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500 Aniversario

Gran Teatro de La Habana. Foto: La Demajagua

Ten curiosities of the Grand Theater of Havana Alicia Alonso

Now that the twenty-sixth edition of the International Festival of Ballet invites us, it would be good to remember ten curiosities of the Grand Theater of Havana Alicia Alonso, the headquarters of the
Old Havana

Old Havana Embraces Cuba´s Emerging Artists

A group of children look on as a tattooed stranger paints a pair of big green eyes on the wall outside a house at San Isidro, one of Old Havana’s less-empowered neighborhoods. The once industrial town
Actas Capitulares

Cuba Registration of Havana Charter Acts in UNESCO Program

Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler, historian of Havana received the certificate that accredits the official registration of the documentary series Actas del Ayuntamiento de La Habana Colonial Period 1550-1898,
César Portillo de la Luz

César Portillo, with his music in the present

Of relevant authors and endowed with an immense poetry, he knows very well all of Cuba and the world. One of those touched by lyricism, the extreme care of what is written and an original harmony was C
Conferencia de prensa

Magic Wands in Havana by the Hand of MagiCuba

MagiCuba, the first international festival of magic ever to take place on the largest of Caribbean island, will unfold from November 7 to 11 in the city of Havana, the event’s organizers informed Frida
Obras en el museo

The toy in the eyes of Cuban archaeologists

Several exhibition centers inside and outside Havana exhibit toys, but the Museum of Archeology of the Historical Center of this city, preserves and presents to the public those that became discoveries
Hotel Paseo del Prado

Hotel Paseo del Prado: memories of a cruise on land

The Paseo del Prado Hotel stands majestically in front of the Tres Reyes del Morro Castle, right at the intersection of Prado and Malecón. Its construction began in 2017, and will be one of the five pl
Luis Buñuel

The Havana of Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel was never in Havana. But without the existence of this city perhaps a razor would never have mutilated an eye; some beggars would not have been gathered around a table for a grotesque repro
Adriano Rodriguez

Adriano, the Havana´s emperor of music

Among the many things Cubans thank Edesio Alejandro, apart from his contributions to the soundtrack of national cinema, radio and television, is to share his talent with legends of music such as Adrian
Pablo Milanés

Singer-Songwriter Pablo Milanes Will Perform Concert to Havana

Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes announced that he will perform a concert at Karl Marx Theater in the capital on September 7 in tribute to the 500th anniversary of Havana''s founding.   Accordin