query: this cuban legend was born in 1925 in havana

pos: Celia Cruz Celia Cruz Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003) was a Cuban-American singer and the most popular Latin artist of the 20th century, gaining twenty-three gold albums during her career. She received a star in the "Walk of Fame" in Hollywood. The U.S. President Bill Clinton awarded her the National Medal of Arts in 1994. She was renowned internationally as the "Queen of Salsa", "La Guarachera de Cuba", as well as "The Queen of Latin Music". She spent much of her career working in the United States and several Latin American countries.

neg: Jesse A. Fernández Jesse A. Fernández Jesse A. Fernández (born December 7, 1925 Havana, Cuba, died 1986 in Paris, France) was a Cuban artist and photographer. Fernández participated in different art forms including photography, sculpture, drawing and painting. He had a career as a photographer and was included in several publications and projects. His work as a photojournalist was seen in "Photo projects in Central and South America" between 1955–1959. He was the art director of "Visión" in New York City and was a photographer for "Revolución" newspaper, Havana, in 1960. Jesse Antonio Fernández was born in Havana, Cuba December 7, 1925. He

neg: Celia Cruz Leila Cobo of "Billboard" magazine once said "Cruz is indisputably the best known and most influential female figure in the history of Cuban and Latin music". She was an ambassador for the variety and vitality of the music of her native Havana, and after the Cuban revolution she became a symbol of artistic freedom for Cuban American exiles. She died of brain cancer in 2003. Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso was born on October 21, 1925 in the diverse, working-class neighborhood of Santos Suárez in Havana, Cuba, the second of four children. Her father, Simón Cruz, was

neg: Ricardo Porro MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York included original drawings of his projects The Schools of Art and Dance in Havana in its exhibition "Latin America in Construction: architecture 1955-1980" from March 29 to July 19, 2015 among other important Latin American architects. On 25 December 2014, Porro died at the age of 89 in Paris. Ricardo Porro Ricardo Porro Hidalgo (November 1925 – 25 December 2014) was a Cuban-born architect. He graduated in architecture from the Universidad de la Habana (University of Havana) in 1949 and built this year his first project Villa Armenteros in Havana, following which

neg: Ricardo Porro Ricardo Porro Ricardo Porro Hidalgo (November 1925 – 25 December 2014) was a Cuban-born architect. He graduated in architecture from the Universidad de la Habana (University of Havana) in 1949 and built this year his first project Villa Armenteros in Havana, following which he spent two years in post-graduate studies at the Institute of Urbanism at the Sorbonne. Back to Cuba, in 1952, he conceived and made in Havana a serie of works of architecture: Villa Ennis (1953), Villa San Miguel (1953), Villa Villegas (1953), la casa Garcia (1954), the house Abbot-Villegas (1954) and Timothy Ennis (1957)his work took on

neg: Julio Antonio Mella him. Julio Antonio Mella Julio Antonio Mella McPartland (25 March 1903 – 10 January 1929) was a founder of the "internationalized" Cuban Communist Party. Mella studied law in the University of Havana until he was expelled in 1925 and is considered a hero by the present Cuban government. Some Cubans view him as a victim of the Stalin-Trotsky struggle. His biography varies with the source consulted. Mella was born Nicanor McPartland in Havana in 1903. His father was Nicanor Mella Breá (1851–1929), a tailor and son of one of the heroes of the Dominican Republican war of independence, Matías Ramón

neg: Julio Antonio Mella Julio Antonio Mella Julio Antonio Mella McPartland (25 March 1903 – 10 January 1929) was a founder of the "internationalized" Cuban Communist Party. Mella studied law in the University of Havana until he was expelled in 1925 and is considered a hero by the present Cuban government. Some Cubans view him as a victim of the Stalin-Trotsky struggle. His biography varies with the source consulted. Mella was born Nicanor McPartland in Havana in 1903. His father was Nicanor Mella Breá (1851–1929), a tailor and son of one of the heroes of the Dominican Republican war of independence, Matías Ramón Mella

