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September 2, 2026

Cuban outfielder Randy Arozarena delivered one of the most remarkable individual performances of the 2026 Major League Baseball season on August 23, launching a leadoff home run on the very first pitch of the game and adding a walk-off home run on the final pitch, as the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 at T-Mobile Park.

August 31, 2026

Grammy and Latin Grammy-winning Cuban vocalist Aymée Nuviola released a new live album, "Aymée Nuviola Feat.

August 31, 2026

Former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa scored a unanimous-decision win in his bare-knuckle boxing debut, defeating Venezuelan fighter Yesner "Cuajadita" Talavera at BKB 58, held Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the James L.

August 31, 2026

Cuban writer Leonardo Padura has been named winner of the Premio Liber 2026, the award given by Spain's Federation of Publishers' Guilds (FGEE) to the year's most outstanding Hispanic American author.

August 30, 2026

Cuban actress and comedian Heydy González, remembered for playing the witty nurse "Hidroelia" on the comedy show "Punto G," announced on social media on August 29, 2026, that she had purchased her first home in Miami.

August 30, 2026

Cuban singer-songwriter Ronaldo Rodríguez Hernández, known professionally as Ronkalunga, has released his new album "La Chiva," produced alongside renowned producer Emilio Estefan at Crescent Moon Studios in Miami.

August 30, 2026

Jonathan Pellegrín Fonseca, a young musician from the La Perla neighborhood of Santiago de Cuba and a music teacher at the Marina Muñoz Romero elementary school, received an acoustic drum kit on August 29, 2026, thanks to a fundraising campaign organized by content creator Freddy King Flow among his social media followers.

August 29, 2026

Cuban-American hip-hop and reggaeton artist Pitbull made history on August 22, 2026, when his concert at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania, broke the venue's all-time record for ticket sales.

August 29, 2026

Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Wisin has announced an ambitious new project: "Universidad del Perreo," an innovative album and cultural initiative designed to preserve the rich history and evolution of reggaeton music.

August 29, 2026

Mia Angelina Donadio Cancio, 25-year-old content creator and activist, has been crowned Miss Universe Cuba 2026, cementing her position as one of the most inspiring figures in Cuban pageantry.

August 26, 2026

Legendary Cuban singer Omara Portuondo has a new great-granddaughter.

August 26, 2026

Cuban volleyball player Daniel Martínez Campos was named Best Opposite and Top Scorer of the Pan American Cup men's tournament, held in Morelos, Mexico, in mid-August 2026, individual honors that stood out even as Cuba's national team finished the competition in sixth place without a medal.

August 26, 2026

Elpidio Mancebo Pérez, one of the most respected first basemen in the history of Cuba's National Series and a member of the country's 1971 amateur world championship team, died on August 18, 2026, in his native Santiago de Cuba.

August 25, 2026

Veteran Cuban actress Natasha Díaz, a fixture of the island's stage, radio, film and television for more than five decades, recently shared a little-known chapter of her career: a stretch when work on television dried up and she took a job cleaning houses in Havana's Vedado neighborhood to make ends meet.

August 25, 2026

Cuban content creator and model Juliette Valle announced in May 2026 that she had purchased her first home in Miami, sharing videos of the walkthrough and the moment she received the keys with her social media following.

August 25, 2026

Puerto Rican reggaeton veteran Wisin has joined Cuban reparto duo Dany Ome and Kevincito El 13 on a new single titled "Extrañarte," a collaboration the artists announced on social media in mid-August 2026.

August 24, 2026

Cuban middle-distance runner Dayli Cooper won the women's 800 meters at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo on August 7, 2026, clocking 1:59.

August 24, 2026

Cuban actress Ana de Armas joined the crowd at Buenos Aires' Movistar Arena as Venezuelan band Rawayana performed in the Argentine capital in mid-August 2026, part of the group's ongoing Latin American tour.

August 23, 2026

Fernando Mendoza, the Cuban-American quarterback selected first overall by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2026 NFL Draft, was named to People en Español's "50 Most Beautiful" list, published August 7, 2026, under a category spotlighting rising Latino athletes.

August 23, 2026

Cuban boxer Dayira Mesa Sola won the gold medal in the women's 70-kilogram division at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, defeating Puerto Rico's Stephanie Piñeiro by split decision in a closely contested final held on August 8, 2026.

August 22, 2026

Cuban actress Tahimí Alvariño shared an emotional message on social media on August 20, 2026, after returning to Bogotá, the city where she lived for nearly a decade and where her son Diego was born.

August 22, 2026

Argentine-Cuban filmmaker Alejandro Brugués turned 50 on August 21, 2026.

August 22, 2026

Cuban singer and songwriter Alexander Delgado, founder and lead vocalist of reggaeton duo Gente de Zona, turned 47 on August 21, 2026.

August 21, 2026

Mia Angelina Donadio Cancio, known publicly as Mia Dio, was crowned Miss Universe Cuba 2026 on August 20, 2026, during the pageant's final gala at the Dennis C.

