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January 15, 2024

The thirteenth coronation of star Julio César La Cruz (CMG) enhanced the final of the 60th National Boxing Tournament Playa Girón, concluded on Sunday with a collective triumph for this province after six intense days at a venue that shone as host.

Source: Radio Habana Cuba

January 15, 2024

A post on X states that Dani Hernández (Remedios, Villa Clara, 1989) was presented this Wednesday afternoon at the educational institution as its new director.

Source: Telecubanacán

January 15, 2024

The film, a comedy starring Cubans Alina Robert and Sian Chiong, will be exhibited next February during the Miami Ibero-American Film Festival The directorial debut of Cuban filmmaker Jazz Vilá, Farándula: La Película, will premiere at the Miami Ibero-American Film Festival (IAFFM) on February 7th.

Source: Cubanet

January 13, 2024

Zaida's contribution to Cuban art spans more than five decades.

Source: Cubahora, Granma

January 13, 2024

The 2023 National Music Prize was awarded this Friday to instrumentalist, composer, orchestrator, and orchestra conductor Roberto Sánchez Ferrer, who holds a meritorious position in the symphonic field in Cuba.

Source: Radio Enciclopedia

January 10, 2024

For his work in favor of safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Nation, Cuban ethnologist and writer Miguel Barnet Lanza, honorary president of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, Uneac, was awarded this Tuesday the National Prize for Cultural Heritage for lifetime achievement.

Source: Radio Enciclopedia

January 10, 2024

Apparatus is the title of the new creation by the National Ballet of Cuba that will be presented to the public on January 28th, in the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater, as part of the closing of the 39th edition of the International Jazz Plaza Festival 2024.

Source: Cubadebate

January 9, 2024

Cuban actress Katia Caso will return to the island to present the work "The Night That Never Existed," a co-production of the Cuban company Teatro Espacio and the Off Latina venue in Madrid, Spain.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

January 9, 2024

During recent days, fans of Caribbean baseball have been attentive to the health status of a legendary Cuban baseball player from decades past.

Source: Swing Completo

January 9, 2024

The young woman, daughter of Jacqueline Arenal and Mijail Mulkay, competes in the category of "Favorite Web Series Leading Actress" for her performance in the Colombian series "Paraíso blanco" Cuban actress Camila Bordón is among the nominees for the Chip TV Awards 2023, an award of Colombian origin presented annually by Magazine Chip TV to honor the best in the entertainment world in that country and internationally.

Source: Cubanet

January 8, 2024

Benny Moré is one of the greatest musical icons of Cuba and the statue that represents him, located in the city of Cienfuegos, is a tribute to this singer, composer, and orchestra director.

Source: Prensa Latina

January 7, 2024

"One Must Defend Life" is the title of the volume about Cuban heroine Haydée Santamaría that was presented at the Saturday of the Book space, on Calle de Madera, in the Historic Center of the capital.

Source: Prensa Latina

January 7, 2024

Former Major League Baseball player and Cooperstown Hall of Fame member Tony Oliva arrived in Cuba last night, where he was greeted by the president of the Cuban Baseball Federation, Juan Reinaldo Pérez.

Source: Prensa Latina

January 5, 2024

Renowned Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés announced that he will be celebrating 50 years of the Irakere group with several concerts in U.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

January 5, 2024

Master Roberto Valera, National Prize for Music, is a simple man as true geniuses tend to be.

Source: Cubasi

January 4, 2024

Legend of the Two Lovers, a Cuban 3D animated film based on songs by troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, is currently in production under the direction of the award-winning filmmaker Ernesto Padrón, who also directed Meñique.

Source: Cubadebate

January 4, 2024

Cuban journalist Mario J Pentón announced today that he decided to end his stage as a reporter for América Tevé.

Source: Cubitanow

January 4, 2024

Although the current ELO rating of the Cuban-born naturalized American (2752) is not the highest of his career, his current position in the world ranking is indeed his highest official position on this list, according to specialized media.

Source: OnCubaNews

January 4, 2024

The Cuban Sports System and especially the athletics family mourn today the death, at 75 years of age, of the distinguished triple jump coach Sigfredo Bandera, who trained several Olympic and world medalists.

Source: Granma

January 2, 2024

Marcia Alejandra Garbey, the first Cuban female jumper to reach the Olympic Games finals, passed away this week at the age of 74.

Source: Cubitanow

January 2, 2024

Cuban-American comedian Marcello Hernández said goodbye to 2023 accompanied by the premiere of the music video "No me quiero casar", none other than alongside Bad Bunny.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

January 1, 2024

Pedro Poll, former player for the Avispas de Santiago de Cuba in the National Series, was hospitalized at the end of this year for a heart attack and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit of the Provincial Hospital "Saturnino Lora", according to official sources.

Source: ADN Cuba

January 1, 2024

The Cuban outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball (MLB), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Source: ADN Cuba

December 31, 2023

Haila María Mompié and reggaeton artist Yomil performed yesterday at the program celebrating the 25th anniversary of the musical magazine 23 y M, directed and hosted by Edith Masola, their most recent collaboration titled Tía Tata cuenta cuentos.

