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Cuban Film “Conducta” Triumphs in Spain

The Cuban film “Conducta”, directed by Ernesto Daranas, won the awards for best film, best director and best actress for Alina Rodriguez in the Latin American section of the Málaga Film Festival.

Cuban Rap Band Kamankola’s First Album

Before it’s outlawed, music and talent will continue to find ways to reach us. Before it’s outlawed, Cuba’s Kamankola project – created and led by rapper Jorge Lian Garcia – will continue to bring us irreverent pieces. “Before It’s Outlawed” is precisely the title with which Lian has christened his first record.

Havana’s Marti Theatre on Opening Night to the Public

These pictures are of what was the first public function in the newly reopened Marti Theatre in Havana. The report starts from the entrance to the theater, where the spectators were greeted by masked characters carrying candlesticks, followed by the performances and finally all the artists gathered on stage. (27 photos)

Enid Rosales: Forging a New Musical Direction

A young woman on the Tres, a traditional Cuban instrument, presents us with her album which she’s made with the help of friends. “I’ve always accompanied many top Cuban musicians,” she says in this interview with HT.

A Gay Soccer Drama Set in Havana

At night, Havana’s picturesque ocean drive becomes a showcase where young men offer the charms of their youth to tourists in search of sexual adventures. The double standards that underpin these relations is one of the issues explored by La partida (“The Departure”), a gay drama directed by Spanish filmmaker Antonio Hens which will premiere in Spain this Friday and is coming to Cuba in July.

Cuba’s Major Record Label Turns 50

EGREM, Cuba’s oldest record label and music company, is turning fifty. To celebrate the occasion, several artists are offering concerts, attending galas and launching new albums. One of the dance companies taking part in the festivities is Danza Contemporanea. (30 photos)

“The Possible Impossible”: Contemporary Dance in Old Havana

The room is completely dark. Suddenly, a light settles on a pair of legs moving frantically to and fro. Thus begins Posible imposible (“The Possible Impossible”), a contemporary dance performance co-produced by Sweden’s Memory Wax company and Cuba’s Retazos dance and theater group, which premiered in Havana on Friday, March 7.(31 photos)

Cuban Actor William Levy Premieres in Hollywood

The Cuban model and actor William Levy this week attended the premiere of “The Single Mothers Club” the first Hollywood film in which he participates, reported Diario de Cuba.

Cuban activists and emigration island gather in Miami

The Platform for Cuban Integration began Friday in the city of Miami, the civic- cultural campaign “For equality and integration in Cuba,” with activists from the island and emigrants living in the US participating. The campaign will continue through March 30.

Unesco Circulates List of 70 Works Stolen from Cuban Museum

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) published today a list of 70 artworks recently stolen from the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana. Cuban authorities had confirmed the robbery but without giving specific figures on the number of stolen pieces.