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Cuban Ministry of Culture, Cuban Embassy, ComoNo, Music Fund for Cuba, Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Unison, Unite, Thompsons Solicitors, Cuban Tourist Board and business, community and cultural organisations based in the UK and Cuba.
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Cuba50 - Celebrating Cuban Culture in 2013

Be inspired and celebrate the diversity and inventiveness of Cuban culture at events around the UK. There is something for everyone - from music to visual arts, dance, poetry, discussion, sports, film and performance.

More than 40,000 people attended the Cuba50 festival showcase events in June 2009 at London's Barbican Centre, and other venues in east London. more >>

For the most comprehensive selection of Cuban music CDs, classic Cuban feature films and documentaries, Cuban fiction, poetry, posters plus Cuban coffee and much more take a look at the CSC online shop here>>

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Interview With Manuel Perez Paredes, Winner Of The 2013 National Film Prize
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Cuban Cinema Institute Debates Its Future And Reorganisation
In an assembly with the filmmakers, specialists and workers of the Animation Studios of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industries (ICAIC) held last ... full article >>>

Mariela Castro Wins An Award For Her Groundbreaking LGBT Rights Advocacy Work
Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban president Raul Castro and niece of former president Fidel Castro, received a US award for her pro gay rights advocacy ... full article >>>

Strawberry & Chocolate´s Screenwriter Discounts Idea Of Sequel
The Cuban writer Senel Paz, who wrote the screenplay for the film Fresa y Chocolate , discounted any talk of a sequel, despite the insistent proposals ... full article >>>

Bobby Carcasses Receives The 2012 Cuban National Music Award
The singer, composer and instrumentalist Bobby Carcasses received last Tuesday the 2012 National Music Award, recognition granted to personalities like Leo Brouwer, Chucho Valdes and ... full article >>>

Holiday With A Difference - 3 Weeks In Cuba This Summer
Are you looking for a holiday with a difference? Three weeks working alongside Cuban farmers during the day plus many opportunities to engage first hand ... full article >>>

London-Havana Soundclash WARA Release Debut Album Leave To Remain + UK Tour
Wara, the young revolutionaries of the UK's Latin music scene, will be releasing their debut album, the genre-defying 'Leave To Remain', on 3 June on ... full article >>>

Women Play Leading Role In Cuba
Cuban women play a leading role in various sectors and now account for 65.6 percent of the country's professional and technical strength, said Cuba's report ... full article >>>