neg: José Méndez José Méndez José de la Caridad Méndez (March 19, 1887 – October 31, 1928) was a Cuban right-handed pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro Leagues. Born in Cárdenas, Matanzas, he died at age 41 in Havana. Known in Cuba as "El Diamante Negro" (the "Black Diamond"), he became a legend in his homeland. He was one of the first group of players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. He was elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. In 1907 Méndez was discovered by Bebé Royer of the Almendares team in the Cuban

neg: Orlando Castro Llanes Orlando Castro Llanes Orlando Castro Llanes (October 30, 1925 - February 25, 2014) was a Venezuelan businessman whose financial empire of banks and insurance agencies collapsed in 1994 and was subsequently convicted and imprisoned in the United States. He was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1925, and became active in politics. He was head of a wing of Cuba’s Communist Party until after the 1959 Cuban Revolution, when he allegedly quarrelled with Fidel Castro and left the country. He moved to Venezuela, where he became an insurance salesman. He was successful at this, and rose to control a conglomerate of

neg: Francisco Díaz-Silveira Havana. He collaborated in various magazines and newspapers such as "El Yara", "La Discusion", "El Figaro", "Cuba y America", "Azul y Rojo", and "Letras". He translated works such as Carducci and Lord Byron among other authors. He died in Havana, aged 54. He was married to Dolores Lopez and had five children, Elena, Carlos, Lydia, Olga and Francisco Diaz-Silviera Lopez. Francisco Díaz-Silveira Francisco Díaz-Silveira (February 4, 1871 - February 16, 1925) was a well known Cuban journalist, writer and poet. Diaz-Silveira was born in Havana, Cuba. When he was thirteen years old he emigrated to Key West, Florida, with his

neg: Paulina Pedroso Paulina Pedroso Paulina Pedroso (1845 - 1925) was the most prominent female leader in the Cuban War of Independence. She worked directly with Jose Marti. Pedroso's parents were born slaves, but she was born free in Pinar del Río in 1845. Her parents were active in seeking Cuban independence. She married at a very young age, and Pedroso is her married surname. In 1860, she moved with her husband Ruberto to Havana. She was fifteen at the time. In 1892, she moved to Ybor City with her husband. Afterward, they went to Key West, Florida. She and her husband worked

neg: Alice Neel Carlos Enríquez, at the Chester Springs summer school run by PAFA. The couple married on June 1, 1925, in Colwyn, Pennsylvania. Neel soon moved to Havana to live with Enríquez's family. In Havana, Neel was embraced by the burgeoning Cuban avant-garde, a set of young writers, artists and musicians. In this environment Neel developed the foundations of her lifelong political consciousness and commitment to equality. Neel later said she had her first solo exhibition in Havana, but there are no dates or locations to confirm this. In March 1927, Neel exhibited with her husband in the XII Salon des Bellas

neg: Alina Fernández Alina Fernández Alina Fernández Revuelta (born 19 March 1956) is the daughter of Fidel Castro and Natalia Revuelta Clews. She has been critical of the government of Cuba, where she lived until 1993. Fernández lived with her mother, Natalia "Naty" Revuelta Clews, who was born in Havana in 1925 and stepfather, Orlando Fernández. In Cuba, she worked as a model and public relations director of a Cuban fashion company, according to the University Program Board. In 1993, at age 37, she left Cuba for Spain using false papers and a wig. Elena Díaz-Verson Amos, a Cuban immigrant, and wife to

neg: Last Rumba in Havana of "Last Rumba in Havana" among the most important writers in exile. With all of this support the book sold ten thousand copies, but a sector of the Cuban exile's community branded it as "pornographic." Last Rumba in Havana Last Rumba in Havana is a novel by the Afro-Cuban dissident writer and journalist , who was born in Havana in 1951. It was published in New York in December 2001 by the Hispanic newspaper chain Hoy LLC, and boasts a cover designed by the Colombian artist . The story is framed within the so-called dirty realism of Latin America (led

