July 9, 2020
On August 9, 2019, wearing the Norwich City jersey and in a match against Liverpool, Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea, a footballer born in the city of Morón, Cuba, became the first player from the island to play in the Premier League.
Source: Medio Tiempo
July 8, 2020
Yolepsis Echeverría Bonilla, better known in the Island's musical sphere as "Yolo Bonilla", passed away on July 6th in Italy.
Source: Asere.com
July 8, 2020
For those wondering about the void left by a media figure like Luna Manzanares due to her absence from recent online concerts, this is because she will soon have the joy of becoming a mother.
Source: Granma
July 7, 2020
Performed by Cuban and Italian musicians, Por un abrazo, dedicated to Cuban, Italian, and doctors from around the world who have fought against the COVID-19 pandemic, was written and produced by Waldo and Pepe López.
Source: Juventud Rebelde
July 7, 2020
After connecting three singles in four at-bats, scoring a run, and starting Sunday's game for the Chunichi Dragons as the starting catcher, there is no doubt that Cuban Ariel Martínez's future in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) looks very promising.
Source: Jit.cu
July 6, 2020
Nahuel Pennisi spoke with Radio Nacional de Argentina from the province of Tucumán and announced the show "Gracias Silvio", which he will broadcast via streaming on July 10th, in which he will perform songs by Cuban poet Silvio Rodríguez.
Source: Rio Negro.com
July 6, 2020
The fortune of Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, reached $171.
Source: Diario de Cuba
July 5, 2020
"For this new stage, we receive with enthusiasm Raciel del Toro, whose outstanding trajectory in the national and international audiovisual field will continue to nourish the most relevant projects and purposes of the Film Center and dialogue with an audiovisual scene that is increasingly diverse," said Sylvie Durán, Minister of Culture and Youth.
Source: OnCuba News
July 5, 2020
The second day of the Festival Ciudad del Mar de Cienfuegos recalled the legacy of one of the paradigmatic figures of vocal interpretation on this continent, Cuban Benny Moré.
Source: Prensa Latina
July 4, 2020
Cuba's and Latin America's first cosmonaut, Arnaldo Tamayo, participated in a forum organized by the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) on the peaceful use of space.
Source: Prensa Latina
July 4, 2020
Upon departing, his smile could not have been extinguished.
Source: Granma
July 3, 2020
The phonogram Clásicos de Fabré, which constitutes a tribute from the Jóvenes Clásicos del Son to master Cándido Fabré, through new versions of his most emblematic songs, opened the eighth installment of the Tempo Cubano program.
Source: Al Día
July 3, 2020
Carlos Otero explains to his followers that he promised that "he would keep them informed about the return of the live show," so he decided to write a brief statement to update everyone on the subject.
Source: Cibercuba
July 2, 2020
The film academy of the United States includes Cuban casting director Libia Batista Mora, actress Ana de Armas and musician Arturo Sandoval.
Source: Revista Garbos
July 2, 2020
The Cuban Chess Federation reported last Tuesday about the change of membership of Lázaro Bruzón, who as of July 1st will be able to compete under the flag of the United States, after the player himself requested said change on March 20th.
Source: OnCuba News
July 1, 2020
Villa Clara's culture and plastic arts are in mourning over the death of the renowned master painter Juan Orlando Torres Martínez (Caibarién, February 2, 1925–Santa Clara, June 20, 2020), who passed away on the night of Saturday, June 20.
Source: Vanguardia
July 1, 2020
Viewers don't always have the opportunity to enjoy the same actor on the same day in two completely different characters, and performing well in both.
Source: Cubadebate
June 29, 2020
Michael Fernando Sierra Miranda, known musically as El Micha, fulfilled one of the great dreams of his life by recording with Los Van Van.
Source: Periódico Cubano
June 29, 2020
Politician and economist Armando Ribas, the only Cuban who was a member of Argentina's Congress, died on June 28 in Buenos Aires at age 87, reported the Democratic Center Union (UCeDe), the party for which he served as deputy between July 19 and December 9, 1989.
Source: Infobae, Oncubanews
June 28, 2020
Although Marcos Madrigal was not one of the boys who grew up running through the neighborhoods of Havana, nor did he find shelter for his early sorrows in the nights of the Malecón, he is unmistakably a true Cuban.
Source: Tunturuntu.org
June 28, 2020
The life of Elián González Brotons could have had several different stories.
Source: Juventud Rebelde
June 27, 2020
Among the songs that became iconic in Cuba and in most Latin American countries in the middle of the last century –and that still remain in the repertoire of many artists–, are those titled "En nosotros", performed by numerous Cuban vocalists –among whom Tito Gómez stood out with Enrique Jorrrín's orchestra in the 70s– and from other places, such as the Chilean Lucho Gatica; as well as "Recordaré tu boca", of which the brilliant version by Omara Portuondo is remembered, accompanied on piano by Chucho Valdés; and "Me encontrarás", immortalized in the respective voices of Moraima Secada and Rosita Fornés.
Source: Cubarte
June 27, 2020
Eliades Ochoa, "ambassador of Cuban music to the world" and former guitarist and singer of the Buena Vista Social Club group, is turning 74 years old.
