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Works of Cuban Visual Artist Yasser Castellanos

Yasser Castellanos is a self-taught painter, graffiti artist and MC. He has been exploring people’s relationship with the divine since 1998.

Anima Mundi: Cuban Rock Beyond the Island’s Borders

Anima Mundi is one of the few Cuban rock bands that have achieved international recognition and have taken the stage at important European venues. Their music makes them a one-of-a-kind experience at home. Today, we converse with the band’s guitarist and founder, Roberto Diaz.

Yasiel Puig’s Journey from Cuba to MLB Heading for the Movies

The life of the young Cuban baseball player Yasiel Puig, one of the rising stars of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will be the subject for a Hollywood movie, reported “The Hollywood Reporter,” with RatPack Entertainment as the producers.

Agustin Bejarano Returns to Cuba after Serving Sentence for Pedophilia in Miami

The famous painter and sculptor Agustin Bejarano, convicted of sexually abusing a minor, returned to Cuba this month after spending three years in prison in the United States.

Cuban Artist Recreates “The Hole” Where Cuban Five Were Held in Isolation

During the month of April an unusual installation is showing at the Havana Fine Arts Museum titled “No Agradezcan el Silencio” (Don’t thank the silence) by artist Alexis Leiva Machado (Kcho). (20 photos)

Isabel Allende on Gabriel García Márquez in Exclusive Interview

In an exclusive interview, Chilean novelist Isabel Allende remembers the life and legacy of late writer Gabriel García Márquez. She reads from his landmark novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and talks about how García Márquez influenced generations of thinkers and writers in Latin America and across the world.

Cuban Artist Tomas Sanchez Shows Works in Cuba after 27 Years

Tomás Sanchez had not had an exhibition in Cuba since 1987. Though some of his paintings were occasionally exhibited in a number of biennales in Havana, there had been no solo exhibitions by the artist since that date. The artist had been blacklisted (his yoga and meditation practices weren’t well seen at the time).(13 photos)

Cuba’s Low-Budget Film Festival: Coming Attractions

Not that many years ago, Gibara, was a quiet little town in Cuba’s east-laying province of Holguin, boasting a natural beauty that drew a small number of adventurous souls seeking to get away from the boisterous streets of the big city. Today, Gibara is a cultural center that brings together filmmakers and audiovisual artists at the International Low-Budget Cinema Festival, created by Cuban cineaste Humberto Solas in 2003.

Con-Trastes: Two Women and Their Guitars

The novel and interesting performances of Zuleida Suarez and Susana Frade – two soloists who have come together as a music duo – have already earned them renown on the island. “Sacrifice is part of the life of any musician,” one of them tells me during their interview for Havana Times.

Dance: 24 Hours and a Dog

The result of artistic collaboration and complicity, “24 hours and a dog” has as its starting point the jazz music of Arturo O’Farrill. The Malpaso dance troupe, directed Osnel Delgado, performed it at the end of March, with Osnel’s own choreography. (26 photos)