By Ignacio Estrada Cepero, Independent Journalist
La Habana, Cuba. Last Friday, December 28, the Karl Mark Theater was the scene for a recognition of the Cuban actress Rosita Fornes in a grand celebration of her 75 years of artistic life.
The Cuban star was joined on the stage by well-known figures. Among those who stood out were Rosa María Medel, Guillermo Rubalcaba, Lourdes Torres, Farah María, Pablo Santa María, Waldo Mendosa, Leo Montesino, Reinaldo Montesino, Barbara Zamora, Idania Valdez, Jean Marc Rodríguez, the comic Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera, Ismael de la Caridad and the Ballet de la Televisión Cubana, the Habana Tango Company, among others.
As expected by the capital’s public, Rosa Fornes closed the year with a flourish and with all the wealth of exponents Cuban culture for all times gathered at the scene. The spectacle was called “Rosita Fornes and her Life.”
The show was hosted by “Chiquitica,” Rosita Fornes’s daughter, under the general direction of Jose Antonio Jimenez.
January 4 2013
