The film Juan of the Dead, directed by Cuban cinematographer Alejandro Brugues, won with the Jury Prize this weekend in the category of “Films from Latin American” at the film festival in the French city of Biarritz.
Read MoreWe present you our Havana Cultural Calendar for October. We will be adding onto our calendar as the month progresses and further information is made available. A highlight this month is the beginning of the Havana Ballet Festival on Oct. 28.
Read MoreA sample of landscapes made in Cuba, from the nineteenth century to the present, is on display these days in Havana at the Hispano-American Cultural Center. (26 photos)
Read MoreThe 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.
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