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Maylu Hernandez: A Lover of Musicals

“Being part of the Television Ballet I went on many international tours, some for only a few weeks and others — like with the Tihany Circus — for a year and a half.”

Singing with Moncada and Pavarotti

Augusto Enriquez, the former lead singer with the popular Cuban group Moncada, was the sole Cuban artist invited to sing with the great Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti in his memorable benefit concerts.

Painful Reasons for Leaving Cuba

Rafael knew what awaited him if he returned to the island branded a counter-revolutionary: public ridicule, his children shamed, psychological abuse of his wife, evil stares, telephone calls…

She Works at the Havana Garbage Dump

I discovered her during a recent visit to the 100th Street dump here in Havana. Silent, concentrating on her work, she walks atop the garbage with confidence, like someone who knows the terrain well and therefore where to step. Is she accustomed or just resigned to so much filth? Is she irresponsible or intrepid?

Cuba’s Ballet in a Book

Currently Cuban ballerinas are like their Russian counterparts of the 1970s and ‘80s, and for very similar reasons. They have that type of strong but subtle influence; they can be found all over the world, and they’re always in first ranks.

Interview with Cuban actress Ana de Armas

Well, when I was in Cuba and I made the decision to leave for Spain to look for work, I was in my fourth year of acting school. When I left I was only a few months short of graduating, but I knew that immediately after finishing I wouldn’t be allowed to leave Cuba for a few years [to perform National Social Service work required of all graduates]. So, I had to weigh the value of having a degree in my hands or leaving at that moment in search of my future; I always pay attention to my intuition – so I left.

Havana Times Editor Quizzed on Cuba

The Communist Party of Great Britain’s online/print publication “Weekly Worker” published Thursday an interview conducted by journalist Maciej Zurowski with HT editor Circles Robinson. The interview gives some background on the starting up of Havana Times as well as some of Robinson’s views on current issues facing Cuba.

Mark Danner: Writing about Politics & War

I just consider myself a writer. People have these phrases like “human rights journalism” and all of that, and I just think I write about what interests me. And it often has to do with violence or war.

Interview with Cuban Artist Maykel Herrera

HT interviews Maykel Herrera, a visual artist whose work has already attained a privileged position among Cuban contemporary artists for its impact in exhibits and the interest shown by the public. “I consider myself a very observant individual, a person who nurtures themselves from all experiences. I take advantage of every day to the maximum,” says Maykel.

Cuba Flamenco Artist Reinier Mariño

HT interviews Reinier Mariño, a recognized flamenco guitarist from Cuba who left the island several years ago to pursue a fruitful international career. “I love to play; it’s perhaps what I love most in life. I would dare to say, with all sincerely, that I like playing the guitar more than making love,” says the musician.