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“Te comiste un macho gordo/ You ate your fatty porkno me diste chicharrón/ You didn’t give me any cracklings/Cuando para mi melonera/ When I crop my melonsNo te voy a …
In Maffo, traditional music has a name: Cachao Read More
That young man was not an extraterrestrial; that 25-year-old combatant did not care about his own costs or benefits, because he launched himself dreaming of the possibility of a free …
Diosmedes Silveira: a young patriot whom Maffo will never forget Read MoreOnce again patriots from all over Cuba will be mobilized by reason, truth and dignity, because May Day is already calling. To the Homeland, with hands and hearts is the …
May Day in Contramaestre will be a heartfelt celebration Read More
April usually has a special meaning for Cuban children and young people. It is today, the fourth day of the month of April, where two different generations converge, who dream …
April renews the commitment of new generations to the Cuban Revolution Read More
La Esperanza hill immortalizes the memory of its unforgettable guerrilla, together with other combatants who founded that insurrectional enclave. “Nobody surrenders here”, is the phrase that fills the eyes of …
Tercer Frente keeps alive the legacy of its Heroes Read More
The fragrance of their art shines in fields, mountains and plains where their presence cultivates the light, the love that is born in the silences of the soul and becomes …
Art growers and willpower bring success in Contramaestre Read More
Mayitsi Del Toro Fonseca is one of those ladies of rural tradition, who feels full identification with her people, who has under her shoulders the wise leadership of a renewed …
Mayitsi: candidate to the Cuban parliament for Contramaestre Read More
Her people await her every morning as the most complicit friend. Its target identifies the frequency to thank distinctive voices and programs behind the microphone: Radio Grito de Baire Our …
Radio Grito de Baire shortens distances and fades borders Read More
“The Cuban war rested in the sad February”. Thus José Martí sentenced the unfortunate outcome when assessing the Pact of Zanjón, expression of the Cuban arms surrender and the approval …
The Pact of Zanjon, “peace” with no freedom Read More
How can Martí help us in these times? His journey runs through his Cuba with a greater strength for all of us. The most universal of Cubans is the moral …
Martí, a living presence in the 21st century Read More