News from Contramaestre, Cuba and the World
Issues related to the cultural life in the municipality of Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba province and Cuba.
Every year, as the Fourth Thursday of September arrives, the world turns a quiet, grateful eye toward the invisible labor that keeps cultures in dialogue. Translator Day is more than …
Translation Day, keeping cultures in dialogue Read More
Art and literature, for any country, reflect customs, ideologies, and collective sentiment. Therefore, recognizing the work of artists and protecting them from a legal and institutional standpoint is of vital …
Artists and writers in defense of their homeland Read More
With a variety of activities, schools in the municipality of Contramaestre celebrated International Archives Week from June 8th to 12th. This week, recognized worldwide, highlights the role of documentation and …
Schools Celebrate World Archives Week Read More
Casa de las Américas, founded in 1959 in Havana, Cuba, stands as a pivotal institution in the realm of Latin American literature and culture. It has played a crucial role …
Meaning Casa de las Américas in Havana for Latin American Literature Read More
Spanish Language Day, observed on April 23, marks the anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the most iconic figure in Spanish literature and the author of the …
Spanish Language Day: Honoring the Heritage of Cervantes Read More
It was February 13th, and World Radio Day had arrived in a small town where the airwaves hummed with anticipation. The local radio station, WRTD, was preparing for a special …
World Radio Day under a new era Read More
La Candelaria in Bijagual woke early, as it always did, with the sun folding orange light over the low hills and the sugarcane fields. Birds threaded their calls through the …
La Candelaria in Bijagual Read More
Telling the history of the Federation of Cuban Women through images of its eleven congresses is the main objective of the traveling exhibition that has toured the country and that …
Traveling exhibition dedicated to women´s federation in Contramaestre (+Photos) Read More
The municipal bookstore Daniel Reádigos Pérez was the venue chosen to hold the book and reading festival in Contramaestre. The meeting took place with the presence of writers and amateur …
Book and reading festival held in Contramaestre Read More
Today we are speaking with Adelys del Toro Corrales, multi-awarded artist and founder of Radio Grito de Baire, in Contramaestre. We are going to know some important details of her …
Adelys del Toro, an multi-awarded radio artist Read More