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May 25, 2021

Cuban writer Jorge Luis Camacho has just presented his trilogy titled 'Sinfonía cubana', a family saga in three novels that spans from the beginning of the revolution to the arrival of a probable democracy.

Source: RFI.Fr

May 24, 2021

The phonograms Fusión de almas, by Gastón Joya and Rolando Luna, and Al son del caballero.

Source: CubaSi

May 24, 2021

Cuba conquered three more titles and a second place this Sunday during the final day of the Speed Canoeing World Cup held in the Russian city of Barnaul.

Source: Jit

May 23, 2021

Cuban outfielder Leonys Martín of Lotte Marines stands out today among Latin American players in Japan's professional baseball league, where he has accumulated 14 home runs and 35 runs batted in, leading the Pacific League.

Source: Prensa Latina

May 23, 2021

At midday on May 20, 2021, Professor Emeritus and DraC.

Source: Infomed

May 21, 2021

"Que hablen," that's what Cuban singer Laritza Bacallao called her second album, which premieres this week and connects with the best of popular danceable music on the Island.

Source: Cubadebate

May 21, 2021

After obtaining a silver medal together with Serguey Torres in the C2 at one thousand meters, Cuban Fernando Dayán Jorge returned to his canoe to row solo five kilometers and obtain another medal at the Canoe Sprint World Cup.

Source: Cubadebate

May 20, 2021

The song, which will be released in mid-June and whose title is still a question mark, was recorded with the orchestra of Cuban Chirino, who invited his fellow countryman to perform an interpretation with a "very special feeling".

Source: El Espectador

May 20, 2021

Cuban three-time Olympic champion Mireya Luis stands out today on the list of vice presidents of the Executive Committee of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), following the virtual holding of the Board of Administration.

Source: Cubahora

May 19, 2021

An artist of the people, an actress much loved and respected in Cuba: Lázara Cruz Pérez Ávila or, simply as she was known in the world of art, Cruz Pérez, passed away this Tuesday in Havana.

Source: Uneac.org.cu

May 19, 2021

Cuban weightlifter Arley Méndez qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games, but will wear the uniform of Chile's official team, which already has 43 athletes for the Japanese event.

Source: Diario de Cuba, Al Aire Libre

May 18, 2021

Bolero a la Vida is the title of the new song by the Diva of Buena Vista Social Club (BVSC), Omara Portuondo, available since last Friday on digital platforms.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN

May 18, 2021

Yulieski Gurriel is having a dream season when compared to his performance last season with his performance in the first month and a half of the new Major League campaign.

Source: Swing Completo

May 17, 2021

The DVD 10 Years, The Concert, by Ivette Cepeda and Reflexión, a recording of the performances on November 10 and 11, 2018 at the Karl Marx, was presented by the Unicornio label of Abdala Productions.

Source: Radio Metropolitana

May 17, 2021

Cuban Arlenis Sierra staged a spectacular sprint against world-class rivals to win the Clásico de Navarra, from the elite women's category of the International Cycling Union, held this Friday in Pamplona, capital of that Spanish region.

Source: Jit

May 16, 2021

Yasmanis Fonseca Estrada is a young man from Camagüey with an extraordinary gift, as he weighs 110 pounds and with a rope gripped between his teeth he manages to move even vehicles.

Source: Cubasi

May 16, 2021

Cuban-Italian soprano Mónica Marziota debuted yesterday at the Puccini Chamber Opera Festival with the world premiere of 'Redención', a work by composer Johanny Navarro with libretto by José Félix Gómez, both from Puerto Rico.

Source: Prensa Latina

May 15, 2021

Cuban actress Yare Santana is promoting the third season of the successful Comedy Central series "Se rentan cuartos", where she plays the character of Estefanía «Stef» Garza de la Garza y Más Garza, daughter of Graciela Garza de la Garza y Más Garza, played by Itatí Cantoral.

Source: El Sol de Hermosillo

May 15, 2021

The renowned Cuban composer and performer Liuba María Hevia will set aside her faithful companion, the guitar, to perform in a video clip with the local puppet theater group Teatro de las Estaciones, it was reported today.

Source: Prensa Latina

May 14, 2021

The performer Rogelio "Nono" Mendoza García, one of the emblematic voices of the Original Orchestra of Manzanillo, passed away in the early morning of May 13 in Manzanillo, at the age of 82, after a prolonged illness.

Source: Radio Enciclopedia

May 14, 2021

Cuban Arley Calderón dominated this Tuesday the 61 kg division at the South American, Ibero-American Championship and Open Qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games, held in Cali, Colombia.

Source: Cubadebate

May 13, 2021

In a note published in Jit, it is reported that on May 12th, Higinio Vélez Carrión, president of the Cuban Baseball Federation since June 2008, passed away in Havana.

Source: Granma

May 13, 2021

Broadcaster and entertainment presenter Rolando Zaldívar requested help from Miami through social media for Cuban designer Raúl Castillo, who has been convalescing for some time from an amputation of both lower limbs as a complication of diabetes mellitus and who has been away from professional activity on the Island.

Source: Noticiero Universal

May 12, 2021

In an unprecedented show, hosted by Thalía, Becky G and Luis Fonsi, the Latin Recording Academy paid tribute to Cuban singers Celia Cruz and Gloria Estefan, as well as to Spanish singer Rocio Durcal and American singer of Mexican origin Vicki Carr, reported Univisión.

