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Choco: A painter of Cuba’s soul

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The practice of Cuban Son declared World Cultural Heritage

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Over 100 Cuban artists call for international solidarity

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CD Review: Eternamente Omara

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Damage to the culture sector by the US blockade against Cuba amounts to 195 million dollars in 2024

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Exhibition: Ana Mendieta retrospective – 15 July 2026-27 January 2027, London

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Actor Mirtha Ibarra winner of Cuban National Film Award 2025 talks about her work

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Cuban culture books – literature and poetry

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The obsession to keep making music: hiphop duo Obsesión reflect

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/202617/07/2026

Magia López and Alexei Rodríguez—known as “El tipo este”—have dedicated 30 years to Obsesión, the…

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Stress: the new Cuban social drama by filmmaker Marilyn Solaya

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/202617/07/2026

Review by Joel del Rio Despite the escapist tendencies prevalent in mainstream Hollywood-style cinema, and…

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Open letter to American artists, writers and academics

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/202617/07/2026

The National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) issued a public message in…

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José Massip: cinema as memory

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/2026

There are works in the history of Cuban documentary filmmaking that are essential. Historia de…

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Debate in Gibara on the decentralization of Cuban film production

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/202617/07/2026

The panel ‘Low-Budget Film Factory: Challenges and Results Along the Way’—held as part of the…

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“I have lived for and through cinema” National Film Awardwinner Luciano Castillo

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/202617/07/2026

Luciano Castillo is the latest recipient of the National Film Award 2026 in Cuba; but,…

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The Fiesta del Fuego in Santiago de Cuba celebrates Caribbean unity

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/202617/07/2026

The 45th edition of the Caribbean Festival took place this year 3-5 July in Santiago…

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MiCUBA! dance Experience, 18 July-19 September, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/2026

Join a MiCUBA! dance experience led by Cuban dance teacher Damarys Farres and others. Master…

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Cubans by Cubans, 26 June -19 July, Bath

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/202617/07/2026

Cuba’s people and their lives captured by the island’s photographers The Christoph Moser Gallery, Roseberry…

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Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez, 15 November, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/2026

Painted in the broadest of strokes, the stories of Alfredo Rodriguez and Pedrito Martinez may seem similar: both started…

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Carlos Acosta: Myths and Modern Masters, 5-9 August, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/2026

Carlos Acosta returns to the Royal Opera House stage with a diverse programme of classic…

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AcostaDanza: Cuban Baroque, 1-21 October, York-London-Norwich

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/202617/07/2026

A brand new show blends the artistry of the Baroque period with the energy, creativity,…

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Alafia Afro-Cuba Dance Festival, 5-6 September, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/07/202617/07/2026

A celebration of roots, rhythm & culture. Two days of live music, movement, cultural immersion…

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Roberto Diago to Represent Cuba at the 2026 Venice Biennale With ‘Hombres Libres / Free Men’

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  • Posted on 04/05/202605/05/2026

Afro-Cuban artist Roberto Diago brings a new salvaged-material installation to Cuba’s pavilion at the 2026…

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Acosta Danza Yunior: Next Generation – 9-10 June Poole, 17-20June, London

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  • Posted on 04/05/202617/07/2026

Carlos Acosta presents the latest graduates from his Cuban Dance Academy in Next Generation, a programme full of…

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