Its keys, a bit obstinate, helped me to become stricken with numerous bouts of tendonitis, but also with more than 10 books. Most of these were lost among my various friends, submitted to literary competitions or eaten by the island’s always ravenous cockroaches.
Read MoreThose who turn up at these “hitchhiking” points make themselves as comfortable as they can in the shade. They tend to strike up conversations, which seem more like chats between friends and close relatives than with people who only gather occasionally to catch a lift.
Read MoreHis songs are like the iron fist in the velvet glove, as they hammer your reality with humor. Frank Delgado constructs an ideo-esthetic discourse unparalleled on the contemporary Cuban music scene. It’s a shame he is hardly heard on Cuban airwaves.
Read MoreCurrently, in Cuban stores that accept hard currency, you can find ample quantities of nationally produced goods. What jumps out is that much of the imported merchandise is cheaper than their equivalent Cuba brands!
Read MoreAlthough it is true that this group has great importance as a point of departure – given that not many people now participate in such open and objective discussions – constructive criticism is necessary for their greater effectiveness as transformers of society.
Read MoreRecently, US politics were once again featured in the Cuban press. The popularity of President Obama was reported to have declined considerably among Americans since his election, at least according to a survey by a respected public opinion firm. If there are agencies in our country authorized to conduct this kind of work, neither I nor the people around me are aware of any of them.
Read MoreI almost invariably associate the unmistakable name of German Genaro Cipriano Gomez Valdes Castillo, better known in the history of cinema as “Tin Tan” with certain Havana neighborhood cinemas that no longer exist. These were where children laughed, teens groped and old people snored.
Read MoreYokira didn’t have her own room, so to be alone and give free rein to her illusions she went to the only public place that remained open all night: the mortuary. There nobody bothered her. But her parents found out and wanted to take her to a psychiatrist. Yokira the nut, the impossible one. Yokira makes her mother ill.
Read MoreWe had heard the slogan “Resist and Overcome” again and again and again for many years. We have resisted hurricanes, enemy aggressions, torrential rains, droughts, threats, and financial crisis, both international and national.
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