The young actor and filmmaker Daniel Chile told HT: “Although I’m lucky to have found my calling, I’m still trying to find myself.” His short “Tunel” will be shown in the upcoming Havana Film Festival in the Made in Cuba section.
Read More“We don’t like to talk about our specific goals,” says Cuban virologist María Guadalupe Guzman, as a subtle way to avoid going into too much detail about the research she is heading up to develop a dengue vaccine.
Read More“My father was a bus driver and my grandfather was a driver-mechanic. In the house where I grew up there was a mechanic’s workshop. To me this was fascinating; I love everything that has to do with working with iron,” Yurima told HT.
Read MoreTroubadour and painter Izael Carrazana has brought together his creative endeavors in both the visual arts and music. As Izael commented, “Recording has been less accessible to young singers on the island.”
Read More“I’m a supporter of a political model with a priority on individual freedom, so it doesn’t matter what’s the name of the government… The first thing that needs to happen in Cuba is for citizens to regain all of their political and economic rights, that’s the main thing that has to happen here,” Antonio G. Rodiles told HT.
Read MoreThe doors of their home are almost always open for whoever wants to enter. Actually today is a special day; their children, godchildren, religious sisters and brothers, neighbors and even curious passersby will be stopping through to greet the throne of Obbaleri (the African name of Manolo’s saint), as this saint turns 26.
Read MoreWe interviewed the Cuban actor of film, theatre and television Manuel Romero, who will be starring in an upcoming film release on the island, one dedicated to the youth of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci.
Read MoreYunior Garcia Aguilera is an actor and one of the creators of today’s Cuban theater. He told HT in our interview: “My country and its people are the concerns that obsess me.”
Read MoreOne could write a soap opera about the life of my friend Fernando, though certainly not for Cuban television. Coming from a middle class family, one very supportive of the revolution, he’s a film buff who was influenced by Soviet movies, which helped him decide to enroll in military school.
Read MoreIris asked the director of the Municipal Housing Department what legal routes existed to obtain a place to live in Cuba. Specifically, she asked if the government had apartments that it sold or rented. The answer was no.
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