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July 16, 2019

The Guadalajara-2011 Pan American Games elevated cyclist Arlenis Sierra to the continental summit.

Source: Granma

July 15, 2019

Among Cubans, she will always be Verena, from the classic telenovela Tierra Brava.

Source: Cubadebate

July 15, 2019

The American jazz group Synthesis held a concert this Saturday in Havana, with Cuban instrumentalist, composer, and arranger Orlando Valle (Maraca) as their guest.

Source: Prensa Latina

July 14, 2019

The Cuban singer has begun to go international with the fusion of rhythms in his music, a young Latin promise.

Source: Asere.com

July 14, 2019

The Academia Nacional de Canto Mariana de Gonitch held a tribute to Sara González on the 68th anniversary of her birth, by holding the VI Competition that bears the name of the singer-songwriter, yesterday July 14 at the Memorial de la Denuncia, in this capital.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias

July 13, 2019

Cuban flutist Ana Belén Abreu has a strong career as an instrumentalist since she has played in the groups of Chayanne and other figures; furthermore, she teaches music at her academy ABA Music Studio and records a television program in which she interviews singer-songwriters, "Al otro lado de la canción".

Source: El Nuevo Herald

July 13, 2019

The renowned Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal pays special attention today to the preparations for the third edition of the Habana Clásica festival.

Source: CubaSi

July 12, 2019

"Every year the Caribbean Festival has new challenges.

Source: La Jiribilla

July 12, 2019

The renowned Cuban choreographer and artistic director Tomás Morales, 2010 National Prize for Dance, passed away in Havana on the morning of Thursday, July 11.

Source: Cubaescenta.cult.cu

July 11, 2019

Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor will star this year in the national summer tour, which began on Sunday, June 30 in Camagüey, during which they have presented the song «Live It».

Source: Cubadebate, Tiempo 21

July 11, 2019

The history of athletics at the Panamerican Games is filled with chapters of glory led by Cuban athletes.

Source: Granma

July 10, 2019

Yesterday morning, the Archbishop of Havana, Monsignor Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, issued a new statement providing updates on the health status of Monsignor Jaime Cardinal Ortega, who remains stable and has even participated in holy mass.

Source: Periódico Cubano

July 10, 2019

The first musical night of the Gibara International Film Festival, the White Villa, began with a presentation by singer-songwriters Kelvis Ochoa and David Torrens The event was dedicated to honoring those two greats of Cuban music Silvio Rodríguez and Pablo Milanés.

Source: Festival Internacional de Gibara

July 9, 2019

More than 50 audiovisual materials compete for the Lucía awards at the International Film Festival (FIC) in Gibara -2019, including the Cuban fiction short film Grate Me the Carrot, by actor and director Eduardo del Llano, which was among the proposals screened Monday night in the coastal city of Holguín.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias

July 9, 2019

Starting next Wednesday the 10th (the poet's birthday) and continuing until Tuesday the 16th (his death), the Nicolás Guillén Foundation will hold a day of remembrance and tribute to Cuba's National Poet in the 30th anniversary of his passing.

Source: Radio Rebelde

July 8, 2019

The new musical collaboration between Cuban singer Leoni Torres and the popular reggaeton duo Gente de Zona is now available on digital platforms and has become a mega hit just hours after its release.

Source: Islalocal

July 8, 2019

Restless and incessant questioner of all that happens within and around him, Polito Ibáñez continues to stand as one of those indispensable names in the singer-songwriter tradition.

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July 7, 2019

Yulieski Gurriel's performance seems to be serious business and this Saturday, July 6, the ball disappeared in the sixth inning against the Angels, on the opposite side, to increase the Astros' lead and drive the Minute Maid Park crowd wild in the process.

Source: Swingcompleto.com

July 7, 2019

The founder and chief executive officer of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, and MacKenzie Bezos finalized their divorce last Thursday, in the order of 38 billion dollars, according to Bloomberg News.

Source: Infobae

July 6, 2019

The renowned Cuban poet Carilda Oliver Labra will have a sculpture at the Bayamo Wax Museum starting next July 26, alongside other prestigious personalities from Cuban and international history and culture.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

July 6, 2019

One day after Yarisley Silva's fourth-place finish in the pole vault, long jumper Juan Miguel Echevarría and triple jumper Liadagmis Povea took to the Lausana stadium to represent Cuba at the eighth stop of the Diamond League.

Source: Cubadebate

July 5, 2019

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to join the organization to 842 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to motion pictures.

Source: Facebook

July 5, 2019

Cuban pianist and composer Alejandro Falcón will perform a concert on Sunday as part of the 20th edition of the Barriere Enghein Jazz Festival, which takes place in the French town of Enghein les Bains from July 3rd through the 7th.

Source: Prensa Latina

July 4, 2019

Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley Silva, Olympic silver medalist from London 2012, will compete this Thursday at the eighth stop of the 2019 Diamond League track and field circuit, held in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Source: CubaSi

July 4, 2019

When one thinks they have seen everything about Alicia Alonso, a Cuban and universal artist almost 99 years old, a new book appears today with several unpublished photos of her extraordinary life.

Source: Cubadebate

July 3, 2019

The Lionsgate company released the first trailer for Knives Out, the new film by Rian Johnson following his work on Star Wars, which promises a mystery and murder story, where Cuban actress Ana de Arma is part of the cast.

