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November 30, 2021

Cuban singer Dayami Lozada was murdered on the afternoon of Saturday, November 27 in Cancún, Mexico, where she had been living for several years, according to international press reports.

Source: OnCubaNews

November 29, 2021

Blessed be the time that gave me a song without permission.

Source: Kaloian Santos. OnCubaNews

November 29, 2021

The exhibition The Eternal Spiral, by sculptor and Cuba's National Prize for Plastic Arts recipient José Villa Soberón, was inaugurated on Thursday, November 25 at the Villa Manuela Gallery of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (Uneac).

Source: OnCubaNews

November 28, 2021

It has been 19 years since the incredible passing of that Natural Guajiro who did not mortgage his lyrics, nor his melodies, nor his life, nor his ways in order to find recognition.

Source: TelesurTV

November 28, 2021

Alberto González, a chef by profession and baker by heritage, enjoys his work at Salchipizza, a small business he started just a few meters from where he was born 50 years ago in Centro Habana, and there he serves everyone who comes to taste his breads, with the same affection he shows to the neighbors on the block.

Source: OnCubaNews

November 27, 2021

La Rosa de Jericó, the first studio album by Ivette Cepeda and Reflexión, released under the Bis Music label, has been available since this Friday, November 26 on virtual stores and on the Cuban music platform Sandunga.

Source: Cubadebate

November 27, 2021

Inés María Chapman Waugh, Vice Prime Minister, has just been appointed President of the National Council for Standardization, Metrology, Quality and Accreditation.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN

November 26, 2021

Singer Yotuel Romero and his wife, also performer Beatriz Luengo, have partnered with a production company to make a documentary feature film about the song "Patria y Vida", which will bear the same name.

Source: La Jornada

November 26, 2021

The song was created by the youngest of his children, Brayan Álvarez Perodi, who was officially presented to the media as director and heir of the orchestra.

Source: Cubadebate

November 25, 2021

Cuban Daymé Arocena is the youngest Latin American artist to participate in the Signature Artist Program at Berklee College, one of the most prestigious music academies in the United States, located in the city of Boston.

Source: Cibercuba

November 25, 2021

Young Cuban model Fabién Laurencio de la Concepción, winner of second place in the final of the Nuestra Belleza Latina 2021 contest, thanked the support she received from Cubans in the competition.

Source: Cubita Now

November 24, 2021

Cuban broadcaster and presenter Rafael Serrano said goodbye last Monday, November 22nd, after four decades with the Noticiero Estelar of Cuban Television, the NTV.

Source: Cubanow

November 24, 2021

The ball juggler established a world record for the most touches using only the thighs while wearing 1.

Source: Granma

November 23, 2021

Cuban salsa singer Isaac Delgado, recently awarded a Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Album, will perform tomorrow Wednesday, November 24 in San Juan, on the eve of Thanksgiving Day.

Source: Infobae

November 23, 2021

Alfonso Urquiola and the Federales de Chiriquí proclaimed themselves champions of the 78th National Championship of Major League Baseball, Copa Caliente, of Panamá.

Source: TelePinar

November 22, 2021

Chucho Valdés presented this past weekend a series of three concerts in the grand Pierre Boulez hall of the Philharmonie de París as part of his celebrations for turning 80 years old.

Source: Cibercuba

November 22, 2021

The 2021 Latin Grammy for Best contemporary classical work/composition went to Cuban guitarist Manuel Barrueco for his album Music From Cuba And Spain, Sierra: Sonata para guitarra, by composer Roberto Sierra.

Source: Cibercuba

November 21, 2021

From Brother to Brother is the title of the most recent audiovisual production that, under the Bis Music record label, will arrive on the night of this Sunday, November 21st to Cubavisión Channel on Cuban television, in honor of the maestro Adalberto Álvarez (1948-2021).

Source: Televisión Cubana

November 21, 2021

Cuban Jasiel Rivero and his club Valencia Basket continued today with their good streak in the Liga Endesa 2021-2022 basketball tournament in Spain, where they defeated Bilbao Basket 100-84 to add their third consecutive victory in that tournament.

Source: ACN

November 19, 2021

As every year, the Latin Recording Academy announced on November 18 which Latin artists were honored in 2021.

Source: Dime Cuba, Instituto Cubano de la Música

November 19, 2021

The Nuestra Belleza Latina pageant will reach its finale next Sunday, November 21st, and Cuban Fabién Laurencio de la Concepción is one of the four finalists of the Univision reality show.

Source: Cibercuba

November 18, 2021

A tribute to the King of Guaracha is constituted by the first album by Septeto Ñico Saquito that is already circulating with the title A saquito quita´o.

Source: Granma

November 18, 2021

Cuban Ariel Miranda was named for the Best Pitcher award given in the Korean Baseball League (KBO) in 2021.

Source: Swing Completo

November 17, 2021

Cuban opposition artist Yunior García Aguilera arrived in Spain this Wednesday, November 17, after authorities prevented him from leaving his house on Sunday and staged repudiation acts to prevent a solo march he had announced.

Source: BBC

November 17, 2021

"«Another Revolution» is a cry for liberation.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

November 16, 2021

At 40 years old, Cuban right-handed pitcher Yunesky Maya continues to be a guarantee of success in the winter baseball championship in the Dominican Republic.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

November 16, 2021

The renowned Cuban singer Miguel Ángel Céspedes, brother of Pancho Céspedes, died on Monday, November 15 in Havana at the age of 58.