neg: Luis Aguad Jorge Luis Aguad Jorge Luis Aguad Jorge (August 25, 1925 – November 6, 2007) was a Cuban actor and salesman who, due to his small size, was better known as "El Enanito de Holsum", a bread company that he worked for many years of his life. Aguad Jorge was born in a Havana suburb. As a young man, he met and befriended Joaquin Monserrat, an actor who later moved to Puerto Rico and became famous there as children's character "Pacheco". Aguad Jorge himself became involved in acting during his youth in Havana, performing at several theatrical plays there. In 1961, Aguad

neg: Abelardo Barroso Abelardo Barroso Abelardo Barroso Dargeles (21 September 1905 – 27 September 1972) was a Cuban bandleader and singer, the first sonero mayor (lead singer of the son) to be recognized as such by the Cuban public. Born in Havana, Cuba, he was the lead singer of the Sexteto Habanero from 1925, recorded with the Sexteto Boloña in 1926, and joined the Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro in 1927. With each of these top bands he made a string of recordings in New York City, and for the rest of his life his voice was in demand. In 1929–1930 he joined

neg: Jesse A. Fernández Foundation Fellowship (painting), in 1967 and 1975. His work can be found in relevant collections such as the photographic archive, Office of Historical Matters of the State Council, Havana, and the Cintas Foundation Inc., New York. http://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/exhibitions/jesse-fernandez Jesse A. Fernández Jesse A. Fernández (born December 7, 1925 Havana, Cuba, died 1986 in Paris, France) was a Cuban artist and photographer. Fernández participated in different art forms including photography, sculpture, drawing and painting. He had a career as a photographer and was included in several publications and projects. His work as a photojournalist was seen in "Photo projects in Central and

neg: Julito Collazo Julito Collazo Julio "Julito" Collazo (1925 – March 5, 2004) was a master percussionist. Collazo was born in Havana, Cuba. He began playing the ritual music of Santería on the batá drums at the age of fifteen. He moved to United States in the fifties to join in a world tour with the Afroamerican dancer Katherine Dunham and her Dance Company. Julito Collazo is one of a handful of Cuban percussionists who came to the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. Other notable Cuban percussionists who came to the U.S. during that time include Luciano "Chano" Pozo, Mongo Santamaría,

neg: Mike Herrera (baseball) died in his homeland of Havana, Cuba at age 80. Mike Herrera (baseball) Ramón "Mike" Herrera [er-ray'-ra] (December 19, 1897 – February 3, 1978) was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for the Boston Red Sox in part of two seasons. Listed at 5' 6", 147 lb., Herrera batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Havana, Cuba. Long before Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby, Herrera was one of the first men to play in both the major leagues (1925-1926) and the Negro leagues (1915-1928). He played for the Cuban Stars (West) of the

neg: Francisco Díaz-Silveira Francisco Díaz-Silveira Francisco Díaz-Silveira (February 4, 1871 - February 16, 1925) was a well known Cuban journalist, writer and poet. Diaz-Silveira was born in Havana, Cuba. When he was thirteen years old he emigrated to Key West, Florida, with his family for political reasons. For a time he was a cigar worker. He was secretary of the Club San Carlos in Key West. During the Cuban War of 1895, he returned to Cuba in the expedition of Carlos Roloff and Serafíín Sanchez. He was the Representative of the western Cuba in the Assembly of Jimaguayú and head of office of

neg: Idania del Río Fernández in February 2015. She was part of a group of Cuban business owners which met with U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to Havana in April 2016. Idania del Río Idania del Río (born 1981) is a Cuban designer and graphic artist based in Havana, Cuba. She attended the Instituto Superior de Diseño Industrial (Higher Institute of Industrial Design) in Havana and graduated with a degree in Graphic Design and Visual Communication in 2004. Del Río's poster art has been featured in Cuban and international exhibitions, including designer Daniel Ryan Smith's 2007-2008 "Seattle-Havana Poster Show", and Cuban curator

