Culture

Havana Chaplin Theater’s April Movies

Here is the film list for the Chaplin Theater and the Charlot Video Room for the month of April. A highlight of the month will be the director of Oscar winner The Separation presenting his film as well as a weeklong Young Filmakers Festival.

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HT Photo Contest: Last Day to Send Entries

The time has come to begin our Cuba Photo Contest for the year 2012. This is the fourth such contest, one for each year of our publication. The deadline for submitting photos is September 15, 2012. All finalists and semifinalists’ photos will be published and prominently displayed by HT.

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The Cuban Rap Agency Controversy (Alcaild’s Version)

“A lot of things have happened, and I think that many of the goals have been achieved by those who started actions around that demand: the demotion of the agency’s director. The most important thing now is to rebuild, to see how we can move the Cuban Agency of Rap forward,” said Alcaild in his interview with HT.

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Oscar-winning Iranian Filmmaker Coming to Cuba

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi travels soon to Havana to present his latest film “The Separation”, which is this year’s winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, as well as a prizewinner in the Golden Globe and Golden Bear awards.

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Osmani Garcia on Tour in the US

Reggaeton musician Osmani Garcia, the creator of the controversial song “El Chupi Chupi,” will arrive in Miami on Monday where he will begin a 14-concert tour of the United States under the sponsorship of All Star Promotions.

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Cuban Musicians to Play France

“This group of stars will be coming together for the first time in a project of Cuban music, specifically the son style,” said Joaquín Betancourt, the composer, arranger and 2001 Grammy Award winner who will lead the ensemble.

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