December 12, 2019
Jesús Chucho Valdés, Israel Cachao López and Haydée Milanés are the three Cuban artists that make up the list of the best 50 Latin albums of the decade, compiled by Billboard magazine, according to several digital press outlets reporting today.
Source: Radio Cadena Habana
December 12, 2019
Professor and historian Eduardo Torres Cuevas was appointed as Director of the Martiano Program Office in place of intellectual Abel Prieto Jiménez, who will assume leadership of Casa de las Américas.
Source: Cubarte
December 10, 2019
Actress Ana de Armas, of Cuban and Spanish nationality, assured on Monday that she "has no words" to describe what she feels about her nomination for the Golden Globes as best actress in a comedy or musical.
Source: Cubadebate
December 10, 2019
Cuban intellectual Abel Prieto was appointed president of Casa de las Américas, highlighted today by the publication La Ventana.
Source: Cubasi
December 9, 2019
"The danzón is Cubanness," affirmed David Virelles, a praised jazz pianist and composer, who brought the wealth of the most famous danzones to the piano at the Classically Cuban Concert.
Source: El Nuevo Herald
December 9, 2019
The renowned Cuban instrumentalist, professor, and musicologist Lino Neira Betancourt was laid to rest in the Colón necropolis in Havana, after passing away this past weekend in the capital due to complications from cardiovascular disease that he suffered from.
Source: Granma, Radio Rebelde, Instituto Superior de Arte
December 5, 2019
She possessed the exact prudence to know how to keep pace with the times.
Source: CubaDebate
December 5, 2019
The Pontificia Lateranense University presented on November 22nd the laurea Honoris Causa in Legal Sciences-History of Law to doctor Eusebio Leal Spengler, a title greatly desired by the late Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino for his friend.
Source: Vatican News
December 5, 2019
Personality is a confusing term.
Source: Cubadebate
December 4, 2019
With the inauguration of the Crearte event in Las Tunas, and preparations for a gathering of danzón enthusiasts and the traditional honor dance, the XV edition of the Barbarito Diez Popular Music Festival is taking place in the municipality of Manatí in Las Tunas, concluding today with celebrations for the 110th birthday of the Prince of Danzón.
Source: periodico 26.cu
December 4, 2019
In the midst of the National Day Against Violence Toward Women and Girls, the director of the National Center for Sex Education asserts that the problem of gender-based violence is very ancient: «It is a centuries-old problem, it is a problem of misogyny.
Source: Cuba.cu
December 2, 2019
The triumph of the classic Mijaín López over Oscar Pino (130 kg), with a score of 8-0, gave ASV Nendingen the victory over Germania Weigarten (18-14 points, 6-4 matches) on Saturday in the German professional wrestling league.
Source: Jit.cu
December 2, 2019
The Olympic silver medalist and award-winning athlete in other competitions was 78 years old and had fought against the illness that caused her death, reported the National Commission for Athlete Care.
Source: Jit.cu
December 1, 2019
Cuban-Spanish aristocrat María Elena de Cárdenas, who turned 100 last June 5th, expressed great happiness this Friday over a ruling by Spain's Supreme Court that recognizes her rights to the marquisate of Campo Florido, which has been held until now by Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz.
Source: ADN Cuba
December 1, 2019
Cuban player for the Houston Astros, Yordan Álvarez, recent winner of the American League Rookie of the Year award, is visiting Cuba to reunite with his family.
Source: Cubanet.org
November 30, 2019
Cuban diva Annia Linares is celebrating 49 years of artistic career and to commemorate it she will give a concert today, November 30th at the Teatro Manuel Artime.
Source: Asere.com
November 30, 2019
The Acosta Danza company, directed by leading Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, concluded its tour of the United Kingdom with an abundance of praise from specialized press and the public.
Source: CubaSi
November 29, 2019
Professor Gustavo Rollé Fernández, father of Cuban wrestling and member of the Hall of Fame of this sport, passed away in La Habana at 78 years of age, victim of a sudden deterioration of his health.
Source: Radio Rebelde, Granma
November 29, 2019
The renowned performer Ivette Cepeda will be awarded the Special Prize La Bella Cubana in Matanzas, which recognizes women of notable values in the field of music.
Source: Cuba.cu
November 28, 2019
A few hours ago, Descemer Bueno announced through his Facebook page that he has just been recognized with the multiplatinum record for his song "Bailando," in which he collaborates with Enrique Iglesias and Gente de Zona.
Source: Vistar Magazine
November 28, 2019
Compay Segundo's Group created today something rarely seen in a Hanoi theater: the entire audience singing along to the songs and a good portion of people on stage moving their bodies to their heart's content.
Source: Cuba.cu
November 27, 2019
Cartoonist Manuel Lamar Cuervo, creator of the Cuban animated character Matojo, passed away in Miami at the age of 89 from natural causes.
Source: Blog el Vuelo del Gato, Abel Prieto
November 27, 2019
Arlenis Sierra (number 16 in the World ranking-977 units), culminated a dream season as a standout for the Astana Women´s Team, as well as defending Cuba's colors.
Source: Cuba.cu
November 26, 2019
The Latin American Film Festival of La Plata, Fesaalp, continued last night with the presentation at the Select cinema of Pasaje Dardo Rocha of the screening of "El Quijote del Caribe", a documentary feature directed by Raquel Ruiz, which recreates some of the most significant moments in the life of Cuban poet and intellectual Roberto Fernández Retamar.