neg: Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso Alfredo de Zayas y Alfonso (February 21, 1861 – April 11, 1934), usually known as Alfredo de Zayas under Spanish naming customs and also known as Alfredo Zayas, was a Cuban lawyer, poet and political figure. He served as prosecutor, judge, mayor of Havana, secretary of the Constitutional Convention, Senator 1905, president of the Senate 1906, Vice President of Cuba 1908–1913 and President of Cuba from May 20, 1921 to May 20, 1925. Born in Havana into an aristocratic family with old sugar plantations, he was the 5th child of Dr. José María de Zayas y

neg: Juan Guiteras the Pathology and Tropical Diseases department at the University of Havana and founded the "Journal of Tropical Medicine". In 1902 he became director of the Cuban Department of Public Health and continued research in pathology. He was a member of the Yellow Fever Commission of the International Health Board in 1916. Juan Guiteras Juan Guitéras y Gener (or Juan Guiteras) (January 4, 1852 – October 28, 1925), was a Cuban physician and pathologist specializing in yellow fever. Guiteras studied medicine at the University of Havana, and moved to the United States in 1873 to attend the University of Pennsylvania, and

neg: Rafael Almeida is disputed. Six years before Cincinnati, Almeida and Marsans both played "Negro baseball" in the United States as 1905 members of the integrated All Cubans. Almeida played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1904 to 1925 and was one of ten players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in its 1939 inaugural class. Rafael Almeida Rafael D. Almeida (July 30, 1887 in Havana, Cuba – March 19, 1968 in Havana, Cuba) was a Major League Baseball third baseman from 1911 to 1913 with the Cincinnati Reds. Almeida and Armando Marsans debuted together with the Reds on July

neg: The Havana Cultura Tour The Havana Cultura Tour The Havana Cultura Tour is a Cuban music concert tour, taking place in Ibiza (Spain) during summer. The first edition of the Havana Cultura Tour occurred in July and August 2008, featuring three artists from Cuba: a famous rapper called Kumar, an R&B style singer named Diana Fuentes, both accompanied by DJ Erick Gonzalez. Havana Club, the original Cuban rum brand, is the organizer of the event. The project is born from a desire to promote Cuban contemporary music abroad, and especially in “the capital of subcultures”: the island of Ibiza. The idea was to mix

neg: Miguel Barnet Miguel Barnet Miguel Ángel Barnet Lanza (born January 28, 1940) is a Cuban writer, novelist and ethnographer. He studied sociology at the University of Havana, under Fernando Ortiz, the pioneer of Cuban anthropology, whose studies of Afro-Cuban cultures influenced many of the themes, both literary and scholarly, of Barnet. Miguel Barnet was born on January 28, 1940 in Havana, Cuba. Though he underwent his early education in the U.S., Barnet maintained a high degree of interest and awareness of Cuban culture. In fact, in his early years he was a regular contributor of poetry and other writings to such Cuban

neg: Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz In that same Ministry, he served as Director of the European and North American Division from 1997 to 1998. Prior to this, he was Counsellor in charge of economic and trade affairs at the Cuban Embassy in Brasília, Brazil, from 1992 to 1997. From 1982 to 1992 he was Specialist of Cooperation in the Division of Economic International Institutions of the State Committee for Economic Cooperation in Havana. He started his career in 1981 in Project Management of the ECIMETAL Enterprise, also in Havana. Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz (born October 14, 1956 in Havana) is a Cuban diplomat

neg: Fernando E. Franca Fernando E. Franca Dr. Fernando E. Franca (May 28, 1925- July 1, 1992) was an explorer, physician, airplane pilot and an inventor. Fernando Estanislao Franca Martínez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1925 to Dr. Fernando Franca Reguéira a physician, and Marina Martínez Barreto de Franca. He was the younger of 2 children. His older sister Olga Franca Martínez de Wolfer was a lawyer. Dr. Franca was the cousin of economist Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa who was a President of the Cuban Republic under the Pentarchy of 1933. Dr. Franca's uncle was physicist-mathematician Pablo Miquel Merino, a

