Yusimi Rodriguez Archives

Cuban You Tube Presenter, Otaola, Promotes a Ban on Remittances

It’s a matter of keeping what was endorsed in the new Constitution and everyone who supports the Cuban government, in line with their way of thinking.

‘I Didn’t Use the Opposition Struggle as a Trampoline to Leave Cuba’

From forbidden to travel to a “VIP” in Havana Airport, a controversial and uneasy activist, even among other activists, an applicant for political asylum in Spain; a doctor of medicine turned B&B apartment worker.

Consoling Sculptures Alongside the Havana Biennial

The first thing most people think is that they are different colored perfume bottles, between approximately 10-23 cms. They are around five centimeters thick.

A Work of Art Competition: Just for Black People?

Susana Pilar Elahante Matienzo realized that she didn’t know her own hair, at 17 or 18 years old, when she went to study at the Superior Arts University (ISA).

African Tradition of Women’s Hair Braiding in Cuba

Researching the Isle of Youth’s traditions back in 1981, Maria Cristina Eduardo came across something that really struck her, even though it didn’t form part of what we could call “Isle of Youth’s popular culture”: the way that teenagers from different African countries who came to study in Cuba at this time were braiding their hair.

Your Love Doesn’t Bother Anyone, Your Hate Does

In less than a month, the 99% Cubano Design Store alongside the Afro-Cuban Alliance, Acepto and El 68 va campaigns, as well as other projects and Facebook pages, have come together to hold another “Dame tu Pulover” (Give me your T-shirt) event in support of same-sex marriage.(8 photos)

Cuba in the Eyes of an African American

Fred Thomas III, my friend Kirenia and I were sitting in a small cafe in Regla, one of those privately-owned places that some ordinary Cubans can afford, as long as you don’t expect to eat the best quality pizza or sandwich. We were three black people wearing casual clothes…

Yuli: the Boy Who Became Carlos Acosta, the Great Ballet Dancer

You don’t have to be a fan of ballet or have seen a single show to know who Carlos Acosta is. The film Yuli focusses on the struggle that begins in Carlos’ childhood and endures even when he is a famous dancer.

“A Translator” of Chernobyl Victims in Havana Film Festival

For a long time, Chernobyl’s children were in my eyes the victims of that disaster in the Soviet Union, and the only connection they had with our lives was that we Cubans could no longer enjoy the Jose Marti Pioneers Camp, known as Tarara.

“My Best Friend”, a Good Second Choice at the Havana Film Festival

The synopsis for Mi Mejor Amigo in the Festival’s newspaper said: “Lorenzo is a teenager who lives in Patagonia. His life gets turned upside down when Caito comes along, the son of some family friends. In spite of their differences, a unique friendship is born, which resembles a love interest at times.”

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