News from Contramaestre, Cuba and the World
Issues related to the cultural life in the municipality of Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba province and Cuba.
This May 7, nostalgia runs through the streets of his native Santiago and his Cuba, remembering the loss of one of the icons of Spanish-American literature. At only 36 years …
José María Heredia, the first poet of America and Cuba Read More
After 44 years of a journey without return, his farewell is not true, because the universal writer always lives in his works and in his audiences. The last farewell of …
Carpentier, a supreme power in the book world Read More
…in the cool of the roadYou fill me with springThat if the earth wereOf those who sow it and take care of itBecause the earth is lifeDressed in guayabera. Thus, …
Oral storytelling event held in Contramaestre Read More
As part of the program of activities to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the creation of Radio Grito de Baire in Contramaestre, workers of the radio station held an emotional …
Radio Grito de Baire celebrating its 34 anniversary Read More
Six institutions specialized in the study and research of Cuba’s history announced today in Havana that they will present 35 titles at the 32nd Havana International Book Fair (FILH by …
Thirty-five historical titles to be launched at 2024 Havana book fair Read More
“One always feels encouraged, I am very happy that I have been publicly acknowledged This is my town… I was born here in Contramaestre, I am from here. I have …
Musician Roberto Tejadilla, aknowledged in Contramaestre’s Culture Week Read More
José Julián Martí Pérez, the most multifaceted Cuban was able to, besides organizing the 1895-Independence War against Spanish colonialism in Cuba, devote time to a wide range of areas of …
José Martí: Translator 1 Read More
Perhaps you never imagined that you would be the young man of strong passions, that you would pass without knowing what had happened with that singular gait, among the rebellious …
The culture of freedom Read More
Broadcasters wake us up every morning, catch us, make us dream, make us fall in love. Their words vibrate with warmth in those encounters in homes, in workplaces, in the …
Broadcasters, voices that nourish the soul Read More
Patria Chica (Small Homeland) is a local development project created in the town of Baire, municipality of Contramaestre, dedicated to book lovers. This 2023 it reaches the IV edition of …
Patria Chica, four years later Read More