Source: Cubitanow

December 31, 2023

The award honors his intellectual trajectory, in which he has promoted an extensive line of work on cultural relations between Cuba and the United States.

Source: OnCubaNews

December 30, 2023

Cuban musician Alfredito Rodríguez celebrates this December 56 years of artistic career.

Source: Cubitanow

December 30, 2023

Historian and essayist Newton Briones Montoto died in Havana, as a result of what appears to have been an assault while walking on Quinta Avenida, Miramar.

Source: Cubitanow, OnCubaNews

December 29, 2023

Cuban Yargeris Savigne officially received the bronze medal from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Source: Play Off Magazine

December 29, 2023

On the afternoon of Tuesday, December 26, at the Dulce María Loynaz Cultural Center, the jury in charge of awarding the National Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities 2023 announced that the award was conferred, unanimously, to the distinguished academic, Doctor in Historical Sciences Juan Jesús Guanche Pérez.

Source: Cubarte

December 28, 2023

Cuban-born Melissa Vargas, naturalized by Turkey, crowned an excellent 2023 in professional volleyball with the distinction of being the best player of the year, according to a specialized website.

Source: Play Off Magazine

December 28, 2023

In the early morning of December 27, 2023, Dr.

Source: Infomed

December 27, 2023

Barnet was one of the promoters of the international program the Slave Route, sponsored by Unesco, which has one of its most prominent expressions in the open-air museum, by initiative of the poet, in the Castle of San Severino, in Matanzas The proclamation this Tuesday of Miguel Barnet as National Prize for Cultural Heritage 2023 recognized the dedication of a lifetime devoted to the rescue, research, preservation and promotion of cardinal aspects in the formation of Cuban identity.

Source: Granma

December 27, 2023

The jury decided by majority to award the recognition to the author of Casas del Vedado for "the pioneering originality of her writing that has stood out for the cultivation of more than peculiar themes" The writer and journalist María Elena Llana Castro was the winner of the National Literature Prize 2023, among 11 other nominated authors.

Source: Radio Caibarién

December 26, 2023

2023 has been a year of highs and lows for Livia Brito, the well-known actress from Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.

Source: MDZ

December 26, 2023

On the 103rd anniversary of Alicia Alonso's birth, the bibliographic and documentary exhibition Alicia Alonso in Nuestra América was inaugurated at the José Antonio Echeverría library at Casa de las Américas.

Source: Prensa Latina

December 24, 2023

Cuban comedian Luis Silva, who brings to life the character of Pánfilo in the popular television show Vivir del Cuento, celebrated two million followers on Facebook this Friday.

Source: Cubitanow

December 24, 2023

Naomi Ayé, a young musical talent of Cuban origin, has achieved a notable accomplishment by reaching the Eurovision 2024 final.

Source: Cubitanow

December 23, 2023

Cuban Miguel Ángel López has been recognized as the best volleyball player in the world by the distinguished statistical website Volleybox.

Source: CubaSi

December 23, 2023

In the early morning hours of December 18, 2023, Dr.

Source: Infomed, Ministerio de Salud Pública

December 22, 2023

The renowned Cuban actress and presenter, Irela Bravo, surprised her followers by announcing with laughter and joking on the popular Youtube program «Derecho a Réplica», hosted by Ian Padrón, that she will take a long season in the United States.

Source: Chiva TV

December 22, 2023

After several days hospitalized, on December 19, 2023, at 8:30 p.

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December 20, 2023

The acclaimed wrestler, furthermore, leads the annual survey of the Prensa Latina news agency, which, through votes from media outlets in the Latin America and Caribbean region, selects the best athlete of each calendar year.

Source: Granma

December 20, 2023

The bolero is in mourning, Rolando Montero, El Muso, passed away in the capital this Saturday, December 16, 2023.

Source: Radio Cadena Habana

December 19, 2023

The legendary Cuban boxer Rolando Garbey died on December 16 due to two cardiac arrests during peritonitis while recovering from a recent operation.

Source: ADN Cuba

December 19, 2023

The third gala of the International Camagua Folk Dance Festival granted the moment for a solemn public ceremony to present the 2023 National Dance Prize in this city to dancer, teacher and choreographer José Antonio Chávez Guetton.

Source: Adelante

December 18, 2023

Cuban canoeist Yarisleidis Cirilo Dubois was selected as the best female athlete of 2023 by the Sports Press Association of the Americas (AIPS), according to official media on the Island.

Source: Cubanet

December 18, 2023

United World Wrestling (UWW) nominated Cuban athlete Luis Alberto Orta as the Greco-Roman Wrestler of this year 2023.

Source: DimeCuba

December 16, 2023

The meeting place was one of the film's locations, which has become one of the most renowned restaurants in Havana.

Source: OnCubaNews

December 16, 2023

Cuban actress and director Blanca Rosa Blanco participates in the 12th session of the International Film and Shared Memory Festival (FICMEC) with her documentary "Retorno".

Source: Cubanoticias 360

December 15, 2023

After a long illness, Professor Jorge Luis Pacheco Borrego died this afternoon in Havana.

Source: Facebook