Source: El Dia.com
November 26, 2019
Cuban Erick Hernández set a world record this Saturday in ball mastery, maintaining 1:05.
Source: Granma
November 25, 2019
The Cuban clothing brand Clandestina, the first fashion house opened independently on the Island, held a fashion show last Friday night with its latest creations at the "Ramón Font" Multipurpose Hall in Havana, in which several stars of national sports served as models.
Source: Havana Times
November 25, 2019
Cuba said goodbye to the Osaka Grand Slam with a silver medal thanks to Idalys Ortiz (+78 kg), leader of the world and Olympic rankings with 8940 and 6330 points, respectively.
Source: Granma
November 23, 2019
Hours before presenting their most recent album Carnal in concert at the capital's Karl Marx Theater, the Cuban group Buena Fe premiered the music video for Patakí de libertad, one of the 14 songs that make up the album.
Source: CubaDebate
November 23, 2019
In order to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the birth of "My father was a gentleman, an exemplary man from head to toe, as a father, musician and revolutionary.
Source: Granma
November 22, 2019
"Coming back to Cuba fascinates me.
Source: Granma
November 22, 2019
A Cuban woman, for the first time, will be one of the judges for the upcoming La Voz competition.
Source: CubitaNow
November 21, 2019
The next concert of the Tour Through the Neighborhoods will be on November 22, at 6:00 pm, on Lealtad Street at the corner of Figuras, in the Los Sitios neighborhood, Centro Habana municipality.
Source: Zurrón del Aprendiz
November 21, 2019
Cuban singer Aymée Nuviola has been happier than usual since she received the news that her album A Journey Through Cuban Music was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Tropical Album 2020 category.
Source: El Nuevo Herald
November 20, 2019
Cuban women scientists Concepción Campa and María del Carmen Pérez are returning to the Island today following a work trip to South Africa and Italy, which they described as intense and fruitful.
Source: Cuba.cu
November 20, 2019
The multifaceted creator X Alfonso premiered his new single "Dime qué hay que hacer" last Friday, November 15th.
Source: Cuba.cu
November 19, 2019
Viengsay Valdés, sub-director of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba (BNC) received the Gitana Tropical, the highest distinction granted annually by the provincial culture directorate of La Habana for outstanding merit and contributions to the artistic development of the nation.
Source: Radio Enciclopedia Popular
November 19, 2019
Camila Cabello Among Time Magazine's "Top 100 Next" This list is made up of 100 public figures who, within their respective fields, represent the future Time magazine included young Cuban-American singer Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao, better known as "Camila Cabello", in its "Top 100 Next".
Source: Asere.com
November 18, 2019
The Havana Glasgow Film Festival closed its curtains in that Scottish city with the screening of Death of a Bureaucrat and Up to a Certain Point, by Cuban filmmaker Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (Titón).
Source: Prensa Latina
November 18, 2019
Cuban composer, guitarist and singer Eliades Ochoa will perform at the Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, in Spain, scheduled from this Friday until the 22nd, an event in which a documentary about the renowned interpreter of traditional music from our country is competing.
Source: Radio Habana Cuba
November 17, 2019
Cuban artists Camila Cabello and Chucho Valdés were crowned as winners of the twentieth edition of the Latin Grammy Awards, which took place Thursday night at the imperial MGM casino in the city of Las Vegas.
Source: Juventud Rebelde
November 17, 2019
The renowned actress will deliver a conference at the University of Stirling about the life and work of Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Several Cuban films such as Fátima, La muerte de un burócrata, Fresa y Chocolate and the documentary Titón, de La Habana a Guantanamera, among others, will be presented at an important film festival in Ireland, reported actress and filmmaker Mirtha Ibarra, who will be present at the event.
Source: TV Cubana
November 16, 2019
Omara Portuondo, the sweetheart of feeling, and singer-songwriter Raúl Torres joined together to sing to the Cuban capital on its 500th anniversary.
Source: Cubadebate
November 16, 2019
I have a writer friend who loves it when I tell him the things that happen to me in this, my crazy life, with its crazy reality -as Cuban singer Pancho Céspedes says, who, by the way, is also my friend and was inspired by me to make his song "Crazy Life," and it really turned out beautifully.
Source: BBC News
November 16, 2019
After trade rumors, the Cienfuegos native accepts the proposal for the 2020 MLB season.
Source: Asere.com
November 15, 2019
The multi-awarded Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés expanded his long list of accolades this Thursday by winning the Latin Grammy in the Best Jazz Album category.
Source: Cubadebate
November 15, 2019
On behalf of Cuba, Omara Portuondo felt that she was receiving the Latin Grammy Award for Musical Excellence this Wednesday in Las Vegas, USA.
Source: Granma, Cubasi
November 14, 2019
Queen Letizia and Liz Cuesta, wife of Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel, toured areas of the historic Old Havana district as part of the agenda for the first official visit of Spanish monarchs to the Caribbean island.
Source: Habana Radio, Sputnik
November 14, 2019
In the Hall of Mirrors of the City Museum, King Felipe VI decorated Doctor Eusebio Leal Spengler with the Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III.
Source: Opus Habana, Habana Radio
November 13, 2019
Cuban Omara Durand won the gold medal in the 200 meters category T12 (profoundly visually impaired) at the World Paraathletics Championships in Dubai.
Source: Prensa Latina
November 13, 2019
On the afternoon of November 12, 2019, Professor of Merit and Full Member of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba, DrC.
Source: Infomed, EnCaribe
