The following is the monthly calendar (in Spanish) of film showings at the Cinemateca de Cuba which includes the Charles Chaplin theater and the Charlot videoteca, both located on 23rd St. between 10th and 12th in Havana’s Vedado District.
Read MoreIt’s not the first time that Caridad had thought of showing her work in an exposition, but for different reasons it never came about. “Why spend so much in the preparation of a showing of my photos?” was the question that the HT photographer had always asked herself. (24 photos)
Read MoreImportant Cuban intellectuals have just signaled an alert about the sexist and machismo content of some songs being massively spread across the island, something that apparently the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT) hasn’t noticed.
Read MoreA large number of Cuban musicians will be competing this year for one of the Latin Grammy Awards, whose nominations were announced on Tuesday by the Latin Recording Academy.
Read MoreThe film Los desastres de la guerra (The Disasters of War), the latest release by Cuban director Tomas Piard, has just been released in theaters in the capital.
Read MoreA friend of mine, very excited, told us that one evening he had walked by G Street and 15th, where he saw people painting on a huge wall on one of the central streets of the Vedado district. Intrigued by the size of the image, he returned the next day and was shocked by what he believed was more than just a mural
Read More“Cuban society is changing, but I dare not say if it’s for the better,” said the writer Leonardo Padura. His comments came on Monday at the San Sebastian, Spain Film Festival, where he’s presenting the film 7 dias en La Habana (Seven Days in Havana), for which he was the screenwriter.
Read MoreThe satirical zombie film Juan de los muertos (Juan of the Dead), directed by Alejandro Brugues, is the Cuban candidate for a nomination in the category “Best Latin American Film” at the 27th Goya Awards ceremony in Spain.
Read MoreR & B and Cuban rap singer Danay Suarez singer gave a memorable concert Friday Sept. 21 at the Casa de las Americas in Havana. She was accompanied by her group of musicians and guests including jazz musicians Roberto Fonseca and Michel Herrera and rapper Elian Brebaje Man. (28 photos)
Read MoreThe Franco-Cuban movie Havana Muda, by Eric Brach, is being screened at the “Queer Lisbon Film Festival” taking place through September 29 in that European city.
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