neg: Last Rumba in Havana Last Rumba in Havana Last Rumba in Havana is a novel by the Afro-Cuban dissident writer and journalist , who was born in Havana in 1951. It was published in New York in December 2001 by the Hispanic newspaper chain Hoy LLC, and boasts a cover designed by the Colombian artist . The story is framed within the so-called dirty realism of Latin America (led by the famous Cuban Pedro Juan Gutiérrez). Spanish critic and poet Pablo Martinez Zarracina said in an article on Cuban literature published in El Norte de Castilla Lyrics that the book is considered to be

neg: Idania del Río Idania del Río Idania del Río (born 1981) is a Cuban designer and graphic artist based in Havana, Cuba. She attended the Instituto Superior de Diseño Industrial (Higher Institute of Industrial Design) in Havana and graduated with a degree in Graphic Design and Visual Communication in 2004. Del Río's poster art has been featured in Cuban and international exhibitions, including designer Daniel Ryan Smith's 2007-2008 "Seattle-Havana Poster Show", and Cuban curator Agapito Martínez's 2009 "Ghost Posters" and 2011 "Últimas Escenas" exhibits. Del Río opened Clandestina, the first independently run Cuban design shop, in Old Havana with Spanish business partner Leire

neg: Alejandro Almeida Alejandro Almeida Alejandro Almeida (born January 1, 1926) is an American politician from Havana, Cuba. Alejandro was born in Havana in 1926. The son of the Cuban business and economics minister. He attended private schools in Havana and received his Bachelor of Economics degree (BEc) from the University of Havana in 1942. He also received a Juris doctor. At law school he became good friends with Fidel Castro, the future leader of communist Cuba Alejandro joined the military at 24 years of age as a Mayor (Major) in the intelligence branch of the Cuban military. 2 years later he was

neg: Pedrito Martinez Pedrito Martinez Pedrito Martinez is an Afro-Cuban percussionist, drummer, singer, dancer, bandleader, songwriter, composer, and educator. He was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. He is a Cuban Conguero performing classic Cuban Rumbas, Afro-Cuban folkloric and religious music. He is a Santería priest. He came to the United States of America from Havana in 1998. He plays the Batá drum, conga, cajón, timbale, and bongo drums. Pedrito learned his craft from the streets of Havana, Cuba. He has performed with Paquito D’Rivera, Arturo O’Farrill, Brian Lynch, and Bruce Springsteen. He settled in the New York City - New Jersey area

neg: José Vilalta Saavedra marble, and he finished the work in 1902. José Vilalta Saavedra José Villalta Saavedra (born January 27, 1862, Havana, - died March 16, 1912, Rome) was a Cuban sculptor. One of the first native Cuban sculptors, Villalta was a mulatto born in Havana. Thanks to private patrons, he was able to train in Europe, first in Canarias (Spain) and then in la . He worked in Italy and Cienfuegos. Villalta created several important Cuban monuments and statues, including the statue of José Marti located in Havana's Parque Central (Central Park) (dedicated February 24, 1905) and the monument to Cuban engineer

neg: José Vilalta Saavedra José Vilalta Saavedra José Villalta Saavedra (born January 27, 1862, Havana, - died March 16, 1912, Rome) was a Cuban sculptor. One of the first native Cuban sculptors, Villalta was a mulatto born in Havana. Thanks to private patrons, he was able to train in Europe, first in Canarias (Spain) and then in la . He worked in Italy and Cienfuegos. Villalta created several important Cuban monuments and statues, including the statue of José Marti located in Havana's Parque Central (Central Park) (dedicated February 24, 1905) and the monument to Cuban engineer Francisco de Albear. Vilalta completed the Albear statue

neg: Candelaria Figueredo and Federico returned to Cuba and settled in Havana. There they saw the Cuban flag finally raised over the Castillo del Morro on May 20, 1902. Candelaria died on January 19, 1914, and was buried, with full military honors in the Cementerio de Colón in Havana. Her coffin was covered by the flag that she had carried into Bayamo 45 years earlier, Her autobiography was published posthumously in 1929. Candelaria Figueredo Candelaria Figueredo (born December 11, 1852, Bayamo, Cuba – died January 19, 1914, Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban patriot who fought in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain.

