culture

Cuba’s EGREM announces initiatives for National Culture Day

Published on: October 7, 2021
16:30

Havana, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Recording and Musical Edition Company (EGREM) is preparing today the premiere of a new musical initiative to commemorate the National Culture Day and inspired by the example of the guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara.

Ecuador holds the Loja International Festival of Living Arts

Published on: October 7, 2021
11:56

Quito, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador is organizing the sixth edition of the Loja Living Arts Festival, which seeks to place itself as a cultural reference in Latin America.

Cuba to recognize community work of singer songwriter

Published on: October 6, 2021
14:54

Havana, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The National Council of Culture Houses on Wednesday announced it will grant the Community Culture Prize to prominent Cuban singer songwriter Silvio Rodriguez, for his artistic work taken to different neighborhoods and communities in Cuba.

Cubans mourn death of renowned actor Manuel Porto

Published on: September 28, 2021
14:00

Havana, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's National Council of Performing Arts on Tuesday regretted the death of outstanding actor Manuel Porto, recognized for his versatility and imprint on Cuban theater, cinema and television.

Cuban minister calls to increase cultural impact on communities

Published on: September 22, 2021
15:15

Havana, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) Minister of Culture Alpidio Alonso met n Wednesday with members of the Jose Marti Art Instructors Brigade to discuss the needs of the movement, which is in charge of art education in Cuban schools and communities.

Timbalaye Festival 2021 winds up in Cuba

Published on: September 17, 2021
15:23

Havana, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The 13th edition of the Timbalaye Festival 2021 winds up on Friday, after being developed from digital platforms due to Covid-19, with presence in 100 countries, and with more than 50,000 registered users.

Mexico City to swap Columbus statue for one of Olmec woman

Published on: September 10, 2021
08:41

Mexico, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) A major monument (Tlali) to an Olmec woman is going up on one of Mexico City´s most prominent Paseo de la Reforma, permanently displacing a controversial nearly 150-year-old bronze statue of Christopher Colombus, local press reported on Friday.

Church out of molds

Published on: August 30, 2021
04:00

Montevideo, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) A church built by means of an innovative technology, notoriously revolutionary for the middle of the last century, recently added to Uruguay's contributions to the list of UNESCO World Heritage of Humanity distinction.

Tlaxcala Convent

Published on: August 29, 2021
01:00

Mexico, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) The Convent of Our Lady of the Assumption of Tlaxcala, which adorns the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano is finally registered among the first 14 monasteries of the sixteenth century in Mexico, has been recognized by Unesco as a World Heritage Site.

Vintage charm

Published on: August 29, 2021
00:40

Panama, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Among narrow streets, surrounded or splashed by water and the breeze of the Pacific Ocean, San Felipe is Panama's second oldest urban center.

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