Culture

Massiel to Perform in Cuba

The famous Spanish singer and actress Massiel, will perform in Havana on May 11, during the main gala in the local campaign against Homophobia, organized every year by the National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX).

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Three Cubans and a Scam Artist

About a year ago, I wondered how foreigners see me. Now I think I have the answer: We are the perfect candidates for a scam. We are so hungry for opportunities that only foreigners can offer that we do not stop to calculate the risks involved when it comes to negotiating with them.

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Buena Vista Social Club Returns to Chile

Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club band led by singer Omara Portuondo returns to Santiago de Chile for a concert on May 3rd.. The photographer brings us these images from an earlier presentation of Buena Vista in Santiago de Chile. (7 photos)

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Young Cuban Filmakers Stir Havana Viewers

The documentary “Elena” takes its name from a building (1927) on Centro Habana’s Vapor St. Seldom repaired, always inadequately, the Elena Building was deteriorating until it was declared uninhabitable and its residents were taken away to a shelter in the Mantilla neighborhood.

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‘Seeing Things Where No One Sees Them’

Aliesky Perez is one of those folk singers who keep alive the essence of their art. With his backpack and guitar in hand, he doesn’t hesitate to embark on a journey to share his music with audiences in the most diverse places across Cuba.

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Surprises at Cuba’s Festival of Young Filmmakers

The XII Festival of Young Filmmakers is currently underway in the Cuban capital, but hurry, it ends on Sunday April 7. The Chaplin, Sala Charlot, 23rd and 12st and ICAIC theaters are projecting the Cuban works in competition as well as international works that include a sampling from the Festival of Short Films from Clermont-Ferrand, France. (17 photos)

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Cuba Welcomes Beyonce and Jay-Z

Popular R & B singer Beyonce and her rapper husband Jay-Z are in Cuba today celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary. The couple dined at the famous La Guarida private restaurant on Wednesday evening and toured Old Havana on foot on Thursday. They were well received by scores of fans.

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Qva Libre Band in Santiago de Cuba

With its infectious beat and sui generis look, including the use of large colored hats, Qva Libre had young people dancing and enjoying themselves at the Universidad de Oriente in Santiago de Cuba on April 2. (20 photos)

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