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April 20, 2020

Attacker Miguel Ángel López, one of eight Cubans signed to the Argentine Volleyball League, revealed that he hopes to play next season in Brazil with the renowned Sada Cruzeiro, one of the best clubs in the world.

April 19, 2020

A version of the acclaimed song "Lean on me", by renowned American musician Bill Withers (1938-2020), is the new release from outstanding Cuban singer and composer Erick Iglesias Rodríguez ("Cimafunk"), which arrives with a message of unity in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 18, 2020

For Cuban Jasiel Rivero, basketball is his greatest passion and today, from Spain, he makes the best of the situation by complying with health measures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

April 15, 2020

The Cuban sports family mourns the death of David Giralt Agramonte, the first man capable of surpassing eight meters in the long jump in Central America and the Caribbean and architect of many other achievements as a coach.

April 15, 2020

After 60 years without setting foot on the island, Víctor Batista Falla returned for a visit only to die in Havana as a result of Covid-19.

April 8, 2020

Master Pablo Milanés joins Spanish singer Lucía González de la Peña and Cuban Cristian Alejandro during the most contagious pandemic of this century to, with good music, fill this prolonged wait in our homes with joy, having become an effective method to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

April 8, 2020

Havana D' Primera, the Cuban popular dance music group led by Alexander Abreu, has created a heartfelt musical piece dedicated to Cubans regarding the coronavirus.

April 7, 2020

Cuban musicians are preparing a version of the Queen band anthem, "We Will Rock You," focused on supporting people during social isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic and making everyone, despite the distance, feel more united than ever.

April 7, 2020

In his personality the writer and man of letters coexisted, for alongside pure literary creation he also cultivated translation, editing, and intellectual promotion.

April 6, 2020

Between acrobatics, weights, her bicycle, isometric exercises and family, pole vaulter Yarisley Silva spends her hours.

April 6, 2020

Former Cuban judoka Yurisel Laborde "Yuyú", two-time world champion in judo and Olympic bronze medalist in Athens 2004, lives with worry, stress, and uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic, which she faces from her current job as a Federal Police officer in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

April 5, 2020

The director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, Carlos Acosta, announced that he will present online an adaptation of The Dying Swan, an iconic piece created by Mikhail Fokine for Ana Pavlova.

April 5, 2020

Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez chose the verses of the song "De paso" to say goodbye to his friend Luis Eduardo Aute, a singer-songwriter who died in Madrid this Saturday at the age of 76.

April 4, 2020

The dream of reaching the top of the podium and displaying an Olympic gold medal is something postponed for long jumper Juan Miguel Echevarría, who like the rest of Cubans and the world is living these days between anticipation and the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 4, 2020

Pedro Lazo Torres, president of the Islamic League of Cuba, passed away on March 31st at the age of 68 years, due to the worsening of the chronic kidney failure he suffered from.

April 3, 2020

Born in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, the gladiator, universal king in Las Vegas 2015 and Nur Sultán 2019, presents stable clinical evolution, just like the other four representatives of the island's sports with the disease.

April 2, 2020

Just 20 days after democracy returned to Chile, the Cuban singer-songwriter reunited with Chile in a historic concert before 80,000 people at the Estadio Nacional.

April 2, 2020

On March 31st, the same day his retirement would have taken effect, prominent professor Dr.

April 1, 2020

Prominent Cuban-American banker Carlos J.

March 31, 2020

William Rosquet, international judo referee and provincial commissioner of the discipline in Artemisa, returned from the Dominican Republic two weeks ago and this Sunday was reported as positive for COVID-19.

March 31, 2020

José Luis Cortés has always been at the center of controversy since he revolutionized popular dance music during the 90s with the accentuated force of a rhythmic proposal that left its mark on the timba scene.

March 30, 2020

Ana Fidelia Quirot is not only great as an athlete, she is immense in spirit.

March 30, 2020

The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Saturday the death of the first Cuban from coronavirus on the island, a 52-year-old man residing in the municipality of Remedios, pastor Saúl Díaz.

March 29, 2020

Cuban motivator, writer, businessman and presenter Ismael Cala will join the Mega TV team starting Monday, March 30.

March 29, 2020

Question: And one has to not go out unless necessary Answer: Of course not, and we have to eliminate public gatherings.

March 27, 2020

The diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo, will offer this Friday an online concert together with flutist Ethiel Faílde, to support the fight being waged in Cuba for the prevention and control of Covid-19.