August 21, 2026

Cuban infielder Andy Ibáñez signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners in mid-August 2026, adding organizational depth as the club looks to shore up its offense against left-handed pitching down the stretch.

August 21, 2026

Former Major League Baseball infielder José Iglesias, known to fans by his musical stage name "Candelita," will make his Broadway debut as the Narrator in the musical Buena Vista Social Club, joining the production at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York beginning August 27, 2026, for a six-week run.

August 20, 2026

Cuban actor and television host William Valdés expressed his grief after confirming that three close friends died in the crash of a tourist helicopter on August 19, 2026, near Ololokwe mountain in Samburu County, northern Kenya.

August 20, 2026

Cuban singer Raudel Gómez Hernández, known as El Shadow, released the song "La Foto" on August 13, 2026, alongside Puerto Rican reggaeton star Nicky Jam, a collaboration blending acoustic guitars, afrobeats and urban sounds.

August 20, 2026

Cuban actor and comedian Luis Silva, widely known for his character Pánfilo on the television program "Vivir del Cuento," marked 24 years of marriage to his wife, Yary Martínez, on August 20, 2026, sharing a Facebook post with photographs from the couple's recent travels.

August 19, 2026

Cuban left-hander Liván Moinelo turned in his second consecutive strong outing since returning from a shoulder injury, pitching six innings and allowing just one run as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 7-1 on August 18, 2026, in Japan's Pacific League.

August 19, 2026

Cuban ball-control specialist Erick Hernández, known across the island as "El Dominador," set a new world record on August 17, 2026, keeping a Baseball 5 ball aloft with 5,501 consecutive touches of his head over 45 minutes and 30 seconds.

August 18, 2026

Eneisy Rodríguez, a Cuban-American cinema arts professor, actress and dancer, became the first woman to wear the Hialeah sash in the Miss Universe Cuba 2026 pageant.

August 18, 2026

Cuban content creator Samantha Espineira announced the birth of her first daughter, Alana, born in Miami on August 10, 2026.

August 18, 2026

Cuban runner Rose Mary Almanza won gold in the women's 800 meters at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on August 7, 2026.

August 17, 2026

Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman secured his contract for the 2027 season on Saturday, August 15, 2026, after surpassing the 40-inning threshold that automatically triggers a vesting option in his deal with the Boston Red Sox.

August 17, 2026

Andy Díaz, a triple jumper born in Havana who now competes for Italy, won the gold medal at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on August 15, 2026, with a leap of 18.

August 16, 2026

Cuban writer María de Jesús Chávez won the 2026 Premio Calendario in the Science Fiction and Fantasy category for her work "Panel de Alarmas" ("Alarm Panel").

August 16, 2026

Cuban dancers Greisell Lastre and Joan Manuel Riera, students at the National School of Ballet Fernando Alonso (ENBFA), took home a combined six medals at the 13th International Ballet Competition of South Africa, held August 3-6, 2026, at Cape Town's Artscape Theatre Centre.

August 16, 2026

Cuban photographer and documentary filmmaker Roberto Chile presented a digital edition of his book "Somos" during the 34th Havana International Book Fair, held August 10-16, 2026.

August 15, 2026

Fernando Mendoza, the Cuban-American quarterback selected No.

August 15, 2026

Cuban third baseman Miguel Vargas homered twice, scored three runs and drove in three more as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-5 on August 14, 2026, extending Chicago's lead in the American League Central Division to three and a half games.

August 15, 2026

Cuban journalist Javier Díaz has been named co-anchor of the 6 p.

August 14, 2026

Cuban outfielder Randy Arozarena carried a 33-game on-base streak into this week's series against the New York Yankees, the longest active streak by a Seattle Mariners player since Robinson Canó reached 34 games in 2016.

August 14, 2026

Cuban-American singer and actress Camila Cabello shared a series of vacation photos from the Greek islands this week, in what marks her first relaxed public appearance since the end of her more-than-a-year relationship with businessman Henry Chalhoub Jr.

August 13, 2026

Cuban infielder Yandy Díaz keeps climbing the Tampa Bay Rays' record books.

August 13, 2026

Cuban left-handed pitcher Liván Moinelo made his long-awaited return to Japan's professional baseball season on August 12, 2026, throwing six scoreless innings in the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' 16-2 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines.

August 13, 2026

Cuban urban artist Raudel Gómez Hernández, known as El Shadow, released the single and music video "La Foto" alongside Puerto Rican reggaeton star Nicky Jam on August 13, 2026, capping a story that began just six months earlier on social media.

August 12, 2026

Cuba's best-known meteorologist, Dr.

August 12, 2026

Cuban-born infielder José Iglesias, known to fans by his musical stage name "Candelita," will make his Broadway debut this month as the Narrator in "Buena Vista Social Club," the Tony-winning musical inspired by the legendary Cuban music ensemble.

August 11, 2026

Cuban-born actress Ana de Armas has confirmed a new relationship with Beto Montenegro, lead singer of the Grammy-winning Venezuelan band Rawayana, after the couple was photographed together on the Spanish island of Formentera earlier this month.