With over two decades of artistic life, his major successes just began to bear fruit this past decade. Many of his best known songs are included in his album Cubano por donde tu quieras, recorded under the Bis Music record label.
Teresita sells peanuts at the bus stop. She and her only grandson depend on her earnings to survive. She’s formally retired but her Social Security check amounts to nothing.
Given the way baseball is now played in the World Cup, our country’s National Baseball Commission seriously trained a team for the first time in a long time. This has raised hopes among our people, who remain dependent on that “circus” to maintain their illusions.
Ray Fernandez first public success was earned with the song “Lucha tu Yuca” (Struggle for your bread), a piece in which he uses an entertaining analogy between today’s Cubans and our indigenous ancestors to critique the harsh reality of life in the country.
At the House of Poetry, I was listening to verses being recited by a Cuban author of some standing when suddenly I noticed a young woman sitting next to me. A “who-knows-what” diverted my attention from the reading long enough for us to exchange looks.
Nonetheless, this “father of the Cuban cartoons” doesn’t have a monopoly in terms of quality. A new generation is emerging who are somehow heirs of that flower pollinated by Padron with his creations. .
Eric Mendez is a trova musician who has recently come to light and whose popularity is currently on the rise in Cuban music. Like many of his contemporaries, his restless creativity has led him to explore a fusion of sounds and rhythms.
Julio had a promising career in Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) before being relegated to the reserves due to health problems. From very early on he had participated in two internationalist missions: one in Angola and the other in Ethiopia.
“Nocturno” is a radio program that’s been on the air for more than 40 years. When it first began back in the ‘60s, it was well received by the youthful listeners of that time.
Ever since I was little I’ve been witness to the characteristic falsehoods of my country’s media, whose influence we’ve been vulnerable to for more than a half century.