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March 22, 2025

Cuban researcher and musicologist José Reyes Fortún passed away today, according to the National Music Museum and the Research and Development Center for Cuban Music.

Source: ACN

March 21, 2025

Israel Hernández Planas, a former Cuban judoka and two-time Olympic medalist, has been named head coach of the U.

Source: Cubalite

March 21, 2025

The Cuban Institute of Music announced this Thursday the appointment of Maestro Igor Ernesto Corcuera Cáceres as Principal Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra.

Source: Cubadebate

March 20, 2025

Cuban actress Lili Santiesteban, who captivated audiences with her memorable portrayal of delegate Yaquelín in the telenovela Tan lejos y tan cerca (2022), has embarked on a new professional path in the United States, where she has resided since August 2024.

Source: Cubalite

March 20, 2025

The American Grandmaster of Cuban origin Leinier Domínguez could not make up for the previous day's defeat by losing again (this time 3.

Source: Swing Completo

March 19, 2025

The acclaimed and exceptional Cuban singer Omara Portuondo arrived today in New York invited to the premiere of the musical Buena Vista Social Club on the Broadway circuit.

Source: 5 de septiembre

March 19, 2025

The Cuban artistic community in Miami is in mourning following the death of "Mariloly" (born as Danilo Domínguez), one of the most emblematic figures of drag performance in exile.

Source: Cibercuba

March 18, 2025

The Cuban animal rights community mourned on Tuesday the death at age 78 of Nora García Pérez, a steadfast defender of "the protection of all animals, especially dogs and cats".

Source: OnCubaNews

March 18, 2025

Actress Ingrid Lobaina shares her journey through television, cinema, and theater, a path she defines as an "acting journey aligned with her purposes.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

March 17, 2025

The renowned Cuban improvisational poet Juana Tomasa Quiala Rojas, affectionately known as Tomasita Quiala, is hospitalized in serious condition in the Intensive Care Unit of Leopoldito Martínez hospital, in San José de las Lajas, after suffering a cardiovascular infarction this Sunday.

Source: Cubalite

March 17, 2025

The essayist, critic and professor Cira Romero, one of the most prominent figures in literary research in Cuba, died Sunday night in Havana.

Source: OnCubaNews

March 8, 2025

Prominent Cuban journalist Max Lesnik passed away this Saturday at the age of 94 in the American city of Miami, where he had resided since 1961.

Source: Cubadebate

March 8, 2025

Artist Manuel Hernández was unanimously awarded the National Prize for Plastic Arts 2024, according to the verdict announced this Friday at the headquarters of the National Council of Plastic Arts.

Source: Granma

March 6, 2025

Singer, composer, music and film producer Edesio Alejandro died this Wednesday in Madrid, after months of fighting an aggressive prostate cancer.

Source: OnCubaNews

March 6, 2025

The National Journalism Prize José Martí, For a Life's Work, awarded by the Union of Journalists of Cuba (UPEC), this year was conferred upon Edda Diz Garcés, who served as director of the Cuban News Agency for more than a decade.

Source: Granma

March 4, 2025

Cuban-American former congressman Lincoln Díaz-Balart passed away on Monday, March 3rd at age 70, according to an announcement made by his brother, Mario, through a statement.

Source: Telemundo 51

March 4, 2025

Cuban writer Wendy Guerra believes that "fashion has always been a form of resistance," a world that she describes in her latest novel, 'La costurera de Chanel', full of female protagonists with which she wants to pay homage to the women who have always been behind the scenes of History.

Source: Infobae

March 2, 2025

Popular Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Fernández Gallo, better known as Paulo FG, died today at the age of 63 in a car accident on the Malecón in the capital, according to a report by Canal Clave of Cuban Television.

Source: Prensa Latina

March 1, 2025

The Inter-American Council of Crafts and Popular Art, IBEROARTE, has granted the title of honorary member to prominent cultural promoter Mercy Correa Piñero in recognition of her tireless work over more than 40 years in the promotion and development of crafts in Cuba.

Source: FB

March 1, 2025

Cuban biotechnology loses one of its most brilliant founders with the passing on February 26th of Dr.

