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Provincial Concert Band: a centenarian institution

For more than a decade, the Provincial Concert Band of Camagüey found a definitive place for its rehearsals and creations, after shooting for 8 years in any “borrowed corner” or

Alejandro García Gutiérrez

José Marín Varona, a musician in oblivion

In the romantic genre and among Spanish-American composers, Marín Varona occupies a position of Honor in his own right. Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes Until a few years ago, the name

Alejandro García Gutiérrez

When Camagüey became a Hollywood movie set

Many times we enjoy the skills of Hollywood screenwriters to create great escapes in their quest to entertain audiences. Perhaps the most classic ones are the assault on a convoy

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Eva blows out 110 candles

Living up to 100 years is rare and always causes us admiration, it is even more curious to surpass them and celebrate 110. This is what happens today, on September

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Finally… to the classrooms

The morning started hot and busy, after five months of waiting we returned to the classrooms. These five months that we battled against the pandemic, added to the scarves, uniforms

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Color for a new San Juan

The San Juan arrived again it is an unique opportunity to enjoy the incomparable rhythm of the conga and the camagüeyana procession, also of the parties in streets and squares,

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Between melodies: Amalia Simoni

Today I propose you to approach to an illustrious daughter of Camagüey: Amalia Simoni Argilagos.  Who was born in Port-au-Prince, on June 10, 1842, the eldest of the two daughters

Sheila Barros Fals

Negrito and I …

This is not the story of “Platero and I”, much less that of “Negrita”, by Onelio Jorge Cardoso, this chronicle goes to someone very special that I met and was

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New production of Audiovisuals Príncipe

The city was not yet completely awakened, with the haze of the last hours of the early morning, three enamored with the characters of Camagüey and their exciting stories, leave

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Embroidery of history in Black and White

In these days it seems that the history of the Cuban Revolution joins its threads and embroiders in time those of its children who from Camagüey contributed with courage to

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Diversity and Spanish heritage

The eighth day of cultural diversity for dialogue and development culminated in the city of the Tinajones. Three days between 19 and 21 May, which led to the exchange of

Sheila Barros Fals

You are my protagonist…

The first kick filled your face with admiration and joy.  It was a dream to see my photo of an embryo growing, feeding me in your belly with love and

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A look at the city of the dead (+ Audio)

Whenever I visit the city of the dead, contrary to feel some kind of fear or prejudice with the place, I am looking at its curious layout and the architectural

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Happy Cuban Day

The beach was beautiful, sunny and with the intense blue that the spa of La Boca, in Santa Lucia usually has. We went as a family to fill with fresh

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The day of the workers with Camilo in Camagüey

After the revolutionary triumph, Camagüey celebrated May 1rst, 1959, with the presence of the Commander Camilo Cienfuegos. His historic speech is remembered in a tarja that shelters the own scene,

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Ana Betancourt a voice for women

“Whoever feels its beauty, inner beauty, does not look for borrowed beauty outside: it knows itself beautiful and beauty throws light”. Thus José Martí advised the women of his time.