July 24, 2020
Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal will soon return to European stages following the resumption of some cultural activities due to Covid-19, a pandemic that still affects the world.
Source: CubaSi
July 24, 2020
Aurora Basnuevo Hernández is always cheerful; she carries joy like a banner.
Source: Cubadebate
July 21, 2020
The Royal Ballet School in London appointed dancer, choreographer and director Carlos Acosta as a new member of its Board of Governors.
Source: diariodecuba.com
July 24, 2020
Cuban Erick Hernández achieved this Sunday a new world record for soccer ball control to be registered in the Guinness book of records and surpassed his previous mark, maintaining touches of the sphere only with his head for more than one hour.
Source: Cubadebate
July 20, 2020
"I felt the same nerves as when I received the gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.
Source: Cubadebate
July 19, 2020
This morning, July 18, Daniel Alejandro (Dany) Muñoz Borrego, a young musician and member of the duo Yomil y El Dany alongside Roberto Hidalgo Puente, died in Havana as a result of acute cardiovascular disease.
Source: Cubadebate
July 16, 2020
The trainer from Sagua, Ernesto Luis Hernández Jova, dies in Brazil due to coronavirus, news that was shared on social networks by athlete Jordana Saldanha.
Source: ADN Cuba, Sagua es Grande.com
July 16, 2020
Cuban catcher Ariel Martínez hit his first home run in the Japanese Professional Baseball League, although he could not prevent the defeat of the Chunichi Dragons by 3-5 against the DeNA Stars at Nagoya Dome.
Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias
July 15, 2020
After a long stint as a free agent, Cuban Yasiel Puig signed with the Atlanta Braves.
Source: Séptima entrada, El Nuevo Herald
July 15, 2020
William Ruiz Morales and Gabriela Burdsall are a couple of Cuban artists residing in New York who combine artistic creation with cultural activism.
Source: Diario de Cuba
July 14, 2020
Many of the professionals who are part of the Cuban doctors' brigade that have worked in Turin caring for Italians affected by Covid-19 are fans of Juventus, and others are not, but they feel a passion for football, and the stadiums, in times of pandemic, are closed.
Source: Radio Habana Cuba
July 14, 2020
Cuban Joel Apezteguía celebrates the possibility of playing in the qualifying round of the European Football Champions League, after winning the crown with the club Tre Fiori in the San Marino League.
Source: Radio Nuevitas
July 13, 2020
Cuban singer Haydée Milanés continues to surprise her followers with more of her music.
Source: Periódico Cubano
July 13, 2020
New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman became the third Major League player on the team to test positive for coronavirus, announced manager Aaron Boone on Saturday afternoon.
Source: Espn Deportes
July 12, 2020
The commemoration of the birthday of National Poet Nicolás Guillén was held through virtual platforms.
Source: TeleSur
July 11, 2020
Several works by Cuban artist Nelson Ramírez are on display at a center in Shanghai, in eastern China, in the context of an exhibition on contemporary photography.
Source: Tiempo 21
July 10, 2020
Immense joy spread yesterday throughout much of the Island, and not only among those linked to the performing arts, with the proclamation of Zenén Calero and Rubén Darío Salazar as National Theater Prize winners for 2020.
Source: Granma
July 10, 2020
The renowned Cuban musician David Blanco, one of the most followed artists on social networks during these pandemic times, announced for tomorrow, Saturday, July 11, his first post-COVID recital, scheduled for nine o'clock at night at the Cine Teatro El Lajero, in the province of Mayabeque.
Source: CubaSi
July 9, 2020
Cuba's Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales (Egrem) confirmed that to celebrate Children's Day on July 19, it will release a children's album by Haila María Mompié.
Source: Prensa Latina
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