Source: Cibercuba

November 15, 2021

Cuban Carlos Ángel Valdés managed to advance on the night of last Friday to the battle round stage in La Voz España, following a spectacular performance of the song 'Believer' by Imagine Dragons.

Source: Periodico Cubano

November 15, 2021

If, fortunately, the work of Eugenio Hernández Espinosa appears widely published, in La pupila negra, a volume from Letras Cubanas signed by playwright and narrator Alberto Curbelo, lies the life of the Great Black Man of Theater, a designation that he merited from the author of a title that dignifies him.

Source: Granma

November 14, 2021

A special show will take place today Sunday at the Martí theater, on the occasion of the 502nd anniversary of the capital of all Cubans In these days the name of the prestigious pianist and composer José María Vitier has been duly promoted by both the national press and social media due to the Havana Concerto, a show that along with renowned guests will take place today Sunday at the Martí theater on the occasion of the 502nd anniversary of the capital of all Cubans.

Source: Cubadebate

November 14, 2021

Yasiel Puig was chosen by the specialized press; it is the first year that defensive effectiveness and spectacular plays are recognized Cuban Yasiel Puig, who played in the Major Leagues for seven years, won the "Defensive Player of the Year" award in the 2021 season of the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) for his performance with El Águila de Veracruz.

Source: ESPN Deportes

November 13, 2021

The Cuban artist who caused a sensation in 2017 with a blend of funk music, Black heritage and traditional rhythms, was at Carrusel de las Artes, as part of his tour through Europe to promote his second album titled 'El Alimento', in which he collaborated with international artists.

Source: France24

November 13, 2021

Due to her excellence in fighting COVID-19 and cancer treatments, environmental protection with new methods for removing metals from water and biomaterials applications, three women scientists from Latin America are recognized with the 2021 Latin American Women in Chemistry Award, as recently reported by the Cubadebate platform.

Source: Granma

November 12, 2021

The Netflix network began broadcasting on November 5 the final season of the popular series "Narcos", this time focused on the 1990s, following the imprisonment of Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, and amid a war between cartels to seize the drug business in Mexico.

Source: Pan American World

November 12, 2021

The wife of Ronaldo Veitía, the multi-awarded Cuban judo coach, dies Ronaldo Veitía, the multi-awarded Cuban judo coach, suffered a great loss when on November 6th his beloved wife, Mrs.

Source: Periodico Cubano

November 12, 2021

Amid days of disappointment over the exclusion of the Rookie of the Year award for Avilean José Adolis García after his tremendous season with the Texas Rangers, the Cuban baseball community received with approval the news that Baseball Digest, a prestigious specialized magazine, awarded the Baseball Digest/eBay American League Rookie of the Year Prize to Pinar native Randy Arozarena.

Source: Swing Completo

November 10, 2021

Yuli Gurriel's 2021 season has been tremendous.

Source: Swing Completo

November 10, 2021

In the early morning of November 7, 2021, Professor Francisco Ponce Zerquera, Consultant Professor of Legal Medicine and President of the Medical Ethics Commission of the Faculty of Medical Sciences "General Calixto García Íñiguez", passed away, just two months after turning 90 years old.

Source: Infomed

November 9, 2021

Popular Cuban singer Leoni Torres has begun taking steps to settle completely in Miami and not just with music.

Source: Cubacute

November 9, 2021

After several days fighting for his life, on Thursday, November 4th, one of the good coaches that Cuban baseball has had ceased to exist.

Source: Swing Completo

November 8, 2021

Cuban poet and journalist Raúl Rivero Castañeda died on Saturday, November 6 in Miami at the age of 75, according to his wife, Blanca Reyes Castañón.

Source: Infobae

November 8, 2021

The International Festival of Short Films and Alternative Cinema of Benalmádena (Ficcab) once again managed to surprise and move audiences at its opening gala.

Source: Ole Benalmadena

November 8, 2021

Lesbia Vent Dumois, who is one of the most restless and active artists in the entire Cuban cultural landscape (those who know her know this is not an exaggerated statement), celebrates her birthday this Saturday.

Source: CubaSi

November 7, 2021

Choral director and music producer Beatriz Corona received the Ibermúsicas Prize for Choral Composition on Monday, November 1st, becoming the first woman to merit this award.

Source: Granma

November 6, 2021

A documentary about legendary Cuban singer Omara Portuondo will have its world premiere during the New York documentary festival, which will take place from November 10 to 28.

Source: Cubasi

November 6, 2021

One of Cuba's great soneros has just passed: the renowned performer Antonio (Tony) Guzmán, director of the Orchestra Tony Guzmán and his Poder Latino of Villa Clara died at the age of 58.

Source: Vanguardia, Cubitanow

November 5, 2021

CNN en Español announced the launch of the new digital space LibreXpresión, presented by the renowned Cuban writer and poet Wendy Guerra, who joined the network in September as a contributor.

Source: CNN en español

November 5, 2021

Cuban painter Carlos Guzmán is impressed by the receding of water along the capital's coastline during low tide, which inspired his exhibition 'Where the Sea Withdraws', open since late October on a central Panamanian avenue.

Source: Cubasi

November 4, 2021

Three Cuban scientists were elected as members of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), bringing the number of Island academics in that prestigious institution to eight.

Source: OnCubaNews