News from Contramaestre, Cuba and the World
The writer returns in his letters without ever having left. Forty-three years after a journey that some believed to be a journey of death, his farewell is not true, because …
Alejo Carpentier’s legacy, still alive 43 years after his death Read More
Let’s answer with iron and fire! It was the voice of attack against the invasion of mercenary troops. The capacity for resistance had been proven; courage was in abundance. The …
Bay of Pigs again with the strength of reasons and ideas Read More
There are men who never perish because they were born for glory, to rise and stand on the pedestal of their homeland, in the memory of the Maffo that saw …
Rolando Ayub, an example of revolutionary greatness Read More
The world gains strength when Heroes are born, when men of the lineage of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes emerge in history, the one who in October 1868 put on his …
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, a hero of rebellion and legitimacy Read More
“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