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August 19th

Pineda Barnet filming again

The full length feature 'Te espero en la eternidad' approaches "the most dramatic phenomenon suffered by Cuban families, that of separation," and he is making it without the fear of repeating himself by dealing with a theme that he has taken to the screen on a number of occasions. Read More

Cuba defeated by U.S. Womens National Volleyball Team

Cuba absorbed its fourth loss (4-4) of the tournament and it must get loads of help on Sunday to qualify for the Finals. Read More

Cuba sends medical staff to Peru

The 42-member team includes specialists in general medicine, in orthopedics and traumatology, surgeons, intensive care, anesthesiologists, gynecologists, radiologists and epidemiologists, plus nurses and technicians. Read More

Carlos Acosta is in Cuba seeking his Afro-Cuban roots

Cuba's ballet dancer Carlos Acosta talks to Reuters during a rehearsal at Cuba's National Ballet school in Havana August 16, 2007. Acosta is in Havana rehearsing a show that mixes classical dance techniques and choreographies with Afro-Cuban drum rhythms and live music. Acosta, a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet since 2003, will take top dancers of Cuba's National Ballet to London in October for six performances of his program that promises to bring a distinct Cuban flavor and energy. Read More

Rigondeaux keeps training, dreaming of a chance to fight in Olympics

Rigondeaus and Lara insist they never intended to defect, but a German promoter says they signed five-year contracts and the German embassy in Brazil reported the pair had applied for visas. Read More

Dean intermediate advisory number 23a, Center of Dean passing south of the Dominican Republic.

At 8:00 p.m. the eye of hurricane Dean was located near latitude 16.0 north longitude 71.0 west or about 405 miles-650 km east-southeast of Kingston Jamaica and about 165 miles-265 km south-southwest of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Read More

August 18th

Cinema Plaza 2007: Homage to Pablo, Massip, and Piard

Competing works, in different genres make up a catalogue that covers from fiction to the documentary, experimental videos in the different variants of the video clip, advertisements and animation and in the fields dedicated to cinema and with the inclusion, in the contest of unpublished scripts Read More

Los Van Vans recording production in style

This work includes the tour performed in Cuba, from east to west, and a 3-hour-&-a-half concert at the Karl Marx Theatre in Havana. Read More

Partying with a childrens theatre group

The theatre 'Las estaciones' season opens at the Guiñol Nacional de Cuba with the plays; La virgencita de bronce, El patico feo and La niña que riega la albahaca y el príncipe preguntón. Read More

Forum on cooks and journalism in Cuba

This course will be delivered by Victor Ego Ducrot, journalist, writer, and professor from the Journalism and Social Communication Faculty of the National University of La Plata (UNLP) Read More