This is a fascinating and touching documentary bringing together the feelings and hopes of Eric, a young Cuban teenager who has cerebral palsy, his family and their amazing community project for children with disabilities in central Cuban town Ciego de Avila, a story of a disabled boy who helped Che Guevara in 1958, and a Cuban singer songwriter who is worried about globalisation.

Watch this fabulous video of Sexto Sentido singing 'Song to Eleggua', a prayer to the god of the crossroads, in Cuban sincretic religion Santeria.

Las ventanas (Windows), a short fiction film that was shown on TV in Cuba last year, has consolidated the position of Maryulis Alfonso (Ciego de Avila, 1988) in the line of feminist discourse which showed since her early works.

This autumn, one of the highlights of the 6th Salon of Contemporary Cuban Art was Caridad Blanco's exhibition Las otras narraciones: Una década de animación independiente (The Other Narrations: A Decade of Independent Animation). In a conversation with Abelardo Mena, the curator talks about the show and animation as a medium in Cuban art and culture.

Arts Instructors Rosa Ismery Gran­dal González, from Pinar del Río and Orvis Mor­gan Thaureaux, from Guantánamo, received this February 19 the Life-Achievements 2015 Olga Alonso National Prize, thus recognizing the example of Olga Alonso, which is kept alive and is followed by thousands of instructors, that like her, are faithful to the service of teaching the art of artistic creation all over Cuba.

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.- Fernando Brugman, acting Director of the Regional Culture Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of UNESCO, acknowledged on Tuesday this city's efforts to preserve its material, spiritual and natural heritage.

Celina Gonzalez, the Queen of Cuban country music (Musica Campesina), died today in Havana at the age of 86, after a long illness. Born in Matanzas (1928) she was a very successful singer and composer. She sang on stages all over the world, with Benny More, Nat King Cole and many others. In the 1940s she met Reutillo Dominguez from Guantanamo, a great guitarist and vocalist, and they became the duo Celina y Reutillo (a couple in life and art). Celina and Reutilio also wrote Yo soy el punto cubano: the recording was a hit in many countries throughout the world. In 1964 they separated and Celina began her solo career.

Carlos, as well as a number of other Royal Ballet artists, were recipients of a variety of accolades at this year's National Dance Awards. Carlos was honoured to receive the De Valois Award for Lifetime Achievement. His Royal Ballet colleague Natalia Osipova won Outstanding Female Performance for her acclaimed performance in Giselle, as well as Best Female Dancer. The Royal Ballet's Francesca Hayward also won, collecting the Emerging Artist Award.

"This is a film we had to make, a very necessary film." This is what filmmaker Marilyn Solaya firmly said about 'Vestido de novia' ('Wedding Dress') in statements to the press during the 36th International Festival of New Latin American Film. Comments by the filmmaker and cast members."This is a film we had to make, a very necessary film." This is what filmmaker Marilyn Solaya firmly said about Vestido de novia in statements to the press during the 36th International Festival of New Latin American Film.

Conducta, Cuban film by Ernesto Daranas, won the 2014 Coral Prize for Best Fiction Feature this year at the 36th International Festival of New Latin American Film in Havana in December 2014. Conducta was one of the highly awarded films, receiving the Coral for Best Fiction Feature and Best Male Lead Actor for young Armando Valdez's character Chala, as well as the SIGNIS award, granted by a world Catholic association for communication. The festival recently ended in Havana's Charles Chaplin movie theater.

Cuban artists and writers hope that the restoration of diplomatic relations with the United States will open new opportunities to expand the Island's cultural production without the restrictions derived from Washington's 52-year-old economic embargo.

Cuban writer, Eduardo Heras León, has been granted the 2015 National Literature Award by the Cuban Book Institute for his life's work.

We have 6 copies of the fantastic new CD: ‘Cha Cha Cha with Abelardo Barroso and his Orquesta Sensacion', courtesy of our friends at World Circuit.

This wonderful CD celebrates the talent of one of Cuba's greatest popular artists, the singer Abelardo Barroso. Brilliantly compiled and produced by Nick Gold and World Circuit, every aspect of this record is a model in how to bring the best of Cuba to a grateful audience. From its sumptuous packaging which consists of original 1950's artwork and fascinating and detailed sleeve notes as well as full song lyrics, from a rich and powerful re-mastered sound to the unstinting quality of the songs, every one of which packs the same punch as the super -talented Abelardo gave when he was a young prize fighter, ‘Cha Cha Cha' is a joy on every level.

The travelling exhibition 'United Buddy Bears' opened 17 January in Havana for Cubans and tourists, with life size bears in one of the oldest public spaces in the capital, the San Francisco de Asis Plaza, a place full of memories of cultural and historical events.