neg: Humberto Castro Humberto Castro Humberto Castro (born Humberto Jesús Castro García in 1957 in Havana, Cuba) is an important Cuban painter. He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" and at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana, Cuba. In 1980 he became part of the Taller Experimental de Gráfica (TEG), Havana, and from 1982 until 1985 he was also member of the "Equipo de Creación Colectiva Hexágono", Havana. '"Hallazgos"', in 1980, was his first individual exhibition and it took place at Teatro Mella, Havana, Cuba. In 1988 ""Three Cuban Artists"" in Gallery 76, Ontario College of Art/Forest

neg: Manolo Álvarez Mera singing "Mattinatta." In 1963, he settled in New York, where he died on October 14, 1986. He had lived at 216 West 102nd Street in Manhattan. Due to the United States embargo against Cuba, Álvarez was unable to return to Cuba after 1960. Álvarez married Delfina Cougil Fernandez (born 13 March 1925). They had two children: (i) Teresita (Terry) (born 1959), (ii) Manuel (born 1961). Manolo Álvarez Mera Manolo Álvarez Mera "(né" Manuel Ernesto Álvarez-Mera 7 November 1923 Havana, Cuba – 16 October 1986 New York City) was a Cuban-born tenor who flourished as a bel canto during the latter

neg: El Presidente (cocktail) El Presidente (cocktail) The El Presidente is a mix of rum, orange curaçao, dry vermouth, and grenadine. The El Presidente earned its acclaim in Havana, Cuba during the 1920s through the 1940s during the American Prohibition. It quickly became the preferred drink of the Cuban upper class. There are two rival stories of who the cocktail is named after. One is Gerardo Machado who was president 1925-1933. The other is Mario García Menocal who was president 1913-1921. Machado gave Pan American Airways (Pan Am) exclusive rights to fly the Florida-Havana route. This may be the reason that Pan Am served

neg: Rafael Guas Inclán Rafael Guas Inclán Rafael Guas Inclán (1896–October 12, 1975) was a Cuban politician and former Vice President of Cuba. Dr. Guas was son of Carlos Guas Pagueras, a Cuban independence general and senator and Rosa Inclan. He was graduate of the University of Havana School of Law where he also later taught classes. Dr. Guas was lifelong member of the Liberal Party of Cuba, in 1925 was the youngest elected person to the Cuban House of Representatives, which he presided until 1933. He went into exile, with his father and brother Gregorio (a dentist and also member of the Cuban

neg: Festivals in Havana Festivals in Havana Havana, Cuba, is a host city to numerous events and festivals. Many festivals held in Cuba revolve around the arts such as music, dance, art, and even film making. One such festival is the annual Havana Jazz Festival, founded by several Cuban jazz musicians, which includes Cuba's Bobby Carcasses Afro-Cuban jazz "Havana Jazz Festival." The very first venue for this jazz concert was the Casa de La Cultura Plaza in downtown Havana, which is still home to many music and jam sessions that take place to this day. The International Havana Ballet Festival (Festival Internacional de Ballet

neg: Carlos Molina (guitarist) Carlos Molina (guitarist) Carlos Molina (born 1946 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban guitarist and professor. Carlos Molina is an acclaimed Cuban guitarist, lauded as founder of the Cuban Guitar School. He studied music at Hubert de Blanck Conservatory and the Amadeo Roldán National Conservatory in Havana, Cuba. He was a disciple of Isaac Nicola and graduated in 1969, from both the National Conservatory and from the Law School at the Havana University. At a later time, Molina continued his professional training as a classical guitarist with Abel Carlevaro, Alirio Díaz, and Alberto Ponce. In 1970, closely following his graduation,

