Singer-songwriter Raúl Torres receives 2026 Nobilis Causa Doctorate from the Movimiento Cultural Sur

November 9, 2026

Cuban singer-songwriter Raúl Torres is among 37 intellectuals, artists and community figures from 11 countries honored with the 2026 Nobilis Causa Doctorate, awarded by the Movimiento Cultural Sur. The degree ceremony took place virtually on Saturday, November 7, hosted from Vancouver, Canada, according to the Cuban News Agency (ACN).

"I am proud to receive this doctorate alongside such luminaries of culture," Torres told ACN. The troubadour, known for songs such as "Candil de nieve" and "Nítida fe," was recognized, according to Prensa Latina, for his contribution to Latin American singer-songwriter music and his artistic ties to the Dominican Republic, where he has spent several months working with artists and cultural institutions.

The Cuban group in the 2026 edition also included storyteller Nelson Amey Aragón Martínez, journalist Onelia Chaveco Chaveco, researchers Adys Cupull and Froilán González, and poet Waldo Leyva Portal. Honorees came from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Spain, Italy, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

With more than three decades of activity, the Movimiento Cultural Sur describes its mission as planting seeds of cultural change through humanism and mutual support among creators from different countries.