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I See a Consumer and I Draw My Gun

The impossibility of going shopping for a day in Cuba without hostility is one of the biggest achievements of “real socialism”.

What’s a Symphony? Who was Mozart?

I would like to tell you about a show that classical music radio station, CMBF, broadcasts Sundays at 9:30 AM. It is called SABES TU? (Do you know?).

Promoting Civic Initiatives for Change Is the Path Ahead

If we want a better country, we have to fight for this country.

Toxic Relationships

Lena is a young woman from the US who is strongly attracted to a Cuban man.

The Different Faces of Havana

Honoring Havana for its five hundred years is more than valid. If anything deserves celebration, it’s this city full of history. However…

The Spanish Royals in Havana

I really didn’t believe it, the king and queen of Spain came to Cuba to fulfill a busy program.

Dying in a Venezuelan Hospital

“It’ll hang over your conscience.” This is what Libia was told, over and over, from the moment she stepped foot in the Hospital, in Barquisimeto.

When One Decides to be More than an Actor

Ironically, some people in Cuba still believe that you can make a living as an actor, although reality proves the exact opposite.

Old Dreams

One night in July 1994, my friend Tomasito and I were talking. We were both 19 years old at the time and doing our compulsory military service.

My Foreign Havana

It’s not every day that you wander about the city you were born in, with the same well-known places, and then suddenly be taken by surprise. (8 photos)