Culture

International festival takes drive-in cinema to Uruguayan resort

Montevideo, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) Defying the pandemic, the Jose Ignacio International Film Festival will be held starting Tuesday in a resort located in the southeast of Uruguay, however in drive-in format to prevent infection.

Moviemaker Juan Carlos Tabio dies in Havana

Havana, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban renowned filmmaker Juan Carlos Tabio died in Havana on Monday, according to a press release published on the Cubacine website.

Former Presidente of Spain to publish book on Jorge Luis Borges

Madrid, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Former President of Government of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will show his literary side once again in September with the publication of an essay book on Jorge Luis Borges, the Huso Editorial house, in charge of the project, announced.

Shanghai's photographic exhibition celebrates Cuba-China relations

Beijing, (Prensa Latina) Representatives of Cuba and China on Friday inaugurated a photographic exhibition in the municipality of Shanghai that joins the tribute program for the six decades of diplomatic relations between both countries.

Sixth edition of Cuban Salsa Festival postponed

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Havana, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The sixth annual edition of the Salsa Festival in Cuba, scheduled for February 23-28, was postponed due to the emerging epidemiological situation the island is facing due to Covid-19, according to organizers.

President Diaz-Canel mourns renowned Cuban filmmaker

Havana, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his deepest condolences on Wednesday over the death of prominent Cuban filmmaker Enrique Pineda Barnet.

New bands to join Mexico Metal Fest line-up

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Mexico, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) Veteran Swedish death metal band At The Gates and the British Cradle of Filth joined the Mexico Metal Fest (MxMF) line-up, to be held on October 29 and 30, 2021.

Cuban province aspire to UNESCO Creative City

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Matanzas, Cuba, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The western city aspires to be Creative City granted by UNESCO, and must finish the file in January to achieve such a recognition, said Matanzas curator Leonel Perez Orozco in an interview with Prensa Latina News Agency.

Cuban foreign minister rejects social media's manipulation

Cuban foreign minister rejects social media's manipulation Havana, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Monday rejected totalitarian imperialist model of manipulation on social media.

Colombia to hold second edition of film and metal rock festival

Colombia to hold second edition of film and metal rock festival Bogota, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The International Film and Metal Rock Festival will take place in June in Colombia's capital, aimed at drawing attention to and support the heavy metal film industry, its organizers have informed.

Che photographer exhibition opens in Cuba

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, (Prensa Latina) The traveling exhibition Che photographer, by Ernesto Guevara, was inaugurated here at the Oscar Fernández-Morera art gallery in this city in central Cuba.