Peteco: An Atypical Guy
There’s no doubt that Peteco was one of the most colorful characters in Havana’s intellectual life of the 1980s and ‘90s.
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Interviews
Cuba Soprano Barbara Llanes on Her Career
Cuban soprano Barbara Llanes has participated in important musical initiatives on the island such as the recording of Jose Maria Vitier’s “Misa Cubana” (Cuban Mass), in addition to critically acclaimed concerts as a soloist with the National Symphonic Orchestra of Cuba.
Read MoreTaboos & Truths on Homosexuality in Cuba
Havana Times interviewed 20-year-old Angel Raicel Merencio Llanes, from Ciego de Avila province. This freshman English student at the University of Havana is a former member of the Tony Menendez Dance Company, and he’s homosexual.
Read MoreInterview with Cuban Dancer Lienz Chang
Lienz Chang is one of the greats produced by Cuban Ballet. Today he is the ‘Maitre’ of the La Scala Theater Ballet of Milan, Italy.
Read MoreJosué Tacoronte & Skpao: Music to Dance and Fall in Love
Cuban guitarist Josué Tacoronte speaks with HT about his studies and career on the island and most recently in Mexico.
Read MoreHT Interviews Cuba Guitarist Eduardo Martin
“I’ve never believed in competitions as definers of talent. In that sense I don’t believe they define anything. In art, the races are about long distance, not speed. No one finishes first or last because the goals are always on the horizon.”
Read MoreInterview with Cuban Painter Francis Fernandez Trujillo
“I support the belief that all artistic manifestations — those in existence and those yet to be — as well as all styles and tendencies, are nothing more than the universal possibility of expanding the creator’s spirit.”
Read MoreInterview with Cuban Actor Carlos Perez Peña
Actor Carlos Perez Peña, the founder of the famous Teatro Escambray and winner of the 2009 National Theater Award, spoke with HT about his life on stage and the motivations behind his career.
Read MoreTo Express My Ideas and Have Them Heard (Part II)
I think the first thing we have to change is our mentality. It’s been a long period of crisis and limitations that have transformed Cubans into individualistic, laconic beings who externalize violence, anger and arrogance.
Read MoreTo Express My Ideas and Have Them Heard (Part I)
Decadencia was the first song I ever heard by Escuadron Patriota. This was at the end of 2009. What caught my attention was his courage and especially the absence obscene or violent language. But that hasn’t prevented him from being strictly censored.
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