Source: Infomed

March 1, 2025

The National Union of Jurists of Cuba annually awards the National Law Prize "Carlos Manuel de Céspedes", with the purpose of recognizing the life and work of jurists who have maintained an outstanding professional trajectory, in teaching, research or the practice of the profession.

Source: Cubadebate

February 26, 2025

Any surface serves Cuban Roberto Fabelo to give free rein to his 'vice' with drawing, from a disposable airline bag to a used coffee maker, a kitchen pot or an animal bone, and a good sample of this can be seen these days at the Instituto Cervantes.

Source: Radio Florida

February 22, 2025

Actress Ana de Armas is among the celebrities who will present golden statuettes during the upcoming Oscars ceremony, as announced this Wednesday by the Hollywood Academy.

Source: OnCubaNews

February 22, 2025

Renowned Cuban actress Miriam Socarrás has been selected to participate in the 75th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, which takes place from February 13-23.

Source: Cubadebate

February 13, 2025

As part of the Festival de las Estrellas, which will feature artists such as Café Quijano, Sole Giménez, Juan Valderrama and Puma Rodríguez among others, the Movistar Arena in Madrid, in its entirety, was moved, pulsed, vibrated and was stirred at the tribute concert to the immortal artist Pablo Milanés, which bore the title Eternamente Pablo.

Source: Nueva tribuna

February 13, 2025

The National Boxing Commission reported this Tuesday that Iván Horta Rodríguez del Rey has been appointed technical director of the national women's preselection in that sport.

Source: Cubadebate

February 12, 2025

Cuban singer-songwriter Eduardo Sosa Laurencio passed away in the early morning of Wednesday, February 12 in Guantánamo, at the age of 52, due to a hemorrhagic stroke suffered on Monday the 3rd.

Source: Cubasi

February 12, 2025

Cuban baseball player Yoan Moncada, who was a free agent in the Major Leagues after completing his contract with the Chicago White Sox, reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Angels, the team where he will play the 2025 season for five million dollars, according to MLB Network sports journalist Jon Heyman in his X profile.

Source: Diario de Cuba

February 11, 2025

In just ten days, Cuban singer Jorge Soto Papushi will have to compete, along with other performers, for the 2025 World Tejano Awards with his song "Te digo adiós", released in February 2024.

Source: OnCubaNews

February 11, 2025

The jury of the National Community Culture Prize in its twentieth edition, meeting this morning in Havana, has unanimously decided to award the 2024 prize to theater director and pedagogue Carlos Alberto "Tin" Cremata Malberti, for his contributions to community sociocultural work and his extraordinary social impact.

Source: CubaSi

February 10, 2025

The life and sports career of triple Olympic and world boxing champion Teófilo Stevenson will be brought to the big screen in a Cuba-Russia co-production, under the direction of filmmaker Alejandro Gil.

Source: Cubadebate

February 10, 2025

Cuban Lázaro Martínez needed just two attempts to claim first place in the triple jump event at the Val-de-Reuil Indoor Athletics Meet in France.

Source: Jit

February 9, 2025

Cuban design loses an essential figure.

Source: Cubarte

February 9, 2025

The actor also shares a credit as coproducer of the film, which was shot in the Dominican Republic as it could not be filmed in Cuba.

Source: ADN Cuba

February 8, 2025

The most recent album by the founder of Irakere was presented at the Knight Concert Hall, one of the concert halls of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, with a capacity of more than 2,000 spectators and exceptional acoustics.

Source: OnCubaNews

February 8, 2025

Cuban triple jumper Andy Hechavarría won yesterday at the Grand Prix Ciudad de Valencia, a bronze category event of the World Athletics Indoor Tour.

Source: Granma

February 7, 2025

The Cuban from the Yomiuri Giants, Raidel Martínez, amazed everyone today who witnessed his first bullpen session of the spring, including manager Shinnosuke Abe and Shosei Togo, one of his best pitchers.

Source: Jit

February 7, 2025

Cuban singer-songwriter Eduardo Sosa continues to be reported in critical condition, with guarded prognosis, and without evidence of neurological improvement, the Hospital General Docente Dr.

Source: Escambray

February 6, 2025

Gloria Estefan and Tania León shone at the 2025 Grammys.

Source: Cibercuba

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