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June 23, 2018

Under the direction of filmmaker Johan Hernández, Cuban rappers Aldo "El Aldeano" and Silvito "El libre" present the music video for their collaborative song "No dejes que el tiempo".

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June 22, 2018

Cuban singer Haydée Milanés distinguished the 30th International Boleros de Oro Festival with her exceptional talent and intimate signature, demonstrating how time means nothing in the face of resounding works.

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June 22, 2018

Prominent former baseball player from Villa Clara Ariel Pestano Valdés was discharged from the hospital on the morning of this Thursday, June 21, after spending several days admitted to the Intensive Care unit of the Provincial Hospital Arnaldo Milián Castro due to complicated Leptospirosis.

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June 21, 2018

Cuban music has in Ecuador a fervent defender, singer and actor Ovidio González, who demonstrates through his daily work the Martian maxim that "music has heaven," which makes it infinite.

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June 21, 2018

Cuban writer Rafael Alcides, considered one of the last great living poets of the island, has died in Havana at age 85.

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June 20, 2018

'We feel happy that our friend can participate with us in the show on Tuesday, June 26,' wrote Delgado and Malcom on Instagram The members of the popular Cuban duo Gente de Zona confirmed on social networks that Italian singer Laura Pausini will accompany them at the concert in June in this capital.

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June 20, 2018

After five years without appearing on the stages of this city, Silvio Rodríguez, the renowned Cuban troubadour, will return to the so-called Athens of Cuba, in his concert for the neighborhoods number 94, in Parque de La Estrella, this Friday at seven in the evening.

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June 19, 2018

With a concert by Cuban pianist Alejandro Falcón, an extensive program of activities begins today in the context of the International Golden Boleros Festival 2018.

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June 19, 2018

Reclaiming the work of the most important piano composer of the 19th century in Hispanic history, the Cuban Nicolás Ruiz Espadero (1832-1890), bringing it to our present day, is the main objective of the project Hispanic-Cuban Romantic Music of the 19th Century, Nicolás Ruiz Espadero, which will take place in the capital between June 21 and 24, and which includes lectures, a concert series, and the recovery of a significant number of his scores from Cuban and Spanish archives.

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June 18, 2018

Two gold medals and one silver was the excellent finish delivered by Cubans Manrique Larduet and Randy Lerú at the artistic gymnastics World Cup in Guimaraes, Portugal, a competition that marked their return to the top level after almost a year of absence.

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June 18, 2018

Yotuel, Roldán and Ruzzo, members of the Cuban group Orishas, visited the emblematic Palacio de Valle in Cienfuegos, shared a concert lasting more than an hour with the people of Cienfuegos, and paid tribute to the Bárbaro del Ritmo Benny Moré at his statue on the Prado, where sincere singing and heartfelt confessions were not lacking.

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June 17, 2018

The current health status of former baseball player Ariel Pestano was reported on Friday, June 15 as "stable," with the required medical treatment and awaiting microbiological tests that will confirm or rule out possible leptospirosis, which is why he is admitted to the intensive care unit at Arnaldo Milián Castro Provincial Hospital in Santa Clara.

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June 16, 2018

Singer Telmary Díaz was selected among 600 artists to participate in the Fimpro International Music Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico, and her performance with the HabanaSana band was considered by specialized critics as a demonstration of strength and quality.

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June 16, 2018

Iraida Malberti Cabrera, screenwriter and director of radio, film and television and a person dedicated to artistic work with children, passed away in the early morning hours of June 16, 2018 in Cuba.

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June 15, 2018

Conductor Daiana García led the National Symphonic Orchestra last Sunday, June 10th, at its usual morning concert held in the Covarrubias Hall of Cuba's National Theater.

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June 15, 2018

Cuban writer Alberto Guerra received the XXIV International Short Story Prize José Nogales, granted by the Provincial Council of Huelva with the aim of promoting and encouraging literary production in the field of narrative, for his work 'The Silent Film Pianist'.

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June 14, 2018

Camagüey-born writer Miguel Mejides, an author who brings prestige to contemporary Cuban letters, died this Wednesday in La Habana at the age of 68, a victim of cancer.

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June 14, 2018

The Che Guevara Study Center and Ocean Films premiere this June 14th in the city of Santa Clara the documentary "Ernesto Che Guevara: Pages of a Life" with unpublished images of the universal revolutionary and the testimony of his companion Aleida March de la Torre.

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June 14, 2018

The popular television program 'Caso Cerrado' that airs on Telemundo for more than ten years is facing a major conflict between two of the program's creators.

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June 13, 2018

The Cuban Slugger exhibition, by Cuban visual artist Reynerio Tamayo, will be on display in Washington, USA, from the 11th to the 29th of next month, coinciding with the 89th MLB All-Star Game, to be held in the US capital on July 17th.

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June 13, 2018

The Cuban ensemble Camerata Romeu offered last Saturday the concert "Dance of the Witches" at the Minor Basilica of the Convent of San Francisco de Asís, as part of the chamber orchestra's 25th anniversary celebrations.

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June 12, 2018

The 19-year-old athlete was the outstanding figure at the Bauhaus Galan Stockholm, winning the long jump with 8m 83cm.

