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October 28, 2020

The renowned filmmaker and film critic Enrique Colina Álvarez passed away on October 27 in Havana, after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 76 and with the recognition of Cuban filmmakers, and especially of the people who remember him mainly as host for 30 years of the cinematographic appreciation television program 24 por segundo.

Source: Bohemia

October 28, 2020

Cubans Liván Moinelo and Yurisbel Gracial were crowned champions of the Pacific League with the SoftBank Hawks, after defeating the Lotte Marines 5-1 to mathematically secure first place in the Professional Baseball League of Japan standings.

Source: CMHW.cu

October 27, 2020

Reaching 90 years of age is a challenge for any human being; but doing so with innocence, sense of humor, inexhaustible creative inspiration and physical and intellectual capacity to realize it, is a miracle.

Source: Cubarte

October 27, 2020

Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal will premiere the album Carlos Guastavino, Piano Music on November 1st under the Dutch record label Piano Classics.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, ACN

October 26, 2020

Cuban Daily Rodríguez-Padrón, who currently serves as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Córdoba, Spain, was recognized by the Green Talents-International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development, created "to promote international exchange of innovative ecological ideas from various fields of research".

Source: ADNCuba

October 26, 2020

Cuban Randy Arozarena continues his record-breaking streak and with it increasingly enters baseball history with a dream postseason that, on the other hand, has the Dodgers on maximum alert.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

October 25, 2020

The ballet of Carlos Acosta in Birmingham has unveiled renewed attire in keeping with the current times of the planet, these are tutus designed in the nineteenth century during times of smallpox and cholera The acclaimed Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta returns to live stages with a ballet program ingeniously designed to comply with the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: Cubatel

October 25, 2020

Moving message from Tahimí Alvariño to her mother Coralita Veloz after receiving the National Radio and Television Award The renowned Cuban actress Coralita Veloz, one of the most beloved in Cuba, has received the National Radio and Television Award, the highest distinction granted in the Island for a lifetime of work in the sector.

Source: Cubacute

October 24, 2020

The 2020 edition of the Gilberto Caballero Almeida Scientific Journalism competition awarded its most prestigious prize, the Lifetime Achievement award, to the television program Antena, by Mara Roque, in recognition of the news coverage she has conducted on the main national and international events linked to science, technology and the environment, since 1993, celebrated in Cuba, as well as on journalistic coverage and dates of worldwide significance related to these fields.

Source: Cuba.cu

October 24, 2020

Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba (LADC) broke seven months of inactivity with joy, dynamism, sensuality and coordination, outstanding elements in the program it presents at the Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso.

Source: Prensa Latina

October 23, 2020

Cuban publicist Ana Margarita Martínez, ex-wife of Juan Pablo Roque, filed a lawsuit against Netflix last Wednesday for alleged defamation in the film "Red Avispa" (Wasp Network).

Source: ADNCuba

October 21, 2020

The interview granted yesterday by President Donald Trump to controversial host Alex Otaola seems to bring consequences, as the president agreed to review a "red list" prepared by him that includes "Cuban artists who support Castroism," who would have U.

Source: Cubacute

October 21, 2020

Cuban sports family mourned on Sunday night the death of Tomás Herrera Martínez.

Source: Cubadebate

October 21, 2020

The last time I heard Omara Portuondo perform live was at the Jazz Plaza 2020, in January.

Source: Cubadebate

October 18, 2020

Alfredo Rodríguez crossed the border from Mexico into the United States at only 22 years old, in 2009.

Source: https://oncubanews.com/musica-2/quisiera-tocar-para-mi-pueblo/

October 18, 2020

Carlos Enrique Almirante already knows what happens in Las Vegas.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

October 18, 2020

Manuel Herrán, who turned Sedano's into the largest independently-owned Hispanic supermarket chain in the country, with stores from Orlando to Homestead, died on October 15 from complications of diabetes.

Source: https://www.americateve.com/miami/fallecio-el-hombre-que-convirtio-sedanos-supermarkets-la-cadena-hispana-mas-grande-eeuu-n1076592

October 17, 2020

Havana, Oct.

Source: http://www.acn.cu/deportes/71407-raidel-martinez-20-salvados-e-iguala-liderazgo-en-zona-central-del-beisbol-nipon

October 17, 2020

The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) mourns the passing of the outstanding Cuban radio and television actress Marta del Río, a multifaceted figure of the performing arts with the highest accolades in these media.

Source: Cubadebate

October 15, 2020

Very soon Proyecto Palomas, Audiovisual Production House for Social Activism, will give the opportunity to enjoy its most recent release: My Body is My Life.

Source: CubaSi

October 15, 2020

Diana Montero, a graduate of the Documentary Chair at the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños in the 2011-2014 generation, passed away in Miami.

Source: OnCuba News, Escuela Internacional de Cine

October 14, 2020

"The name of Alicia is inscribed with honors in the universal history books of dance.

Source: Granma

October 14, 2020

Cuban baseball players Erisbel Arruebarruena and Yoanni Yera will play with Los Algodoneros de Guasave, from the Mexican Pacific League, whose season begins this Thursday.

Source: CubaSi

October 13, 2020

The renowned Cuban actress Beatriz Valdés, the unforgettable "Bella del Alhambra" of Cuban cinema, after living and acting for years in Venezuela, reinvents herself in Hialeah as an acting teacher.

Source: Cubacute

October 13, 2020

Unusual for the merriment and warm atmosphere, it was in that December of 2017 that Eduardo Roca Salazar (Choco) received the National Prize for Visual Arts, an artist who, in addition to great talent, possesses enormous charisma that comes, without a doubt, from the nobility of his heart.

