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Author: Veronica Vega

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Cuban Film Upholds a Dream

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Veronica Vega 1 Comment

I feel like, lately, I’ve only been writing about our country’s constant demise. And we’ve experienced a very violent process of destruction.

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Will Cuba Disappear?

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 Veronica Vega 23 Comments

I toyed with the idea of what Cuba would be like if it ended up empty all the young people, children, pregnant and fertile women left?

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My Awareness of the Two Cubas

September 22, 2020September 24, 2020 Veronica Vega 5 Comments

My Awareness of the Two Cubas: It’s as if I have just woken up from a long dream right now, and saw a Cuba with options, solutions.

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Look, the King Is Naked!

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Veronica Vega 2 Comments

The children shouted “Look, the King Is Naked”. In today’s Cuba, ¿could we use some innocence instead of mistrust? I’d like to think so.”

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My Foreign Havana

November 13, 2019 Veronica Vega 3 Comments

It’s not every day that you wander about the city you were born in, with the same well-known places, and then suddenly be taken by surprise. (8 photos)

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Social Media Challenge with the Cuban Flag

August 16, 2019 Veronica Vega 5 Comments

This is an invitation for every Cuban to take a selfie with the patriotic emblem. These photos, in which natives from the island, of all ages, women and men and even from different countries where they reside, have taken over social media with the unusual development of spontaneity, wit and joy.

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Cuba: The Price You Have to Pay

May 27, 2019 Veronica Vega 5 Comments

I hear voices with a Cuban accent, laughter. I carry on saying “here” when I talk about Cuba. I keep thinking that those friends that I used to meet at “Torre de Letras”, or at the “Poesia sin Fin” festival, will walk through the door at any moment.

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My Long Journey from Havana to Miami

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Veronica Vega 4 Comments

The distance that separates the Cuban capital to Florida is a route plagued with ghosts, dreams and nightmares. With idealism and corpses.

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What We Can’t Do in Cuba

April 21, 2019 Veronica Vega 3 Comments

The first thing that left an impression on me about Buenos Aires was a park near the hotel we were staying: Plaza de San Martin. I don’t know why the city reminded me of the French animation movie “The Illusionist”. (12 photos)

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Cuba from a Distance

April 14, 2019April 14, 2019 Veronica Vega 8 Comments

I arrived back in Havana on March 20th, after a trip to three countries: Mexico, Argentina and Chile. I wanted to write a meticulous diary of my visits… (13 photos)

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