Mariela Castro’s Day and Conga Line Not Reported in Any Press / Ignacio Estrada

Havana, Cuba – Once again, the conga line led by Mariela Castro Espín swept through one of the city’s main thoroughfares, this past Saturday, May the eleventh, under heavy security and control measures. The conga line against homophobia, pretends to reproduce the many marches held around the world in support of the rights of the … Continue reading “Mariela Castro’s Day and Conga Line Not Reported in Any Press / Ignacio Estrada”

Cuba: You Must Be Having a Laugh Diaz-Canel… / Jeovany Jimenez Vega

Jeovany Jimenez Vega, 5 May 2023 — How was it possible, after the worst plane crash in our recent history, [Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashed in May 2018  at Santiago de las Vegas with loss of 112 lives], after the fatal collapse of the balconies that took the lives of three girls in a … Continue reading “Cuba: You Must Be Having a Laugh Diaz-Canel… / Jeovany Jimenez Vega”

The Government Invokes “International Tensions” to Cancel the Annual Conga Against Homophobia

14ymedio, Havana, May 7, 2019 — The National Center of Sex Education (Cenesex) announced this Monday that the conga against homophobia that is organized every year was canceled “by order“ of the Minister of Public Health. The communication of the institution, headed by deputy Mariela Castro, justifies the decision by some “determined circumstances that are … Continue reading “The Government Invokes “International Tensions” to Cancel the Annual Conga Against Homophobia”

Two Offspring of the Regime / León Padrón Azcuy

MARIELA AND ANTONIO CASTRO, DESCENDANTS OF THE REGIME I don’t imagine Cubans putting up with another fifty years of “castrismo”.  I say this because lately one can observe an induced and growing role by two offshoots of the Castro-Ruz family that don’t suggest they will distance themselves much from the actors of the past. Incidentally, … Continue reading “Two Offspring of the Regime / León Padrón Azcuy”

Telenovelas and Teleprejudices / Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado

Cuban television debuts at its usual time of 9:00 in the evening, on the Cubavision channel, a telenovela–soap opera–titled “Under the Same Sun,” which is already generating a buzz. Although they haven’t provided much information about it, it’s said to consist of three stories. In the first one being aired, are the taboos and intolerance … Continue reading “Telenovelas and Teleprejudices / Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado”

Telenovelas and Teleprejudices

Cuban television debuts at its usual time of 9:00 in the evening, on the Cubavision channel, a telenovela–soap opera–titled “Under the Same Sun,” which is already generating a buzz. Although they haven’t provided much information about it, it’s said to consist of three stories. In the first one being aired, are the taboos and intolerance … Continue reading “Telenovelas and Teleprejudices”