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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

June 11, 2019

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Source: La Jiribilla

June 11, 2019

The Cuban Volleyball Federation informs that former members of the national team Robertlandy Simón, Michael Sánchez and Raydel Hierrezuelo officially submitted their request to be reinstated in our athlete registry.

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June 10, 2019

The poet, narrator, journalist and filmmaker Víctor Casaus will be the guest, on Thursday, June 13, at four in the afternoon, of the space Páginas inéditas, conducted by journalist and critic Fernando Rodríguez Sosa, at the Fayad Jamís Bookstore, at Obispo 261, between Cuba and Aguiar, in the Historic Center of Havana.

Source: Cubarte

June 10, 2019

First it was in a personal conversation, then came the official letter from the president of Panan Sport, Chilean Neven Ilic, to confirm a new title for the three-time Olympic champion and five-time world gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, Mijaín López.

Source: Cubadebate

June 9, 2019

We are precisely in Granma where what is Cuban is born, and that is one of the greatest gifts they have given me, expressed the distinguished musician Wilfredo (Pachy) Naranjo, who was honored in this Sacred Altar of the Homeland, on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

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June 8, 2019

The renowned Cuban musician Mayito Rivera announces several performances in Europe on his social media.

Source: SuenaCubano

June 8, 2019

"I teach young people with the same love that I was taught," expressed Grand Master Jesús Nogueiras, upon initiating a simultaneous exhibition at the Chess Palace "Guillermo García" in Santa Clara.

Source: Prensa Latina

June 7, 2019

The young Cuban goalkeeper who plays for Sporting de Gijón will make his debut with the first team, amid rumors indicating interest from Real Madrid and Liverpool to secure his services.

Source: OnCuba News

June 7, 2019

Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley Silva achieved her best jump of the year and finished in fourth place at the most recent stop of the Diamond League.

Source: Cubadebate

June 6, 2019

Eliades Ochoa reunited with his people last Sunday, hundreds of people answered his call for more than an hour with a repertoire that he shared with an audience knowledgeable and devoted to the work of this bard.

Source: TV Serrana

June 6, 2019

François Hollande, former president of France, received the Historian of Havana, Eusebio Leal, this Wednesday in Paris, according to diplomatic sources.

Source: Cubadebate

June 5, 2019

Cuban filmmaker Marilyn Solaya announced today the premiere of the documentary "In Search of a Space," which addresses the role of women in the construction of the nation and citizenship on the island.

Source: CubaSi

June 5, 2019

Specialists and academics highlighted in France the ICAIC Latin American Newsreels and their main creator, Cuban Santiago Álvarez, as part of the Latin America and Caribbean Week that continues its activities today.

Source: Granma

June 4, 2019

The Ediciones Boloña seal (Raíces collection) has a new installment of the title Crónicas habaneras, a tribute to the city of La Habana that is approaching its 500th anniversary of its founding.

Source: CubaSi

June 4, 2019

From the hands of the Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales (EGREM) comes to digital platforms "A romper el coco", a phonogram that brings together for the first time three greats of Cuban music: Alexander Abreu, Alain Pérez and Mayito Rivera.

Source: Bohemia

June 3, 2019

The ashes of the prominent Cuban actor Salvador Wood will be displayed on Tuesday, June 4, in the Avellaneda room of the Teatro Nacional de Cuba, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Source: Cubarte

June 3, 2019

Approximately 500 to 600 people enjoyed the concert offered by Haydée Milanés last Thursday the 30th at the Lunario of the National Auditorium of Mexico.

Source: Cuballama