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Cuba’s Official Press Presents El Taiger as a ‘Victim of the Violence’ Prevailing in the US

Despite its aversion to reggaeton, the Cuban regime allows rallies of support for El Taiger 14ymedio, Havana, 6 Oct0ber 2024 — In an unusual gesture, the Cuban official press covered the news this weekend of the attempted murder of the singer José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, known as El Taiger, last Thursday in Miami. The unusual … Continue reading “Cuba’s Official Press Presents El Taiger as a ‘Victim of the Violence’ Prevailing in the US”

Dozens of Cubans Attend the Burial of El Taiger’s Ashes in the Colón Cemetery

The funeral service was held at the El Sauce Cultural Center in Havana 14ymedio, Havana, 26 October 2024 — Dozens of people went on Friday afternoon to the state-owned El Sauce Cultural Center in Havana, to say goodbye to the Cuban reggaeton singer José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, known as El Taiger, who died at the … Continue reading “Dozens of Cubans Attend the Burial of El Taiger’s Ashes in the Colón Cemetery”

A Crowd of Young People Hold a Vigil in Sancti Spíritus for the Health of El Taiger

Cuban State Security monitors Serafín Sánchez Park without intervening in the event 14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 8 October 2024 — At least a hundred people, most of them very young, gathered this Monday in the Serafín Sánchez park, in the heart of Sancti Spíritus, for an evening of prayer and tribute to José Manuel … Continue reading “A Crowd of Young People Hold a Vigil in Sancti Spíritus for the Health of El Taiger”

El Che Now Has Someone Who Overshadows Him

Vigils for El Taiger overshadow the official tribute to Che Guevara on the 57th anniversary of his death 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez and Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 8 October 2024 — The pedicab travels through the streets of Havana with more Castro talismans than a May Day parade. It is of little use. The weight of … Continue reading “El Che Now Has Someone Who Overshadows Him”

Castro Conquers Miami With Cannon Blasts / Luis Cino Alvarez

Cubanet, 4 April 2017, Havana, Luis Cino Álvarez — A friend was telling me, horrified, that last Friday at the Hard Rock Café in Hollywood Beach, Florida, Cuban reggaetoneros [musicians who perform the musical genre of Reggaeton]–from the Island and from ‘over there’, no way to tell anymore what with all the going and coming–put … Continue reading “Castro Conquers Miami With Cannon Blasts / Luis Cino Alvarez”

“When an Official of the Cuban Police Says ‘Enough’ the Regime Will Fall”

Miami Police Chief Manuel A. Morales acknowledges that “doing the right thing isn’t easy.” 14ymedio, Havana, 6 April 2025 — Veteran Cuban-American police officer Manuel A. Morales, head of the Miami brigade, believes his colleagues on the island “can be the catalyst for change” if they understand “their true role,” which is “to serve the … Continue reading ““When an Official of the Cuban Police Says ‘Enough’ the Regime Will Fall””

The 14 Cuban Faces of 2024: Fugitives, Deceased, Priests, Freemasons, Athletes, Artists and Ministers

This year has been especially hard, because we have had to put together the faces of a year that, in reality, is missing too many pieces. 14ymedio, Havana, 24 December 2024 — For a decade, 14ymedio has shared each December the 14 faces that marked the year that is ending. More often than not, the … Continue reading “The 14 Cuban Faces of 2024: Fugitives, Deceased, Priests, Freemasons, Athletes, Artists and Ministers”

International Artists Join Cubans in Demand of #SOSCuba

14ymedio, Havana, 11 July 2021 — The hashtag #SOSCuba is trending on Twitter after dozens of international artists offered their support to the hundreds of Cubans who, with this demand, are asking for “a humanitarian corridor” in the face of the serious crisis in the country. From Spain, the actor Paco León published a video on his … Continue reading “International Artists Join Cubans in Demand of #SOSCuba”