July 11, 2018
Eduardo Roca Salazar, Choco, who deserved the national prize for Plastic Arts last year, has reconnected with his roots during the celebration of the 38th edition of the Caribbean Festival.
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July 10, 2018
The designated hitter for the Blue Jays, Kendrys Morales, became the fifth Cuban player to hit 200 home runs in the Major Leagues when he hit one over the fence in the sixth inning of the third game of the series against the Yankees.
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July 10, 2018
In the context of the 38th edition of the Fire Festival, the prestigious Cuban intellectual received the recognition of Illustrious Son of the City of Santiago de Cuba and the International Casa del Caribe Prize Published: Friday July 06 2018 | 09:10:21 PM Updated: Friday July 06 2018 | 09:47:21 PM The prestigious Cuban intellectual and director of the Office of the Historian of the City of La Habana, Doctor Eusebio Leal Spengler, was distinguished the eve before with the status of Illustrious Son of the City of Santiago de Cuba, one of the highest recognitions granted by the Municipal Assembly of People's Power in the heroic city.
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July 9, 2018
If one epithet does justice to Omara Portuondo it is that of diva, no matter what challenges she faces, she is always capable of overcoming them, and her extensive and acclaimed work is the best proof.
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July 9, 2018
When almost 70 years have passed since his assassination, Chano resists dying as a legend: he has left enough to reappear again and again in the imagination of all those who ever listened to or pronounced his name or remembered some segment of that life which was undoubtedly a true thriller worthy of the best cinematography.
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July 7, 2018
Mirta Ibarra is, along with Enrique Pineda Barnet and Salvador Wood, recipient of the Lucía de Honor Award 2018, for lifetime achievement.
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July 6, 2018
Cuban boxing has a new loss.
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July 6, 2018
The National Ballet of Cuba was declared this Thursday Cultural Heritage of the Nation, the company reported in a statement.
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July 5, 2018
Last Thursday, July 5th, her family celebrated the 99th birthday of "Manana," as everyone calls her, at a gathering at her home in Coral Gables, a residential area in Miami-Dade County distinguished by its homes with Spanish air and its streets with names like Granada, Valencia, Alhambra, and Seville.
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July 4, 2018
From the entrance to Gibara, the White Villa of the Crabs, you are greeted by posters and stickers scattered throughout the city, which are part of the communication campaign Lights, Gibara, Action! If you continue walking its streets you find a large part of the Cuban cast of actors enjoying the sea breeze and also guests such as Puerto Rican Benicio del Toro who arrives for the second time, Spanish screenwriter and director Félix Viscarret, winner of the Goya Award, Mexican director Demián Bichir among others.
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July 4, 2018
On July 3, 2018, Cuban actress Natalia Agustina Herrera Díaz passed away.
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June 27, 2018
The 2018 National Humor Award was given to actor Octavio Fernández "Churrisco" and cartoonist Pedro Méndez, in recognition of a life entirely dedicated to the development of humor in Cuba.
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June 27, 2018
Who said that art and talent are lost with the years? Cuban actress and singer Rosita Fornés is a clear example that age is not an impediment to continuing to carry the soul of an artist.
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June 26, 2018
Aroldis Chapman continued in pursuit of his best all-time total by reaching 23 saves in the Yankees' 4-2 victory over the Phillies, thus providing the best news for the Cuban contingent on Monday's games.
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June 26, 2018
Known as the Lark of Song, Xiomara Alfaro was one of the great musical legends who shone on the artistic scene of 1950s Cuba The great voice of Cuban singer Xiomara Alfaro fell silent after a period of illness.
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June 25, 2018
In its continuous work to disseminate contemporary creation of music from the American continent, the string ensemble La Catrina has just released its recording of String Quartet No.
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June 25, 2018
The White Villa of the Crabs stands out as the most interesting proposal to kick off Summer 2018, with the realization of the International Cinema Festival.
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June 24, 2018
Thirty years after the expedition "By Canoe from the Amazon to the Caribbean", on Thursday, June 28, at 11:00 in the morning, Cuba time, its arrival at Havana Bay will be symbolically re-enacted, where it received a massive welcome.
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June 23, 2018
Digna Guerra, president of the XIII International Choral Festival CorHabana 2018, announced today that the event, which features an excellence program, will take place from June 26 to 30.
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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
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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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