The excellent German filmmaker Fatih Akin (1973), considered the new Fassbinder, sent greetings to the Cuban public that attended the 29th New Latin American Film Festival and was admired by his last film The Other Side, Oscar nominated. Read More
Despaigne, 100 kilo champ in Rio 2007 Pan American Games, got his ticket to the Beijing 2008 Olympics by winning bronze in the World Judo 2007 Championship also held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Read More
President of the Festival's organizing committee, Alfredo Guevara, presided over a panel on December 9 in which the book Los años de la ira. Viña del Mar 67,(The years of wrath. Viña del Mar 67) was launched. Read More
The Havana City Historians Office received the international Reina Sofía award for cultural patrimony conservation and restoration in the category of material patrimony. It will be presented by Her Majesty the Queen on December 19 in Madrid. Read More
The primary threat from Olga continues to be heavy rainfall and life-threatening flash floods and mud slides in Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. These rains should begin to spread over eastern Cuba today. Read More
The film, based on the book "Francisco de Miranda," precursor of Latin American independence, tackles the most outstanding moments of the Caracas leader, a historic figure of the past supported by present reality. Read More
The daily states that a small group of women known for their close links to US authorities and the Interest Section of that northern country in Havana staged a rally Sunday, supported by people who came especially from abroad. Read More
The documentary "The Trial: The Untold Story of the Cuban Five," dedicated to the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters held in US prisons, was screened last Thursday in the Hollywood Area, L.A. with the opening speech of renowned actor Danny Glover. Read More
