The first time someone told Yemán Arias Rovirosa he was not allowed to trim his beard, he realized that a singer is also built through image.

 The 30th National Workshop on Film Criticism, scheduled to take place from May 28th to 31st, 2026, in Camagüey, has officially announced the call for submissions for the 13th edition of the National Prize for Film Criticism and Research.

A large commercial fair featuring a wide variety of goods is being organized in the city for Saturday, May 9th, as a prelude to one of Cuba’s most cherished celebrations: Mother’s Day.

José “Pepe” Rubín Hernández, bartender at Bar El Cambio, represented Cuba for the first time at the 26th edition of the Mattoni Grand Drink, held in Prague.

 Each year, to mark International Dance Day, a leading figure from the world of dance delivers a message shared with professionals and organizations in more than 200 countries.

Evening settled gently over the courtyard of Hotel El Colonial by Mystique, setting the tone for a concert that invited listening rather than spectacle. In that intimate atmosphere, Yicel Acosta delivered a performance that became less a tour of repertoire and more a personal statement.

Among the excerpts the Camagua Folkloric Company will perform this Saturday, April 11th, at the Avellaneda Theater is Chancleteando. Today, part of the group’s established repertoire, the piece also serves as a symbolic bridge to an unexpected image: a young Fernando Medrano dancing. For decades, Medrano has been publicly defined by his leadership—the director, the researcher, the guide—rather than the performer. And yet, a photograph shared during the recent theoretical session returns him to that origin: a teenager, still in secondary school, performing the very dance of the chancleta.

  Even amid rehearsals at its headquarters on Lugareño Street No. 128, Rumbatá’s director, Wilmer Ferrán, has a clear sense of direction: the group is navigating a period of artistic redefinition, international expansion, and renewed recording ambitions. At the heart of this new phase lies a defining goal—getting their upcoming album into the Grammys’ consideration process.