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June 18, 2019

Artists from six countries share their styles and admiration for Pablo Milanés in the luxury edition of the album Amor, a resounding triumph in the career of Haydée Milanés, who today is fine-tuning details to publish it in Cuba.

Source: Prensa Latina

June 18, 2019

To the portraits with which Italian photographer Alfredo Cannatello has followed the dance work of Irene Rodríguez, he now adds an audiovisual that records her interpretation of Solera, one of the most successful choreographies in her repertoire.

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June 17, 2019

In the Blue Room there is no space for another presence.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

June 17, 2019

With a song dedicated to his father, his greatest hits, and a group of special guests, Cuban salsa singer Willy Chirino performed at The Fillmore Theater Miami Beach to celebrate Father's Day last Saturday, June 15th.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

June 16, 2019

Alex Castro Soto del Valle is the son of the well-known leader of the Cuban revolution: Fidel Castro.

Source: Deutsche Welle

June 15, 2019

Pianist Alejandro Falcón, one of the prominent figures of the new generation of Cuban jazz musicians, will participate in the Barrière Enghien Jazz Festival that will take place from July 3 to 7 in France.

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June 15, 2019

Cuban musician Descemer Bueno was invited by Dr.

Source: Cuballama

June 14, 2019

The regional director of the Central Pacific for Costa Rica's Postal Service, Luis Guillermo Ugalde, affirmed today that José Martí's visit to Puntarenas 125 years ago will be immortalized in the philatelic history of this country.

Source: Prensa Latina

June 14, 2019

The teaching legacy of Teresita Junco remains intact, extended through the students she formed and those others who today receive classes from them.

Source: Granma

June 13, 2019

Among more than 250 applicants, Vocal Leo was selected to compete alongside 14 ensembles in the XVI International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf 2019.

Source: Radio Reloj

June 13, 2019

A resounding success was achieved by Maestro Guido López Gavilán's participation in the Alfredo de Saint Malo International Festival held in Panama between May 30 and June 9.

Source: Facebook

June 12, 2019

Ismael Cala's talk show will air daily starting June 17 through the international channel VePlus, present in more than 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in Spain and the United States.

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June 12, 2019

"Havana is a magical city and when I say this I am not referring to the geographic space, but to the people, to the Havanans, to that conglomerate that gives diverse character to the city," declared Fernando Pérez, director of Suite Habana (2003), one of the films included in the cycle Cuba in the Audiovisual Imagination, which from this Tuesday until next Monday pays homage in Madrid to the Cuban capital, approaching its 500th anniversary.

Source: Cubadebate

June 11, 2019

Writer for radio, theater, and television.

Source: La Jiribilla

June 11, 2019

The Cuban Volleyball Federation informs that former members of the national team Robertlandy Simón, Michael Sánchez and Raydel Hierrezuelo officially submitted their request to be reinstated in our athletes registry.

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June 10, 2019

Poet, narrator, journalist and filmmaker Víctor Casaus will be the guest, on Thursday, June 13, at four in the afternoon, of the Unpublished Pages space, conducted by journalist and critic Fernando Rodríguez Sosa, at the Fayad Jamís Bookstore, at Obispo 261, between Cuba and Aguiar, in Havana's Historic Center.

Source: Cubarte

June 10, 2019

First it was in a personal conversation, then came the official letter from the president of Panan Sport, Chilean Neven Ilic, to confirm a new title for the three-time Olympic champion and five-time world gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, Mijaín López.

Source: Cubadebate

June 9, 2019

We are precisely in Granma where what is Cuban is born, and that is one of the greatest gifts they have given me, expressed the distinguished musician Wilfredo (Pachy) Naranjo, who was honored in this Sacred Altar of the Homeland, on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

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June 8, 2019

The renowned Cuban musician Mayito Rivera announces several performances in Europe on his social networks.

Source: SuenaCubano

June 8, 2019

"I teach young people with the same love that I was taught," expressed Grand Master Jesús Nogueiras, when beginning a simultaneous exhibition at the Chess Palace "Guillermo García" in Santa Clara.

Source: Prensa Latina

June 7, 2019

The young Cuban goalkeeper who plays for Sporting de Gijón will make his debut with the first team, amid rumors indicating interest from Real Madrid and Liverpool in acquiring his services.

Source: OnCuba News

June 7, 2019

Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley Silva made her best jump of the year and finished in fourth place at the most recent stop of the Diamond League.

Source: Cubadebate

June 6, 2019

Eliades Ochoa reunited with his people last Sunday, hundreds of people answered his call with a repertoire of more than an hour that he shared with an audience knowledgeable and fond of the bard's work.

Source: TV Serrana

June 6, 2019

François Hollande, former president of France, received on Wednesday in Paris the Historian of Havana, Eusebio Leal, according to diplomatic sources.

Source: Cubadebate

June 5, 2019

Cuban filmmaker Marilyn Solaya announced today the premiere of the documentary "In Search of a Space," which addresses the role of women in the construction of the nation and citizenship on the island.

Source: CubaSi

June 5, 2019

Specialists and academics highlighted in France the ICAIC Latin American News Reels and their main creator, Cuban Santiago Álvarez, as part of the Week of Latin America and the Caribbean that continues its activities today.