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June 12, 2018

Former Cuban long jumper Iván Pedroso stated that his compatriot Juan Miguel Echevarría has everything it takes to break the national record of 8.

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June 12, 2018

The Cuban poet, essayist, journalist, and politician José Martí (1853-1895) has been named a new member of the New York Writers Hall of Fame, as announced last May by the Empire State Center for the Book.

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June 11, 2018

The Cuban duo Gente de Zona increased views on YouTube this week following the worldwide premiere of the music video Te duele, which has surpassed 2 million views on that digital platform.

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June 11, 2018

Family members, friends, athletes and the general public will participate today in a pilgrimage to the cemetery in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas, where the remains of three-time world and Olympic champion Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence rest, on the VI anniversary of his physical passing.

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June 10, 2018

His parents lost an island, Cuba, but he already has his own.

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June 9, 2018

Cuban troubadour Pablo Milanés received the Gramola de Oro award on June 6th in Madrid, a distinction of great importance in Spanish music.

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June 9, 2018

With a touch of joy and nostalgia, every occasion is experienced when a current achievement surpasses one of the emblematic ones.

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June 8, 2018

The presentation on Thursday, June 7 of Tony Ávila and his group in the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater was under the direction of Enrique Carballea, who exclusively explained to La Jiribilla that the idea comes from Tony's "Proyecto Atrapa Sueños" (Dream Catcher Project) symphonic format, which consists of adapting his work to that format, both his songs and some of his guarachas.

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June 8, 2018

The Institute of History of Cuba is working on the compilation of the Complete Works of Máximo Gómez, in more than 30 volumes, which will be an important revelation, announced today in this capital by Doctor René González Barrios, president of that institution.

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June 7, 2018

On the occasion of the international celebration of World Music Day on June 21, pianists Chucho Valdés, from Cuba, and Stefano Bollani, from Italy, will offer a concert in Havana.

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June 7, 2018

Following her successful performances with the National Ballet of Cuba in the United States, the prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Cuba, BNC, Viengsay Valdés, will take the stage today Thursday, June 7 in Montreal, Canada, alongside renowned figures from the Paris Opera, Boston Ballet, and Canadian companies.

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June 5, 2018

Aroldis Chapman reached his fourteenth save by achieving a 7-4 Yankees victory over Detroit, in a very short game where barely four players took the field.

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June 5, 2018

The Cuban singer, 87 years old, is known throughout the world as "the Diva of Buena Vista Social Club", the famous project by filmmaker Wim Wenders.

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June 5, 2018

Acosta Danza, a company directed by Carlos Acosta Quesada, performed on Monday, June 4 at the Wales Millennium Center, in the Welsh city of Cardiff.

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June 5, 2018

Vida Libre is the title of the national tour that musician David Blanco and his group began on Monday, June 4 in Guantánamo.

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June 4, 2018

More often than we would like, we find ourselves meditating on where modernity intends to take us, specifically regarding the latest generation technology for listening to music.

Source: La Jiribilla

July 29, 2024

Cuban-born naturalized Turkish Melissa Vargas, a volleyball star at the global level, led Turkey in its Olympic debut against the Netherlands and with 30 points shone in the 3-2 victory over the Europeans.

Source: ADN Cuba

July 29, 2024

Cuban actor and singer Sian Chiong, who has been living in Aztec land for several years, has confirmed that he will be one of the participants in the new edition of La Casa de los Famosos México, set to premiere this Sunday, July 21 on the ViX platform.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

July 28, 2024

Two-time Olympic champion Julio César La Cruz, better known as La Sombra, lost his fight this Sunday against Cuban-Azerbaijani Loren Berto Alfonso Domínguez, thus cutting short his path toward the third boxing title he aspired to win at Paris 2024.

Source: Cibercuba, Cubadebate

July 28, 2024

Directed by Cuban Wilmia Verrier Quiñones, the Mexican group has won the main prizes of this prestigious festival.

Source: El Español

July 26, 2024

Santiago Alfonso, National Prize for Dance 2006 in Cuba, turned 85 years old this Thursday and today enjoys the recognition and affection of the artistic sector that considers him a master of dance spectacle.

Source: Radio Enciclopedia

July 26, 2024

Lucía Chacón Hechevarría, the longest-lived person recorded in Cuba, passed away early this week in Mayarí Arriba, Santiago de Cuba.

Source: OnCubaNews

July 25, 2024

The prima ballerina and general director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Viengsay Valdés, taught a master class on Tuesday, July 23rd at the National Ballet of Panama, the BNC reported in a statement.

Source: Cubadebate

July 25, 2024

Cuban musician Arturo Sandoval will be honored by the Kennedy Center in its 47th edition, along with the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Francis Ford Coppola, and the Apollo Theater.

Source: Cibercuba

July 24, 2024

Cuban actor Leonardo Benítez appears in love and happy, enjoying these days the most beautiful parts of Europe alongside his partner, according to several posts by the artist on the social network Instagram.

Source: Cubanoticias 360

July 24, 2024

Eliades Ochoa is a living star of the La Mar de Músicas festival in Cartagena.

Source: La Mar de Músicas Cartagena

July 23, 2024

The legendary Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés was honored as one of the 2025 Jazz Masters, the most important recognition a jazz musician can aspire to in the United States.

Source: Cubanet