Elio Delgado Valdes

Daily Life Scenes in the Cuban Capital

Dawn breaks and a new day begins. One wakes up and goes out to “rough it”, as Cubans who must brawl their way to work while keeping a smile on their faces, stay positive and greet their bosses saying everything is ok, no problems. (30 photos)

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From Calabar to Cuba: Survival of a Tradition

The Secret Abakuá Society in Havana was founded in 1836. It came to Cuba along with the slave trade, from the Calabar region located between Southern Nigeria and Cameroon. We bring you a photo feature of its ritural dances and costumes. (32 photos)

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Evangelicals in Cuba – God as Witness

At the entrance to the Havana Bay tunnel on Thursday and Sunday evenings a large gathering of people of all ages belonging to the Victory Outreach International church takes place with a specific objective: the word of God. Here are some pictures of what I saw on Easter Sunday. (30 photos)

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Dance: 24 Hours and a Dog

The result of artistic collaboration and complicity, “24 hours and a dog” has as its starting point the jazz music of Arturo O’Farrill. The Malpaso dance troupe, directed Osnel Delgado, performed it at the end of March, with Osnel’s own choreography. (26 photos)

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The Significance of April 9 for Cuban History

The history of Cuba is loaded with heroic deeds, episodes in which Cubans have risked their lives to defend the freedom and dignity of their people. The path stretching from the Spanish conquest to our day has been paved with the blood of martyrs. (23 photos)

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Old Havana’s New Port Ave. Brewery

An attractive and modern brewery is now open on the Avenida del Puerto (Port Ave.), in Old Havana, opposite the Paula Church. The tourist attraction is part of the revitalization of the heritage area made possible by the relocation of port activities to Mariel, west of the capital. (22 photos)

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Havana’s Marti Theatre on Opening Night to the Public

These pictures are of what was the first public function in the newly reopened Marti Theatre in Havana. The report starts from the entrance to the theater, where the spectators were greeted by masked characters carrying candlesticks, followed by the performances and finally all the artists gathered on stage. (27 photos)

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Cuba’s Major Record Label Turns 50

EGREM, Cuba’s oldest record label and music company, is turning fifty. To celebrate the occasion, several artists are offering concerts, attending galas and launching new albums. One of the dance companies taking part in the festivities is Danza Contemporanea. (30 photos)

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