Puerto Rican actress and filmmaker Kesia Elwin has secured over US $110,000 in funding for a movie based on the life of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez through the on-line crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.
Read MoreThe top twenty songs of the famous Cuban musician Francisco Repilado forms the new album “Guantanamera. The essential album “, published by the label Rhino, of Warner Music, reported Prensa Latina.
Read MoreI am part of a small team of building restorers. Luckily, we are able to choose what work we do, something which isn’t common. Our boss – a friend of mine – deals with all of the red tape I would be unable to stomach, being the impatient person I am. (7 photos)
Read MoreAn audit at the International School of Film and Television (EICTV) of Cuba uncovered serious irregularities leading to the arrest of three employees and the resignation of the director.
Read MoreNew, neo-expressionist works by contemporary Cuban artists Rigoberto Rodriguez (popularly known as “Rigo”) and Ernesto Cordova, affording us two distinct takes on everyday reality, will be on display at a month-long exhibition entitled “Retaining”, currently mounted at the Fayad Jamis Arts Gallery in Alamar, Havana. (8 photos)
Read MoreThe 2nd Havana Spoken Word Festival takes place on July 8-14 with the presence of several international guest artists. Among the foreign participants are the Norwegian Sarah Camille Osmundsen, and a show with paintings, documentaries and recitals from Costa Rica.
Read MoreThe Cinemateca de Cuba will be featuring Italian comedies during the first half of July. During the second half of the month the cinema will be closed for reparations.
Read MoreThe now traditional La Rampa Art Fair opened today at Havana’s Pavilion Cuba, with multi-cultural activities including music, literature, utilitarian crafts, visual arts and film. The popular summer fair will extend until September 1, noted Prensa Latina.
Read MoreMore and more closets are being torn open across the island, to the ultimate benefit of Cuban culture. This past Saturday (June 20) saw the inauguration of an art exhibition showing a collection of homoerotic drawings by renowned Cuban painter Servando Cabrera Moreno (1923-1981).
Read MoreFlamingos, artificial trees, an elaborate sofa which sprouts from a wooden log, a stretch of lawn which invites you to take off your shoes and take a relaxing stroll across the gallery – these are some of the elements of the garden which address our senses – even our sense of touch – and help us feel and remember that we are a part of nature. (12 photos)
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