neg: Ernesto Padilla Ernesto Padilla Ernesto Padilla (born 1972 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-American artist, graphic designer and cigar maker. He is the son of Cuban poet, Heberto Padilla. Padilla was born to Heberto Padilla, a Cuban writer and poet, and his wife, the artist and poet Belkis Cuza Malé. Heberto Padilla was out of favor with the government of Fidel Castro at the time of Ernesto's birth, and the family was living under house arrest in an apartment in the Marianao neighborhood of Havana. In 1979, Padilla and his mother were allowed to leave Cuba for the United States. His father,

neg: Mitsuyo Maeda former instructor at the Chilean Naval Academy—before being himself beaten by Maeda. Maeda also defeated a Cuban boxer called Jose Ibarra, and a French wrestler called Fournier. The Havana papers attributed Maeda with a Cuban student called Conde Chenard. In 1925, Maeda became involved with helping settle Japanese immigrants near Tome-açú, a Japanese-owned company town in Pará, Brazil. This was part of a large tract in the Amazon forest set aside for Japanese settlement by the Brazilian government. The crops grown by the Japanese were not popular with the Brazilians, and the Japanese investors eventually gave up on the project.

neg: Juan Gualberto Gómez commission sent to negotiate for the funds necessary for the Cuban Liberation Army and recognition of the rebels. During the second U.S. military intervention (1906–1909) he was a member of the "Committee of Consultations", the Advisory Committee charged with amending the Cuban constitution, and a prominent speaker for the anti-U.S. faction. He famously said, "the Platt Amendment has reduced the independence and sovereignty of the Cuban Republic to a myth." He held seats in the Cuban House of Representatives (1914–1917) and Senate (1917–1925), from the province of Havana. He always campaigned to defend Afro-Cubans from discrimination, oppression, and violence. Throughout

neg: Yusa traditional Cuban music, even though she modernizes it, taking the true substance and arranging it, following the contemporary trends of the new Cuban wave. Yusa Yusa is a Cuban singer and songwriter, born in the Buena Vista district of Havana, Cuba. Her music is recognised worldwide : in 2003, she was nominated at the prestigious BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards in two categories (Best Newcomer and Best of the Americas.) Born in the Buena Vista district and brought up in the modern Alamar’s housing community of east Havana, Yusa’s childhood was cradled by music. She started studying guitar at

neg: Enrique Rottenberg FotoFAC, Cuban Art Factory, Havana, Cuba "The Double" (in collaboration with Carlos Quintana): Artlima, Lima, Peru "Shifting Metaphores: Cuba in changing times": ROSFOTO, San Petersburg, Russia 2016 "Subjects and Predicates": FotoFAC, Cuban Art Factory, Havana, Cuba "Parallel Worlds": FotoFAC, Cuban Art Factory, Havana, Cuba "A hundred years of Cuban Women": National Museum of Photograph, Havana, Cuba 2015 "Becoming Animal": FotoFAC, Cuban Art Factory, Havana, Cuba "Utopia": FotoFAC, Cuban Art Factory, Havana, Cuba 2014 2013 2012 2011 Publications: Collections National Museum of Photograph (Havana) Rubin (New York) MOCA (Los Angeles) Kunsthalle HGN (Germany) 21c Museum Hotels, U.S.A. Madeleine Plonsker, U.S.A. Nave

neg: Carlos Pérez (handballer) of the 2012 Summer Olympics Hungarian squad that finished fourth. He was voted Hungarian Handballer of the Year three times in a row between 2003–2005, and won the award once again in 2011. Carlos Pérez (handballer) Carlos Pérez (born 26 August 1971 in Havana) is a retired Cuban-Hungarian handball player, who played for Veszprém KC and the Hungarian national team. Currently he is the assistant coach of Telekom Veszprém. He was born in Havana and spent his Cuban years by local team Ciudad Havana. He signed to Hungarian top club MKB Veszprém KC in 1997 and since then spent all

neg: Amelia Peláez important works of this type are a ceramic mural at the Tribunal de Cuentas in Havana (1953) and the facade of the Habana Hilton hotel (1957). Peláez died in Havana in 1968. The works of Peláez are held in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Amelia Peláez Amelia Peláez del Casal (5 January 1896 – 8 April 1968) was an important Cuban painter of the Avant-garde generation. Amelia Peláez was born in 1896 in Yaguajay, in the former Cuban province of Las Villas (now Sancti Spíritus Province). In 1915,

