Rosita Fornes Friday at the Karl Marx

HAVANA TIMES — Renowned Cuban actress and singer Rosita Fornes, 89, will put on an elaborate show this Friday at Havana’s Karl Marx Theater, where she will also be paid homage by other artists on the island for her 74 years of artistic life.

During the concert, Fornes will perform her latest recording of duets, titled Con vivencias, in which she sang classical songs by composers such as Adolfo Guzman, Cesar Portillo de la Luz, Frank Dominguez, Ignacio “Bola de Nieve” Villa and others.

Known as “La Vedette de Cuba”, Fornes was the recipient of the National Music Award in 2005.