March 27, 2020

Volleyball player Javier Ernesto Jiménez became the first Cuban athlete to test positive for COVID-19, as reported today at a press conference held by several executives from the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (Inder).

March 26, 2020

Antonio Martínez Rodríguez, Tony, was general director of Hotel Nacional de Cuba (HNC) for 22 years.

March 26, 2020

Beloved by all those born in Bejucal, the passing of singer Orestes Macías at 85 years old leaves a great void in the history of Cuban music.

March 24, 2020

Juan Padrón, one of the best cartoonists in Cuba and "father" of Elpidio Valdés, one of the most patriotic and beloved animated characters in the history of children's productions in the country, passed away in the early morning of March 24, 2020.

March 24, 2020

The single Paradise, released under the Bis Music label, is a preview of the upcoming album by Cuban singer-songwriter Jan Cruz, a continuation of his successful production Paper Airplanes, which won the Cubadisco award for pop in 2017.

March 23, 2020

Descemer Bueno, proud of our doctors "who are there where they are needed most, saving lives in Italy", dedicates this song to his compatriots in healthcare: "Everywhere" https://www.

March 23, 2020

Cuban football is experiencing a moment of international growth thanks to foreign-based players who bring honor to their country.

March 22, 2020

So as not to let his followers lose track of him, singer-songwriter Kelvis Ochoa returns to television by offering his music in the series Promesas, a drama planned to be broadcast next summer on Cubavisión.

March 21, 2020

One of the initiatives during the coronavirus pandemic has been to "stay at home" to prevent contagion, and several artists have offered presentations from the Internet.

March 21, 2020

World Puppet Day, also called International Puppet Day, is celebrated on March 21st each year and was proposed by the International Union of Puppetry (UNIMA).

March 19, 2020

With the passing this week, at the age of 48, of Túpac Pinilla Núñez, Cuban culture lost a tireless creator who left appreciable marks in audiovisual production, journalism, and literary editing.

March 19, 2020

The outstanding Cuban discus thrower Denia Caballero, world champion in Beijing 2015, assured in this capital that she has great aspirations in the current 2020, with her sights set on the Tokyo Olympic Games.

March 18, 2020

A group of Cuban musicians joins the initiative of several international creators to hold concerts via the internet to bring a message of hope to the millions of people who are today confined to their homes around the world due to the advance of the new COVID-19.

March 18, 2020

A mini-concert by Cuban pianist with a duration of almost 20 minutes had more than 2,000 live views.

March 17, 2020

The artist from Holguín and Camagüey, Martha Jiménez, recently received the Mayte Spínola Gold Medal, which is awarded in Spain.

March 17, 2020

At the swimming pool of the Hotel Melía Cohiba, Cuban athlete in ball control, Johen Lefont, managed to set 2 records, which he will present to Guinness for ratification.

March 14, 2020

Every word on paper carries its proper weight.

March 14, 2020

Accustomed to performing the work of other authors, songwriting has been a tremendous discovery for Luna Manzanares.

March 12, 2020

The Cuban hip hop group Orishas has removed the song "Hopefully It Passes," recorded a few weeks ago with Spanish singer Beatriz Luengo, from all its digital platforms in what could be a consequence of the lawsuit promised by singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, alleging plagiarism.

March 12, 2020

Cuban writer Daína Chaviano, based in Miami, winner of the award for best book in Spanish language at the Florida Books Awards for her novel 'The Children of the Hurricane Goddess', expressed a need for awards for unpublished literary works in Spanish in the United States, as she told Efe.

March 11, 2020

The film El Mayor, the most recent production of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (Icaic), a work that its director, the renowned filmmaker Rigoberto López, left unfinished when he passed away in 2019, is ready for its premiere in national cinemas starting March 25th.

March 11, 2020

He doesn't need much introduction.

March 10, 2020

This Tuesday, March 10, the third season of the popular Cuban Television program "Con 2 que se quieran" comes to an end, hosted and directed by Amaury Pérez Vidal.

March 10, 2020

An important film in the tradition of Cuban cinema inclined toward historicism, "Searching for Casal" recovers some essential themes in any biography of the always controversial poet, namely: the freedom of the artist, rebellion against the dictatorial power of the Spanish government, and the validation of friendship with three characters, named César, Felipe, and Enrique and interpreted with notable dedication by Armando Miguel Gómez, Enmanuel Galbán, and Marlon López.