Source: Cubasi

October 12, 2020

President Donald Trump thanked the group Los 3 de La Habana from his YouTube account for the song titled "Trump Song".

Source: Cuballama, CubaenMiami

October 12, 2020

The creation of content on social networks has accelerated the digital revolution and transformation in the midst of the pandemic, and it is that distance communications of various information and content through the internet have become omnipresent in the economic activity of companies and in the daily life of users who, far from seeing social networks as a pastime, today are betting on them to boost their businesses and ventures.

Source: Camilaarteche.com

October 11, 2020

With a tribute to Omara Portuondo and Alicia Alonso, two artists who have left an indelible mark on the country's music and dance, the Cuban Culture Day began yesterday, October 10, on the date of the 152nd anniversary of the beginning of Cuba's wars of independence.

Source: Granma

October 11, 2020

Star pitcher from Pinar del Río Liván Moinelo, a member of the Japanese baseball team SoftBank Hawks, made a donation of sporting equipment to the Vegueros de Pinar del Río team.

Source: Cubadebate

October 10, 2020

A version of the song El mambí, by Luis Casas Romero, will circulate starting today as a tribute to the Cuban Culture Day celebration, which will extend until October 20, the 152nd anniversary of the Bayamo Anthem, a symbol of the nation.

Source: Granma

October 10, 2020

Cuban outfielder for the Softbank Hawks, Yurisbel Gracial, hit his ninth home run of the season today in Japan's professional baseball league, supporting his team's 5-1 success over the Lotte Marines.

Source: Prensa Latina

October 9, 2020

The musical bonds between Bebo and Chucho Valdés begin with their arrival into this world, as both were born on the same date, October 9th, only one in 1918 and the other in 1941, and in the same place, the picturesque town of Quivicán, current province of Mayabeque.

Source: Tradicionales de los 50 música cubana

October 9, 2020

The Graffiti Museum in association with Spotify's streaming platform "Lo Nuestro Es Arte" and, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, created a large mural dedicated to Cuban singer Celia Cruz in the center of Wynwood Arts District, located in Miami, Florida.

Source: Asere.com

October 7, 2020

On Wednesday in Professional Baseball Nippon (NPB), the Chunichi Dragons defeated the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4-1 with the help of their Cuban protagonists.

Source: Swingcompleto.com

October 7, 2020

Pioneer of online concerts in Cuba, singer-songwriter David Blanco continues overcoming the obstacles imposed by Covid-19 and reinvents his musical proposal through virtual platforms.

Source: TV Santiago

October 6, 2020

For the first time, music star Gloria Estefan, her daughter Emily and her cousin, television host Lili Estefan, will put all their cards on the red table.

Source: Chicago Tribune

October 6, 2020

Cuban Yaneisy Martínez was selected in the La Voz competition to be part of Alejandro Sanz's team.

Source: Antena 3, Cibercuba

October 5, 2020

Hereda San Pablo Burgos, where Cuban Jasiel Rivero plays, completed the feat today and took home the trophy as champions in the Basketball Champions League, considered the second highest-level tournament of that sport in Europe, after the Euroleague.

Source: Cubasi

October 5, 2020

On the occasion of Alicia Alonso's centennial, the publishing house Cumbres published in Madrid the book Dialogue with Dance, authored by the prima ballerina assoluta.

Source: Cubadebate

October 4, 2020

The popular Cuban singer, trumpeter and composer Alexander Abreu, leader of the band Havana DꞌPrimera, announced the recording of his most recent album Será que se acabó, a tribute to artists from the 80s and 90s of the past century.

Source: Cubadebate

October 4, 2020

Jorge Javier Díaz is a sexy Cuban model who, in just a few days, has become a media phenomenon in the European country.

Source: Periódico Cubano

October 3, 2020

This Sunday, October 4th, will celebrate a new birthday of the legendary singer-songwriter Violeta Parra.

Source: Cooperativa.cl

October 3, 2020

The video clip for the song "Love me as I am", directed by Cuban filmmaker Asiel Babastro, was included in the list of the 15 most interesting clips of 2020 compiled by Rolling Stone Colombia magazine.

Source: On Cuba News

October 2, 2020

After the Flèche Wallonne in Belgium, the most recent elite world race, Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra continues as the best non-European athlete in the universal ranking of road cycling, one of the most competitive sports with the highest economic requirements.

Source: Cubadebate

October 2, 2020

The image of Cuban actress Ana de Armas continues to appear frequently in the media of the Spanish-speaking world, this time appearing in Vogue México magazine.

Source: DCubanos

October 1, 2020

An approach to the work in orchestral music within the Cuban scene through the young Daniel Toledo Guillén was the opportunity recently offered to us by the television program Del agua que bebemos.

Source: Radio Enciclopedia

October 1, 2020

Marcel is not only the tournament's leading scorer and Cartaginés' top scorer, but also a fundamental piece in the makeup of Hernán Medford's team, which today finds itself in first place in group B.

Source: Columbia.co.cr

September 30, 2020

The nominations for the Latin Grammys in its 21st edition include several Cuban artists from both the Island and abroad, ranging from the duo Gente de Zona to the iconic performer Omara Portuondo.

Source: Suena Cubano, Diario de Cuba

September 30, 2020

Cuban actor Manuel Porto has just turned 75 years old.

Source: Cubarte

September 29, 2020

Cuban actress María Isabel Díaz Lago is part of the cast of the series Patria, the first production by HBO Europe, 'Patria' premiered in the Official Section of the San Sebastián Film Festival.

Source: Cibercuba, Elle