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The Cuban filmmaking industry is moving full steam ahead. Ramón Samada, the President of the Cuban Institute of Film Art and Industry (ICAIC) has...
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What a joy to watch Ernesto Luis Doñas’ first feature film, Baracoa (2025), which recently screened at Toronto’s ICFF 2026 festival under the open...
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Cuban-Italian pianist Marcos Madrigal is releasing a double album of 20th-century Brazilian piano music on April 17. The album marks the debut of the...
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The Havana Glasgow Film Festival (HGFF) returns for its milestone 10th edition this year, running from November 11 to 16 in Glasgow. Founded in...
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Renowned Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal has been named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by France—an honor bestowed by the French Ministry of Culture....
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Havana’s 13th Biennial is scheduled to run for a whole month this year from April 12th to May 12th. Founded in 1984, the Biennial...
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Blondie an international band, founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein, is going to Havana. The band has played all over the...
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The Cuban film festival CineCuba 2019 is a three day film festival celebrating 60 years of Cuba’s Institute of Art Film & Industry –...
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In an interview with RT during the recent fortieth edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana, Puerto Rican actor...
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Many international celebrities will be attending this year’s Havana International Film Festival which opens on December 6 in the Cuban capital. The event...
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A workshop on energy efficiency in heritage environments and properties was celebrated within the framework of a cooperation project with the Office of...
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A press release announced that Stephen Kimber’s book “What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five” is now in production...
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Gorgeous songstress Rihanna has been dancing up a storm on the cobble stone streets and in front of the Old Cathedral of Havana. And...
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Fidel, as guerrilla-fighter and statesman, he remains both captivating and undefeated. “Fidel and the Foreign Policy of the Revolution,” was a exhibition commemorating the...
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At 86 years of age, Cuba’s Lady of Music, Omara Portuondo, is determined to leave an admirable legacy in the world of music. And...
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Once known as the Cine Pobre Festival, the officially renamed Gibara International Film Festival is scheduled to begin July 1 and run until July...
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Cuba’s record label music company Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales (EGREM) (Enterprise of Recordings and Musical Editions – en) announced that Sony had...
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This is the third posting of my Cuba chronicles describing my travel and work in Cuba. I hope you enjoy learning about what I...