30 March 2011 — Cuba Update
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NEWS
Cuban filmmaker Gerardo Chijona presents new feature, ‘Boletin al Paraiso’ (ticket to Paradise), to Cuban audiences, as it goes on national release. The film is about a group of young people and explores the subject of HIV AIDS in Cuba in the ’90s. more>>
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EVENTS more events >>
Celebrating Cuba – exhibition by Cuban photographer Alejandro Gortazar
28 March – 1 April 2011, Essex
Photographs which present an everyday view of Cuban life from the inside rarely seen in the UK, people – at work and at play, young and old, urban and rural communities, modern and traditional. more>>
London Latino Film Festival
30 March – 02 April 2011, London
Includes screenings of several Cuban made and Cuban themed films and documentaries including Cuba Mia Portrait of an All Woman Orchestra, 2010 feature Habana Eva and 1976 Tomas Alea classic La Ultima Cena (the last supper). more>>
Ben Wragg and Ahmed Dickinson – CD launch
1 April 2011, London
Cuban classical guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas with violinist Ben Wragg will give a short performance of some works featured on their new CD of music by Piazzolla, De Falla, Bartok & Martin. They present a folk inspired journey through tango, the popular songs of Spain, Romanian dances and the laid back beat of Cuba. more>>
El Rumbon Cubano 3rd Anniversary Party with Cuban Combination
03 April 2011, London
Featuring family friendly music and entertainment from 2pm, dance classes afternoon and evening, live rumba by RumbaAche, dance performances by CubanaDanza and salsa and timba band, Cuban Combination led by Rene Alvarez, DJ Javier and Green Papi until 1am. more>>
Public talk with Cuban veteran Victor Dreke on anniversary of Bay of Pigs
12 April 2011, London
Public talk on the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba with guest speaker from Cuba, Comandante Victor Dreke Cruz, Veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion, comrade of Che Guevara in the Congo, Vice President of the Cuba-Africa Friendship Association, more>>
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