culture

Eslinda Núñez, one of faces of Cuban cinema, celebrates her birthday

Published on: December 27, 2024
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Havana, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The House of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in this capital congratulated Cuban actress Eslinda Núñez, 2011 National Film Award winner, on her 81st birthday on Friday.

Cuba extols Alejo Carpentier’s legacy 120 years after his birth

Published on: December 26, 2024
17:04

Havana, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) As a tribute to the great Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980) on his 120th birthday, the José Martí National Library (BNCJM) presented his novel "The Rite of Spring" on Thursday.

International Festival in Cuba focuses on the peoples’ heritage

Published on: December 12, 2024
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Camagüey, Cuba, Nov 12 (Press Latina) The 5th Camagua International Folk Dance Festival opened in this city on Thursday, taked a look at the most genuine of the musical-dance traditions, a heritage of the peoples.

Cuban museum holds lecture on Greek culture

Published on: December 12, 2024
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Havana, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) in this capital is hosting on Thursday a Hispano-Hellenic program of activities at the Hemicycle of this gallery's Universal Art Building, sponsored by the Spanish and Greek embassies.

Book containing Fidel Castro’s speeches on culture launched in Cuba

Published on: December 10, 2024
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Santa Clara, Cuba, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) Casa de las Américas President Abel Prieto presented the book "Fidel and Culture," a compilation of speeches by the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, in the central province of Villa Clara on Monday.

Renowned Cuban drummer to perform at Jazz Festival in Villa Clara (+Photo)

Published on: December 6, 2024
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Santa Clara, Cuba, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Renowned Cuban drummer Juan Carlos Rojas expressed his satisfaction here with the designation of Villa Clara as one of the venues for the international Jazz Plaza Festival that will take place in Cuba in January-February 2025.

Diana Nyad returns to Havana: “Cuba is deep in my heart”

Published on: December 5, 2024
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Washington, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) "Cuba is deep in my heart," Diana Nyad, the US swimmer who at 64 years old became more than a decade ago the first person to swim between the two shores without a shark cage, said on Thursday.

New issue of Cuba magazine launched in Moscow

Published on: December 5, 2024
18:39

Moscow, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The first issue of the Cuba magazine, published by the Fidel Castro Foundation for the development of Russian-Cuban relations, was presented at the headquarters of the Latin American Institute in Moscow on Thursday, Prensa Latina confirmed.

Cuban radio and television directors win awards (+Photos)

Published on: December 1, 2024
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Caibarién, Cuba, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) Directors Oslayda María Machado and Alberto Luberta won the Grand Prize at the Santamareare Radio and Audiovisual Festival, held in this central Cuban city, for their works "La Travesía Mágica" (The Magic Journey) and "La Flor del Marabú" (The Sickelbush Flower).

Hispanic-American organization congratulates Cuban announcers

Published on: December 1, 2024
11:54

Mexico, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Hispanic-American Federation of Announcers and of the union in Mexico, Rosalía Buaún, congratulated her colleagues in Cuba on the Day dedicated to these professionals in the Caribbean nation on Sunday.

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