Source: Granma

June 4, 2019

The Ediciones Boloña publishing house (Raíces collection) has a new edition of the title Crónicas habaneras, a tribute to the city of Havana that is about to celebrate its 500th anniversary of its founding.

Source: CubaSi

June 4, 2019

From the hands of the Cuban Recording and Musical Editions Company (EGREM), "A romper el coco" arrives on digital platforms, a phonogram that brings together for the first time three greats of Cuban music: Alexander Abreu, Alain Pérez and Mayito Rivera.

Source: Bohemia

June 3, 2019

The ashes of the prominent Cuban actor Salvador Wood will be displayed on Tuesday, June 4, in the Avellaneda hall of the National Theater of Cuba, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Source: Cubarte

June 3, 2019

Approximately 500 to 600 people enjoyed the concert last Thursday the 30th offered by Haydée Milanés at the Lunario of Mexico's National Auditorium.

Source: Cuballama

June 3, 2019

The sensitivity of Asian culture and the electrifying energy of Afro-Cuban music dialogue in «Mine Kawakami and Chucho Valdés», a recording published by Sony Classical, after being recorded in Spain with these protagonists.

Source: CubaSi

June 2, 2019

The distinguished Cuban actor in film, radio, television and theater, Salvador Wood, National Television Prize for a Lifetime of Work, passed away this Saturday at the age of 90.

Source: Cubadebate

June 2, 2019

Cuban saxophonist and clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera and Paraguayan guitarist Berta Rojas shared the stage again this Saturday, May 25th in a concert organized by the Miami Classical Guitar Society.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

June 2, 2019

Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso received last Friday the insignia of the Official College of Architects of the Valencian Community, Spain.

Source: Cuba.cu

June 1, 2019

At the XV International Film Festival of Gibara (FIC 2019), Cuban actress Daisy Granados, her compatriot, director Fernando Pérez, and Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro will be honored with the Lucía de Honor Award.

Source: Cubadebate

June 1, 2019

The former pitcher Braudilio Vinent continued to be hospitalized yesterday Friday at the Saturnino Lora Teaching Clinical Surgical Hospital in Santiago de Cuba for a urinary condition, disclosed by radio station CMKC.

Source: Granma

May 31, 2019

Cuban Yurisbel Gracial hit his ninth home run of the season this Wednesday, contributing to the victory of the SoftBank Hawks over the Orix Buffaloes in the Pacific zone of the Japanese Professional Baseball League.

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May 31, 2019

The poet, musician, ballad singer and one of the most popular composers of today, Cuban Descemer Bueno, will make his debut today in Buenos Aires in a concert that he has put a lot of love into.

Source: Cuba.cu

May 30, 2019

No one can deny the feeling of Cubanness that comes from enjoying singer Aymée Nuviola.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

May 30, 2019

The National Council of the Performing Arts has prepared a colloquium in tribute to the 90th anniversary of Cuban theater director Vicente Revuelta, founder of the Teatro Estudio Group and an essential figure in the local theater scene.

Source: Cubadebate

May 29, 2019

Cuban composer, pianist, and cultural disruptor Chucho Valdés premiered a composition this Saturday night at Bellas Artes in homage to the woman who made him a musician: Caridad Amaro, his grandmother, and corrected the history of written music in popular imagination: true, Chucho entered the olympus by the hand of his father, Bebo Valdés, but the one to whom he owes his love for sounds and their silences is his grandmother.

Source: Cubadebate

May 29, 2019

Regarding the concerts held at the Sunset Center in Carmel, the main cultural center on California's central coast, local specialized critics noted that while Marcos Madrigal excels at fast sequences and technically difficult passages in any piece, according to the performer himself, "his soul rests deeply in the softest passages".

Source: La Jiribilla

May 29, 2019

The prestigious and popular musician Benny Moré is part of the group of the 10 most influential Latin American figures in the hundred years spanning 1921 to 2021.

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May 28, 2019

Idalys Ortiz won the gold medal at the Grand Prix de Judo in Hohhot, China, thereby consolidating her position at the top of the world ranking in the +78 kg division.

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May 28, 2019

The Cuban duo Gente de Zona premiered their fourth studio album last Friday, May 24, under the title Otra cosa.

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May 27, 2019

Cuban baseball player Alfredo Despaigne Rodríguez, who plays in the Japanese league with the SoftBank Hawks, surpassed 400 home runs in his sports career last Friday and tied his personal record for a month in Japan's Professional Baseball League (NPB) by connecting two home runs against the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Source: CubaDebate

May 27, 2019

After having recorded more than 50 CDs and having composed hundreds of songs, many of them authentic anthems of Cuban trovadorismo and song, Pablo Milanés presents a work of jazz and timeless American standards.

Source: El País

May 26, 2019

Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez will perform on May 31st the 102nd concert of his "Tour through the neighborhoods", in which he will have as a guest the National Symphony Orchestra (OSN), the organizers announced today.

Source: Cubadebate

May 26, 2019

THE documentary With Soul in the Land, about the life and work of Jaime Crombet Hernández-Vaquero —who passed away on May 25, 2013— premiered on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 10:30 in the morning at the Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

May 25, 2019

The premiere today in this capital of the work "Mojito con saoco," by renowned Cuban composer Guido López Gavilán, will be the main attraction of the Cuban-American Youth Orchestra concert on the occasion of Cubadisco 2019.

Source: CubaSi