Source: Diario de Cuba

May 12, 2021

This weekend, the Centenary gala tour of Alicia Alonso across Spain began at the Teatro Auditorio de Sant Cugat, in Barcelona, with which outstanding dancers from America and Europe pay tribute to the supreme figure of Hispanic-American dance.

Source: Trabajadores

May 11, 2021

The extensive and fruitful day celebrating Cuban Son Day, May 8, which began on Monday, May 3 and extended until Sunday, May 9, has had pleasant repercussions and exceeded expectations, according to master Adalberto Álvarez.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN

May 10, 2021

Chamaquili, "the one with worries," walks thoughtfully from one corner to another.

Source: Granma

May 10, 2021

The canoeist from Baracoa José Ramón Pelier Córdova obtained one of the direct tickets that were given to the Americas for the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer, after the regional qualifying round that was supposed to be held in Brazil from April 9 to 11 was suspended.

Source: Venceremos

May 9, 2021

In Cuba, sheet metal worker Pablo Manso specialized in a very specific niche: 1955, 1956, and 1957 Chevrolets, from which he reproduces original body parts on machines that he himself manufactured.

Source: France24

May 9, 2021

The Cuban company Acosta Danza is among the shortlisted nominees for the 21st edition of the UK Critics' Circle Dance Awards, as reported today by the British Embassy in Havana.

Source: Prensa Latina

May 8, 2021

Cuban Jasiel Rivero will play his second consecutive final of the Basketball Champions League, following his team's victory, the Spanish club Hereda San Pablo Burgos, 81 to 70, over French sig-Strasbourg.

Source: Granma

May 8, 2021

Aurora Pita managed to win the affection, love and respect of her audience, and in this her proven talent played a role, as did that affectionate and cheerful way she had of speaking to people, even those who were not close to her.

Source: TV Cubana

May 7, 2021

For Sancti Spíritus he is an illustrious son, for the ICRT a source of pride, and for teleSUR, one of the stellar hosts.

Source: Cubadebate

May 7, 2021

The Cuban family of sports wrestling mourns the death of Silvio Amado Michell Rengifo "El Criollo", a distinguished coach of youth national teams.

Source: Cubadebate

May 6, 2021

Willy Chirino has just announced that the first single from his new album will be a collaboration with Puerto Rican salsa singer, Gilberto Santa Rosa.

Source: Cibercuba

May 6, 2021

Miriam Nicado García, Doctor of Mathematical Sciences, Full Professor received the status of Honorary Academic from the Academy of Sciences of Cuba (ACC) from the hands of the President of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba, Dr.

Source: Cubadebate

May 5, 2021

Erislandy Lara did not have to sweat or strain much to achieve the middleweight title of the World Boxing Association (WBA) when he defeated veteran Thomas LaManna by knockout last Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Source: Los Angeles Times, France 24

May 5, 2021

On Monday, May 3rd, Reverend Pablo Odén Marichal Rodríguez passed away at the age of 81, a prominent ecumenical leader since his youth and retired pastor of the Episcopal Church of Cuba.

Source: Granma

May 4, 2021

Cuban filmmaker Alejandro Brugués was chosen to direct the Netflix horror film "The Last Will and Testament of Charles Abernathy".

Source: Cuba en Miami

May 4, 2021

Full Professor and Consultant, Doctor Evelio Liberato Cabezas Cruz, who dedicated his entire life to the sexual and reproductive health of Cuban women and families, and who presided over the National Special Group for early diagnosis of cervical-uterine cancer, passed away this Sunday in the capital at the age of 86.

Source: Infomed

May 3, 2021

The Simpsons, one of the most famous animated series of all time, has a Cuban in its cast.

Source: Cubatel

May 3, 2021

Renowned Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta announced the re-premiere of the work On Before, which he will star in at Norwich Theatre Royal, which will tour various venues in the United Kingdom.

Source: Cadena Agramonte

May 2, 2021

Cuban writer Alexis Díaz-Pimienta celebrates the warm reception of his most recent literary works: Sangre and Jano, following their presentation during the 41st edition of the Almería Book Fair in Spain.

Source: Prensa Latina

May 2, 2021

Cuban singer Albita Rodríguez overcame coronavirus after being admitted to a hospital in Miami due to the illness, as the artist herself commented on social media.

Source: Cibercuba

May 1, 2021

With a symbolic act at the Montjuic Cemetery in Barcelona, excavation work began to locate the bone remains of Pablo de la Torriente Brau in that burial ground.

Source: Cuba.cu

May 1, 2021

Cuban Raydel Martínez displays 15 goals today as a member of the Lodron Salzburg Wasserball club belonging to the top competition in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Source: Prensa Latina

April 30, 2021

Yonder Alonso will try his luck starting today in a new role.

Source: Swing Completo

April 30, 2021

On Thursday, April 29th in the morning, Rafael de la Torre died in Buenos Aires, a musician born in Camagüey, Cuba, but based in the city since 1993.

Source: La Nación

April 29, 2021

Grand Maitre of Ballet, Laura Alonso, was awarded, this Wednesday, with the 2021 National Dance Prize, a recognition conferred for her imprint on the culture of our country, her intelligent and coherent work, with contributions to the dance movement in Cuba.

Source: Cubadebate

April 29, 2021

As a sad irony, just one day before Immunology Day is celebrated, comes the sad news that Doctor of Sciences Gustavo Sierra, author of the VA-MENGOC-BC vaccine and founding president of the Cuban Society of Immunology, died yesterday as a victim of COVID-19.

Source: Cubadebate