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February 6, 2025

More than a year ago, we received excellent news from Spain regarding an excellent Cuban actor, who after appearing in a popular television series on the Island, was "signed" to be part of a musical production in that Iberian nation.

Source: Cubalite

February 5, 2025

Renowned Cuban troubadour Eduardo Sosa suffered a severe stroke during his stay in the eastern province of Guantánamo, reported today Marta Bonet, president of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (Uneac).

Source: Radio Rebelde

February 5, 2025

Cuban Luis Alberto Orta, Olympic champion in Tokyo-2020 and bronze medalist in Paris-2024, recently returned from Germany, where he was one of the fundamental pieces for club ASV Schorndorf in winning the Bundesliga wrestling championship.

Source: Granma

January 31, 2025

The prestigious Cuban actresses Jacqueline Arenal, Tahimí Alvariño and Isabel Santos will soon come together in a new film to be directed by Carlos Barba.

Source: Cibercuba

January 31, 2025

On February 12, artists and family members will gather at the WiZink Center (Movistar Arena de Madrid) to pay tribute to singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés.

Source: OnCubaNews

January 30, 2025

Former United States Senator Bob Menéndez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday for accepting bribes in cash and gold bars and acting as an agent for Egypt while selling his influence to businessmen eager to exploit his political power.

Source: Cubadebate

January 30, 2025

All news media are echoing the new success of Cuban player Yordan Álvarez, chosen for the third consecutive time as the best left fielder in MLB.

Source: Cubitanow

January 29, 2025

As in his 80s, with him in the front row, as in his 90s, still close to his death, the grace of Abelardo Estorino called us to Matanzas to celebrate his centennial, which occurs today.

Source: Granma

January 29, 2025

Cuban baseball is in mourning over the death this Tuesday of one of its most significant figures: pitcher Jorge Luis Valdés from Matanzas.

Source: OnCubaNews

January 28, 2025

With a solid and recognized trajectory in Cuban culture, Miguel Barnet Lanza, National Literature Prize winner (1994), poet, narrator, essayist, ethnologist and politician, reaches his 85th birthday today.

Source: Radio Habana Cuba

January 28, 2025

The prima ballerina and general director of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Viengsay Valdés, will be part of the jury of the Lausanne Prize, in Switzerland, the prestigious company reported today.

Source: Prensa Latina

January 28, 2025

The distinguished radio program director, Caridad Martínez, who worked for more than six decades at Radio Progreso, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025, confirmed on X by the media outlet's general director, Yuzaima Cardona Villena.

Source: Juventud Rebelde, Trabajadores

January 27, 2025

Olympic triple champion and world six-time boxing champion, Félix Savón Fabré, has been enjoying conditional release since late 2024 after serving six years in a penitentiary center on the outskirts of Havana, according to several sources confirmed to CubaNet.

Source: Cubanet

January 25, 2025

Raquel Mayedo's career spans from ballet in her childhood to broadcasting.

Source: Granma

January 25, 2025

The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), directed by prima ballerina Viengsay Valdés, announced a new evaluation of its artistic cast, as a result of meticulous work by its principal maîtres and instructors.

Source: La Jiribilla

January 22, 2025

Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarría appears among the long jumpers confirmed for the Moniz Pereira Indoor Athletics Meet in Portugal, which will mark his competitive return as a member of the national team in that sport.

Source: Cubadebate

January 22, 2025

Comedian José 'El Chico Bombón' passes away unexpectedly at age 56; found dead in his home The actor, who became very famous for his parodies of artists on social media, also participated in the film 'Un rey en la Habana'.

Source: Milenio

January 21, 2025

This Sunday, January 19, news broke of the death of Lázaro Arístides Betancourt Mella, a man who left his mark on the Cuban sports system through his passion for athletics.

Source: Cubadebate

January 21, 2025

Cuba's National Prize for Literature recipient, Nancy Morejón, has arrived in Libreville, invited by academic and cultural centers in the Central African country.

Source: Radio Enciclopedia

January 19, 2025

On the afternoon of January 18, the renowned theater, film, radio, and television actor Mario Limonta passed away in Havana, one day before turning 89.

Source: Cubadebate

January 19, 2025

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) announced that Leonor Andrea Borrell Hernández, from Villa Clara, will be inducted into the hall of fame of this sport on May 17th, Leonor, who has resided in the United States since 2016, will become the first female basketball player from the largest island in the Caribbean to achieve this recognition, something that among men had already been obtained in 2015 by Ruperto Herrera Tabío, a native of the capital, a bronze medalist at the Munich Olympic Games, 1972.

Source: Vanguardia

November 29, 2024

Cuban journalism suffered on November 27 the loss of one of its most prestigious professionals.

Source: Granma

November 29, 2024

Carlos Aldana Escalante, a controversial figure in Cuban communist leadership between the mid-1980s and early 1990s, died this Wednesday, November 27 in Havana.

Source: OnCubaNews

November 27, 2024

On November 27th, at the Cuban Institute of Music, in the presence of its president, Indira Fajardo, the 2024 National Music Prize was announced.

