My Program in Front of the Cuban Consulate in Spain
My program En la cama con Nonardo (In bed with Nonardo) shot on October 9th in front of the Cuban Consulate in Spain, Madrid, went up shortly after on YouTube.
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Diaries
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Why Do Cubans Emigrate?
Historically-speaking, Cubans have always traveled to the US, the most developed nation in our continent and with a similar climate to ours in some areas. Then, they would come back to their homeland with the dollars they earned there, as things cost less here because Cuba was an under-developed country with a low quality of life.
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Grounded for 700 Days for Practicing Freedom of Speech
On October 10th, while Parliament and its Communist Party lawmakers met in a special session to elect or appoint the president and vice-president of the country, with the new nomenclature promulgated in the renewed Constitution, I was marking 700 days of being “regulated” (grounded).
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Cuba’s “Temporary” Situation
Fate would have it that the arrival of the temporary situation (which everyone comically calls the crisis we are currently experiencing here in Cuba), caught me at a time when I’ve been on house-arrest, as I had a household accident which has practically cut me off from the outside world for some months now.
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Cuba, a Strange Paradise
I grew up in a rural neighborhood, where people used to be healthier and neighbors were like family. We kids wandered about, without any worries.
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Ecuador: Homegrown Protests and Foreign Influence
Recent protests in Ecuador refer to three analytical dimensions: a home-based genesis (the combination of historic legacy and political circumstances), a certain foreign influence (of Venezuelan governments and allies) in their development, and in the crossfire, an incalculable impact on democracy in the continent.
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Lying about Cuba, the US’ New Attack Strategy
The fact the US government is fabricating and spreading countless lies about Cuba to justify the economic, commercial and financial blockade it has imposed on Cuba for nearly 60 years, doesn’t surprise me really, especially as most US governments’ foreign policy has historically been based on lies, in their attempt to justify their many attacks on other countries.
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Sexual Harassment is also Violence
Yani, that’s how everyone in the neighborhood knows one of the most beautiful girls from around these parts.
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An Unforgettable Friend
I still remember him. So clearly that it’s like he’s standing right in front of me, short, slim, but with an incredible energy and personality.
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Movement for Democracy in Cuba (Video)
On October 9th, a protest is scheduled to be held in front of the Cuban Consulate in Spain. Some members of this group will be present to raise their voice and demand freedom, social rights and democracy for the Cuban people.
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