Source: IGN

July 3, 2019

Cuban singers Haila María Mompié and Alain Pérez offered a great concert in Rome, Italy that was organized by the Cuban embassy in the European country and that also had the logistical support of Italian companies and associations.

Source: Prensa Latina, Asere

July 2, 2019

Cuban artist Alexis Valdés was recently interviewed by Cuban journalist Camilo Egaña on his CNN program.

Source: CNN

July 2, 2019

The strongest chess tournament ever held in Israel saw victory for veteran local Boris Gelfand, who ended tied at the top with Cuban-American Leinier Domínguez but surpassed him by the tiebreak system used.

Source: Cibercuba

July 1, 2019

That victory, his fifth of the tournament, allowed him to earn 1,700 points for the world ranking and increase his confidence with an eye toward the upcoming Pan American Games in Lima, to be held from July 26 to August 11 next.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias, Bohemia

July 1, 2019

Alfredo Despaigne will finally participate in the 2019 All-Star Game of Japan's professional baseball league, despite not having been selected by popular vote.

Source: Telerebelde

June 30, 2019

Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound announced the composers and directors selected for the Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab, which returns to the legendary Skywalker Sound Facilities for its seventh year.

Source: Sundance.org

June 30, 2019

On the evening of Thursday, July 27, the Theater hall of the National Museum of Fine Arts, in its Cuban Art building, hosted a tribute concert to Juan Blanco, a musician considered a pioneer and driving force of electroacoustic music in the country.

Source: la jiribilla

June 30, 2019

Coinciding with the celebration of the IX Congress of the Uneac, Mesa Redonda will premiere this Saturday, June 29 the documentaries The history according to Carlos Puebla and Luis Carbonell after so long, in tribute to two greats of Cuban Culture.

Source: Granma

June 30, 2019

In a brief statement, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) informed about the formal presentation of the Olympic Order to six outstanding figures in international sports, among them former basketball player Ruperto Herrera, current secretary general of the Cuban Olympic Committee (COC).

Source: Radio Surco

June 30, 2019

The Giant of Escambray, a documentary dedicated to former star of our baseball Antonio Muñoz, will premiere today in Cienfuegos.

Source: Granma

June 25, 2019

The Aragón, an orchestra symbol of popular Cuban music, will perform tonight and tomorrow evening on stages in the province of Ciego de Ávila to celebrate with its followers the 80th anniversary of its founding.

Source: TV Avileña

June 25, 2019

Telmary and Habana Sana, and young rapper Frank Pedroso, director of the group Ron con Cola, premiered the FlashMob theme «Habana que Danza», a heartfelt tribute to the 500 years of the capital of all Cubans.

Source: Cubadebate

June 24, 2019

Renowned former baseball player Luis Ulacia is recovering from a tragic traffic accident that occurred this Saturday on a road in the northern strip of the Camagüey territory.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

June 24, 2019

Brigadier General ® of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Oscar Fernández Mel passed away today at the age of 88.

Source: Cubadebate

June 23, 2019

It is not the first time that Flora Fong and her son Li Domínguez visit China together, but "we have never before had the opportunity to present our works together here, and it makes me feel very proud," commented Flora Fong, who will inaugurate at the Capital Bookstore of Beijing, on June 25th, the personal exhibition "Image, Calligraphy and Verse.

Source: Granma

June 23, 2019

The video "The One Who Always Dreamed", captures the collaboration of Puerto Rican Gilberto Santa Rosa with Cuban Issac Delgado, and was recently premiered on Internet music platforms.

Source: OnCuba News

June 22, 2019

One of the few publications that has reached the public is a memorandum, now declassified, of a meeting between President Mao Zedong and a delegation of 10 Cuban intellectuals on April 19, 1961.

Source: OnCuba News

June 22, 2019

Beautiful actress Camila Arteche will unleash her comedic talent by joining the cast of the popular television show Vivir del cuento, as reported by Luis Silva who plays the leading character of the neighborhood residents, Pánfilo Epifanio.

Source: Portal de la TV Cubana

June 21, 2019

Cuban Denia Caballero won the gold medal in the discus throw at the Iberoamerican Athletics Meeting held in Huelva, Spain, where she achieved the best mark of the season with 69.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias

June 21, 2019

Yosdani Jacob Carmenates, known in the artistic world as Jacob Forever, lamented the decision by Hialeah authorities to cancel his concert at the July 4th celebration, U.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

June 20, 2019

A varied program of activities is being prepared by maestro Frank Fernández's office to celebrate World Music Day in Cuba, to be held on June 21.

Source: Cubarte

June 20, 2019

For Adalberto Álvarez, director, musician, composer and performer, leader of contemporary son and faithful defender of traditional and popular Cuban music, the Salón Rosado de la Tropical Benny Moré is always a starting point, and above all, a reference for reaching dancers not only from Cuba, but from around the world.

Source: Cubadebate

June 19, 2019

The 40th edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival, Canada, will take place from June 26 to July 6.

Source: Granma

June 19, 2019

Cuban Yurisbel Gracial hit his sixteenth home run of the year this Tuesday, scored two runs and drove in one, in the 6-4 victory of the SoftBank Hawks over the Yakult Swallows, in the Interleague phase of Japanese baseball.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias