December 21, 2019
The President of the Republic proposed to the National Assembly of People's Power the appointment of Manuel Marrero Cruz, current Minister of Tourism, to the position of Prime Minister.
Source: Granma
December 21, 2019
Like the best athlete, accustomed to winning national and international awards, but in this case, in music, our Omara Portuondo, the Diva of Buena Vista Social Club, has just received the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts in Spain.
Source: Granma
December 20, 2019
Acosta Danza, a company directed by Principal Dancer Carlos Acosta, will perform in Chile in the first days of January 2020, as part of the Santiago a Mil International Festival.
Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias
December 20, 2019
Before the year ended, the Book of the Month dedicated its space on December 17 to children's literature, with the presentation of the work Papaloteando, by writer Nersys Felipe, belonging to the El Duende collection, published by Ediciones Loynaz.
Source: La Jiribilla
December 19, 2019
New artists are joining the lineup for the seventh edition of the Havana World Music Festival (HWM), which will be held on March 19, 20, and 21, 2020.
Source: Vistar Magazine
December 19, 2019
The well-known Cuban presenter Edmundo García has announced on his Facebook social network that he will be returning to the city of Miami to resume his program "La tarde se mueve" (The Afternoon Moves), which will now be broadcast on Youtube.
Source: CubitaNow
December 18, 2019
Renowned Cuban musician X Alfonso invites this Thursday, December 19 to Inside X Alfonso, a question and answer session open to exchange with the public at Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), the institution reported.
Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias
December 18, 2019
Alfredo Rodríguez's debut in Argentina alongside his fellow countryman Pedrito Martínez and Cameroonian Richard Bona, which took place on December 9th at the Teatro Vorterix in Buenos Aires, can be summed up as follows: naturalness, courage, ease; all of it sounding great.
Source: OnCuba News
December 16, 2019
As part of the celebrations for Culture Workers' Day, Fátima Patterson, actress and National Theater Award winner in 2017, received the Key to the City today at the provincial gala commemorating the occasion.
Source: Granma
December 16, 2019
The National Council of Plastic Arts (CNAP) hosted the jury in charge of awarding the National Prize for Plastic Arts, the highest award in the field of visual arts granted in our country.
Source: La Jiribilla
December 15, 2019
The music of the legendary Benny Moré returns today to the Teresa Carreño theater in Caracas, by the hand of Cuban maestro Joaquín Betancourt and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Venezuela.
Source: CubaSi
December 15, 2019
Cinderella is a film in which Camila Cabello will make her debut as a film actress, according to a Hollywood media outlet that recently reported it will also feature Nicholas Galitzine in the role of the Prince.
Source: Show News
December 14, 2019
Cuban alpinist Yandy Núñez Martínez is preparing to depart for Argentina to attempt to conquer the summit of Aconcagua, another imposing challenge following his spectacular climbs of Mount Elbrus (5,642 meters) and Pico de Orizaba (5,636), the highest peaks of Europe and Mexico, respectively.
Source: OnCuba News
December 14, 2019
Cuban singer Erick Iglesias Rodríguez, known artistically as "Cimafunk", will be part of the guest list for the "Isle of light" festival, which will take place next Saturday, March 14, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Source: Asere.com
December 13, 2019
The 2019 Arcadia List presented 100 books written exclusively by female authors in Spanish, which includes works by 3 Cuban women.
Source: Cibercuba
December 13, 2019
Arturo Montoto is one of the undisputed masters of Cuban visual arts at present.
Source: OnCuba News
December 12, 2019
At the age of 65, boxer in the light flyweight category Jorge Hernández, a glory of Cuban boxing, died in the early morning hours of Thursday, December 11, 2019.
Source: CubaSi
December 12, 2019
Wrestler Ismael Borrero and discus thrower Yaimé Pérez were chosen as the best Cuban athletes of 2019.
Source: CubaDebate
December 12, 2019
Cuban filmmaker Marilyn Solaya hits the mark again.
Source: Granma
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
