Potential Cases of Coronavirus and Preventative Measures in Cuba
Word quickly got around Mayari and the population’s concerns and stress, relating to the real fear of becoming victims of this pandemic, began.
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Diaries
An Artistic Performance Gives Cuba’s Flag Back its Symbolic Nature
It was May 1, 2017 when a Cuban, Daniel Llorente, emerged from out of the large crowd in Havana’s Revolution Square, waving a US flag.
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A Short Memoir of Crisis
I was completely aware of the crisis that began in Cuba after the USSR collaped one morning in 1991. I was 21 and had just finished my military service.
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A Simple Life is a Happy Life
I have no idea why really, yet I have found myself pondering materialism – a lot – recently. Here’s what came to mind.
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Good Tobacco Season and High Hopes of Fixing my Bathroom
This season, nature has been kind to tobacco crops in Mayari, Holguin. And my drying process is going well thus far.
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Independent Cuban Cinema Snubbed by Sundance Institute
It catches my attention that, one of the goals of the film is to show the anti-imperialism of children, the topic of greatest interest of its director.
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Pretending, the Only Way to Get Ahead in Cuba
Somebody always used to tell me: “Be smart, be like that guy who was more of a “worm” than you, but he never said anything…”
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March 8th in Cuba is No Day to Celebrate
2020 has had a rough start… in January alone, I discovered there had been three femicides and two minors had been raped. Now, I’ve just discovered…
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Some of My Experiences with Cuban State TV
While one show was being filmed, a producer took me to an office which he had the key to. He wanted to talk to me about something…
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Young Cuban Filmmakers Withdraw their Works from Official Event
Gagging this group of artists, in a country that is visibly old, is like cutting the shoots off a tree, which will end up half-rotten or dead.
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