Source: Facebook

November 27, 2024

Historic Cuban editor and bookseller Juan Manuel Salvat, based in Miami since the 1960s and founder of Ediciones Universal, a publishing house that published numerous authors from the Island, died this Tuesday at age 84, reported art critic and curator Jesús Rosado on his Facebook profile.

Source: Diario de Cuba

November 26, 2024

Cuban musician Chucho Valdés revealed this past weekend to news channel América TeVé that he considered himself one more exile, confessing his decision to live permanently in the United States.

Source: ADN Cuba

November 26, 2024

The documentary "El adiós dorado de La Mejor," dedicated to the retirement of Paralympic champion Omara Durand, had its premiere this morning in the Alfredo Guevara hall at Pabellón Cuba, on the same day as the distinguished athlete's 33rd birthday.

Source: Cubadebate

November 25, 2024

Cuban actor Alexis Valdés won the Martín Fierro Latino 2024 award in the Humor Work in Television and Platforms category.

Source: Cibercuba

November 25, 2024

Cuban broadcaster Magdiel Pérez revealed the reasons why he decided to emigrate to the U.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

November 23, 2024

Carlos Varela, the renowned Cuban singer-songwriter, has presented his most recent musical work, "Nada es como antes", an album that reflects the maturity and emotions of his life after leaving Cuba.

Source: Cubitanow

November 23, 2024

The popular Cuban presenter Marino Luzardo has been in Spain for several days, which has led some of his followers to wonder about the reason and duration of his stay.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

November 19, 2024

Cuban actor Rubén Cortada was awarded this Sunday with the Luz Prize during the 50th edition of the Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva.

Source: Cubanet

November 19, 2024

"We are deeply moved by the death of Gabriel Molina Franchossi, one of the founders and great icons of the Revolutionary press system," states a communication from the presidency of the Upec.

Source: Prensa Latina

November 18, 2024

Four years have now passed since the sudden death of Cuban actress Broselianda Hernández, and finally, her remains have arrived at the island that saw her born to rest forever.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

November 18, 2024

"Mijaín, the attraction of the ceremony," thus titled the newspaper Hoy its material about the 58th edition of the event, celebrated the evening before at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, in this capital.

Source: Prensa Latina

November 17, 2024

Outstanding former Cuban volleyball player Mireya Luis Hernández was ratified as executive vice president of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), achieving the highest vote count for this position in the term that will extend until 2028.

Source: Roberto Cavada.com

November 17, 2024

Olympic champion Erislandy Álvarez defeated Kazakh Adilet Kurmetov today in the inaugural session of the Professional World Cup of the International Boxing Association, based in Beijing.

Source: Cubadebate

November 14, 2024

The music video for the song "St Jude" by Cuban reggaeton artist El Taiger has reached one million views on YouTube, marking a touching posthumous tribute to the artist, who dedicated this song to children with cancer at St.

Source: Cubitanow

November 13, 2024

On this November 12th, the distinguished University Professor, Dr.

Source: Infomed

November 13, 2024

Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux defeated Dominican Dannis Agüero Arias this Tuesday by KO in the opening round, a result that allowed him to win the international bantamweight title in the World Boxing Council (WBC) version.

Source: OnCubaNews

November 12, 2024

Former Cuban pitcher Luis Tiant, a baseball legend, was included among the eight candidates who will be considered for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Source: Cubanet

November 12, 2024

In recent hours and overwhelmed by the stress caused by Hurricane Rafael's passage, the acclaimed actress Diana Rosa Suárez, who was recovering from surgical intervention performed on her in Guyana, suffered a relapse; this time with an ischemia.

Source: Cubitanow

November 9, 2024

From the Best Latin Jazz Album category emerges the strongest Cuban presence on the list of nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards that was announced yesterday.

Source: OnCubaNews

November 9, 2024

Cuban actress Inima Fuentes passed away in Spain shortly before turning 35 years old.

Source: Cubitanow

November 3, 2024

Miami-Dade Police reported that Damián Valdez-Galloso, identified from the beginning as a "person of interest in the case" of El Taiger's murder, was the one who shot the popular reggaeton artist in the forehead.

Source: OnCubaNews

November 3, 2024

For the first time, a woman assumes the presidency of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (Uneac).

Source: Juventud Rebelde

November 1, 2024

The legendary diva of Buena Vista Social Club, Cuban Omara Portuondo, announced this Friday that, despite having stopped doing long concerts, she will continue making recordings and other activities.

Source: EFE

November 1, 2024

One of the stars of Cuban music, trumpeter Luis Manuel Mirabal Vázquez (El Guajiro Mirabal) passed away this Monday in Havana at the age of 91.

Source: OnCubaNews

October 31, 2024

Cuban actress Laura Ramos celebrates a new nomination for her acclaimed role as Gladys in the Spanish series Entrevías, in which she shares the cast with renowned Spanish actors such as José Coronado and Luis Zahera.

Source: Cuballama