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How the US blockade against Cuba impacts the development of arts and culture

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 11/10/201911/10/2019

On 7 November, the United Nations General Assembly will vote on Cuba’s annual resolution calling…

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  • Cuban Design

Prestigious award for Cuban graphic designer Pepe Menéndez

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 10/10/201921/10/2019

This year the Cuban graphic designer José Alberto Menéndez Sigarroa, known as Pepe Menéndez, was…

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  • Cuban Film

New Cuban films submitted to Oscars and Goya awards: ‘Un Traductor’ and ‘Inocencia’ (+ Trailers)

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/09/201902/09/2019

ICAIC, the Cuban film industry institute announced 30 August that the Cuban feature films ‘Un…

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Fabrica de Arte Cubano (FAC) in Havana declared among the 100 best places in the world by Time Magazine

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 26/08/201904/08/2020

The Fabrica de Arte Cubano [Cuban Art Factory] (known as FAC) is included in the…

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Santiago de Cuba Carnival 2019 in pictures

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 30/07/201926/07/2020

Carnival in Santiago de Cuba was celebrated in style once again this July, starting with…

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  • Cuban Film

Independent movie making in Cuba

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 21/07/201930/07/2019

New regulations for independent film and video makers in Cuba were announced at the end…

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The works of Fernando Ortiz are declared National Heritage in Cuba

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 20/07/201904/08/2019

The work of Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz was declared National Cultural Heritage, an act that…

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  • News from Cuba

Havana’s founding designated as World Heritage site

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/06/201904/08/2020

UNESCO designated as a World Heritage site on 11 June the original documents detailing the…

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  • News from Cuba

Miami Commission Seeks to Stop Cultural Exchange with Cuba

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/06/201904/08/2020

The Miami City Commission passed on 13 June a resolution to ask the US Congress…

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  • News from Cuba

Supporting young Cuban artists – the work of the AHS

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/06/201906/06/2019

The work of the Hermanos Saiz Association, the Cuban organization that brings together young artists,…

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  • Cuban Music

CubaDisco music awards announced this May: the winners +videos

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 29/05/201929/05/2019

Cubadisco is the annual international trade fair of the Cuban music industry and this year…

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  • Cuban Dance

Tribute to the pioneer of Cuban contemporary dance, Ramiro Guerra

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 03/05/201903/05/2019

The dancer, choreographer and Cuban researcher Ramiro Guerra, one of the great masters and theorists…

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  • Cuban Art

A visit to the Havana Biennial – ‘Constructing the possible’ (with photos)

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 30/04/201928/09/2020

Despite all the odds, Havana has pulled off a magnificent Biennial this April. With this…

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  • Cuban Design

Promoting authentic Cuban design

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/04/201903/05/2019

Under the slogan: “Design beyond the form”, the second International Design Biennial of Havana (BDHabana’19),…

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  • Cuban Film

ICAIC: sixty years of industry and art in Cuban film

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 30/03/201904/08/2020

This year, in 2019 Cuba is celebrating 60 years of ICAIC, the institute for the…

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