Spanish President Pedro Sanchez visited Cuba a few days ago. It had been 30 years since the Spanish government’s head of state had visited this Caribbean island. Felipe Gonzalez was the last one to do so, a personal friend of Fidel Castro, even though they didn’t see eye to eye on many issues.
Read MoreIndependent filmmakers have managed to continuously produce works, and even though they have to jump through bureaucratic hurdles, deal with censorship, Cuban film does exist and it does have international exposure, placed among the elite of global cinema, thanks to these productions that are made outside of Cuban state institutions.
Read MoreA friend dragged me along to watch the new movie “Club de jazz”, by director Esteban Isausti, which made its debut in Havana’s movie theaters. Produced by the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) and Sincover films, it has been making waves here with audiences and critics alike…
Read MoreOver the past two years, I have written about corruption and the poor management of my cooperative called “Desembarco del Granma” in many articles. I have placed special emphasis on the powerlessness of farmers when they don’t have the ANAP’s support, who they legally depend on a great deal.
Read MoreIt was initially going to be a volume of stories written by both men and women, but then its publishers, Ignacio Rodriguez and Jorge Carpio, realized the potential these women had, all of whom shared a common denominator in their stories: erotica.
Read MoreWhite rice with black or red bean stew is the most common meal in all of Cuba, from the most western region where they grow tobacco in Pinar del Rio, to Maisi, in the far eastern province of Guantanamo. But what was the fail-safe meal for ordinary Cubans up until recently, has now become a dreadful headache.
Read MoreIn the ‘70s, the Cuban government made the decision to build multi-family residential dwellings in the town of Alamar, to the east of Havana, in response to the capital’s serious housing shortage. During that long-term building project, and in order to satisfy some of the new residents’ spiritual needs, a budget was allocated to build leisure and cultural centers.
Read MoreAs you’ve probably heard, a zoosadism case has gone viral on social media. I found out from a post published in the Cuba against Animal Abuse group, which was created to report degrading acts that humans carry out on animals. I recommend you sign up to this group to keep up-to-date with what is going on in our country in this respect.
Read MoreOn Thursday November 22nd, I woke up to a phone call from my aunt who lives in Miami. “Today, is Thanksgiving,” she told me. I thought about the group meditation that had been scheduled that afternoon in the park on G and 23rd streets in Vedado. Coincidence? Who knows.
Read MoreSome people would think that we should be used to it by now. How many times have you read on social media or digital magazines about the arrests of Luis Manuel, Amaury, Iris, Lia, Adonis, Soandry, Michel, Yasser, to name a few artists and producers, in less than two years?
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