Source: CubaSi
June 26, 2020
The Ministry of Culture of Cuba (Mincult) has organized a tribute program on the occasion of the centennial of the birth of writer Eliseo Diego, to be celebrated on July 2.
Source: Prensa Latina
June 26, 2020
On the afternoon of July 25, Dr.
Source: Juventud Técnica
June 25, 2020
The world is full of Cubans who, after leaving the Island, have managed to advance thanks to their perseverance and effort.
Source: Dime Cuba
June 23, 2020
Left-handed pitcher Liván Moinelo worked a flawless inning yesterday to continue his dominance over the bullpen with the SoftBank Hawks, in the recently started 2020 campaign in the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB).
Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias
June 21, 2020
The album Voy (live) by composer and singer Eme Alfonso, recorded in December 2018 during the launch of the homonymous album at a concert at Teatro Mella, has just arrived today in DVD format on digital platforms.
Source: OnCuba News
June 21, 2020
Cuban basketball player Jasiel Rivero was one of the protagonists in San Pablo Burgos's historic 87-83 triumph over champion Real Madrid, in the final phase of the Liga Endesa, Spain's top basketball league.
Source: Cubasi
June 20, 2020
Cuban Grandmaster Lázaro Bruzón decisively won his second match in the Ibero-American Online Chess Championship and reaffirmed his position among the favorites to win the tournament.
Source: Cibercuba
June 20, 2020
The two Cuban pitchers, Moinelo and Raidel, participated yesterday in the opening day of the 2020 Japanese Professional Baseball League, started without fans in the stands and with other exceptional measures against COVID-19.
Source: CubaSi
June 19, 2020
Cuban singer and instrumentalist Alexander Abreu, along with his group Habana D' Primera, have turned into music the cry for equity and the end of racial discrimination with their new song titled Raza.
Source: CubaSi
June 19, 2020
María Caridad Colón, the Cuban who raised a Latin American woman to the top of the Olympic podium for the first time, made headlines again on June 10th when her candidacy for membership in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was announced.
Source: Granma
June 18, 2020
After spending some time away from the screen, Cuban actress Daysi Granados has returned to Cuban television, having been recognized with the epithet The Face of Cuban Cinema.
Source: TV Cubana
June 18, 2020
After a week of successes in the film arena, renowned Cuban musician Edesio Alejandro announces the premiere of his new song: "Ser Padre," a piece of filial love to celebrate his day.
Source: CubaSi
June 17, 2020
To the beat of timba and guaguancó, Cubans today have a new way to demand an end to the blockade that the United States has imposed on Cuba for nearly 60 years, this time in the voice of singer-songwriter Raúl Torres.
Source: Sputnik
June 17, 2020
Tata Güines will be remembered this month in his native land, Güines, on the 90th anniversary of his birth.
Source: Granma
June 15, 2020
The last wish of Cuba's Vedette, Rosita Fornés, was to rest in the Colón Cemetery in Havana.
Source: Cubadebate
June 15, 2020
Silvio Rodríguez has had to row with equal passion on two shores: on one side his music; on the other, his political action, which has removed him from the image of a rebel that many constructed around him in the 70s and which is better left untouched to preserve the song as his greatest glory.
Source: Listín Diario
June 15, 2020
The Pinar del Río native was one of the best catchers in the entire history of Cuban baseball, and in particular shone for his defense behind home plate.
Source: OnCuba News
June 14, 2020
Outstanding Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal presented this Friday, June 12, the album Chansons y Songs, the first recording by Hemisphaeria Trio, a project in which he shares with two other recognized soloists from the international concert scene.
Source: ACN
June 14, 2020
Prominent sports journalist and writer Elio Menéndez García passed away on Friday, June 12 in the Cuban capital, at the age of 90.
Source: Granma
June 12, 2020
After seven years without releasing recordings, Gloria Estefan announces her new album, 'Brazil305', with 'Cuando hay amor', a samba-rhythm single that she describes as "a musical celebration of the singular power of love in all its expressions".
Source: Marca.com
June 12, 2020
Cuban cartoonist ARES wins Grand Prize in COVID-19 event in China.
Source: Granma
June 11, 2020
Cuban writer Leonardo Padura is on the list of candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature, whose winner will receive the award in December.
Source: ADN Cuba
June 11, 2020
Cuban composer and audiovisual filmmaker Edesio Alejandro congratulated today the members of the production of his film Mambo Man, recently nominated in two important international competitions.
Source: Prensa Latina
June 10, 2020
Today, June 10, 2020, at 04:07 a.
Source: CubaDebate
June 10, 2020
The Casa de las Américas Library has borne the name of Roberto Fernández Retamar (1930-2019) since yesterday, as a tribute to the man who was president of the institution from 1986 until his death, on the date of his 90th birthday.
Source: Cubadebate
June 8, 2020
Popular Cuban singer Leoni Torres is currently recording his new album these days, whose title has not yet been revealed.
Source: Cubasi
June 8, 2020
Cuban journalist Alejandro Condis won the prestigious Emmy Awards for "Best Live Reporter" for his coverage of a demonstration by exiled Cubans against the Cuban government, which he covered about six months ago for Telemundo Las Vegas.
Source: ADN Cuba
