this country.

Source: Prensa Latina

June 14, 2019

The Teaching Legacy of Teresita Junco Remains Intact, Extended Through Her Students and Those Who Today Learn From Them No one can say that Teresita Junco is simply marking ten years of absence.

Source: Granma

June 13, 2019

Within more than 250 applicants, Vocal Leo was selected to compete alongside 14 musical groups in the XVI International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf 2019.

Source: Radio Reloj

June 13, 2019

A resounding success was achieved by Maestro Guido López Gavilán's participation in the Alfredo de Saint Malo International Festival held in Panama between May 30 and June 9.

Source: Facebook

June 12, 2019

Ismael Cala's interview show will air daily starting June 17 through the international channel VePlus, present in more than 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in Spain and the United States.

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June 12, 2019

"Havana is a magical city and when I say this I'm not referring to the geographic space, but to the people, to the Havanans, to that conglomerate that gives diverse character to the city," declared Fernando Pérez, director of Suite Habana (2003), one of the films included in the cycle Cuba in the Audiovisual Imagination, which from this Tuesday through next Monday pays homage in Madrid to the Cuban capital, approaching its 500th anniversary.

Source: Cubadebate