neg: Martín Pedreira Cúpulas, Havana, Cuba, 2011) and History of the Guitar. Readings Selection (Museum of Music Editions, Havana, cuba, 2017). In December 2003, Martín Pedreira received a Diploma of Pedagogical Merit, awarded by the Ministries of Culture and Higher Education, and in 2007, the Distinction for Cuban Education. Music of Cuba Martín Pedreira Martín Pedreira (born 1952, Havana, Cuba) is a renowned Cuban guitarist, composer and professor. Martín Pedreira began to play the guitar as an autodidact when he was just ten years old. In 1968, he initiated his formal academic studies at the National School of Arts of Havana with renowned

neg: Radio Havana Cuba Radio Havana Cuba Radio Havana Cuba (, RHC) is the official government-run international broadcasting station of Cuba. It can be heard in many parts of the world including the United States on shortwave at 5040 kHz, 6000 kHz, 6145 kHz, and other frequencies. Radio Havana, along with Radio Rebelde, Cubavision Television and other Cuban Radio and Television broadcasts to Europe, North America, Central and South America via free-to-air satellite from the Hispanisat satellite over the Atlantic Ocean and via Internet streaming. Although RHC was officially inaugurated in May 1961, the idea of an international Cuban radio station was born in

neg: Mayra Montero Mayra Montero Mayra Montero (born 1952) is a well-known Cuban-Puerto Rican writer. Montero was born in Havana, Cuba in 1952. She is the daughter of Manuel Montero, a very successful Cuban comedic writer and actor who made his career in both Cuba and Puerto Rico, where he and his family relocated when Mayra was a young girl. Manuel, whose pen name was "Membrillo", earned his greatest success playing "Ñico Fernández", a comedic character in Puerto Rican television. This character was a Cuban immigrant with a habit of using hyperbole to describe his homeland and all things Cuban. Mayra has lived

neg: Carlos Pérez (handballer) Carlos Pérez (handballer) Carlos Pérez (born 26 August 1971 in Havana) is a retired Cuban-Hungarian handball player, who played for Veszprém KC and the Hungarian national team. Currently he is the assistant coach of Telekom Veszprém. He was born in Havana and spent his Cuban years by local team Ciudad Havana. He signed to Hungarian top club MKB Veszprém KC in 1997 and since then spent all the seasons with the club. He obtained Hungarian citizenship in 1999 and made his debut for the national team in 2002 against Slovenia. He represented Hungary at the 2003 World Championship, where he

neg: Rafael Guas Inclán Bay of Pigs. He died in Miami and is buried at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum there. Rafael Guas Inclán Rafael Guas Inclán (1896–October 12, 1975) was a Cuban politician and former Vice President of Cuba. Dr. Guas was son of Carlos Guas Pagueras, a Cuban independence general and senator and Rosa Inclan. He was graduate of the University of Havana School of Law where he also later taught classes. Dr. Guas was lifelong member of the Liberal Party of Cuba, in 1925 was the youngest elected person to the Cuban House of Representatives, which he presided

neg: Cuban musical theatre be the couduit for Cuban music to reach the world. The most recorded artist in Cuba up to 1925 was a singer at the "Alhambra", Adolfo Colombo. Records show he recorded about 350 numbers between 1906 and 1917. The first theatre in Havana opened in 1775, called the "Coliseo", and later the "Teatro Principal". The first Cuban-composed opera appeared in 1807. Theatrical music was hugely important in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century; its significance only began to wane with the change in political and social weather in the second part of the 20th century.

neg: Armando Marsans untrue since Havana-born Chick Pedroes played in the National League in 1902. (Cuban-born Steve Bellán played from 1871 to 1873 in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. Its status as a major league is disputed by baseball historians). Six years before Cincinnati, Marsans and Almeida played "Negro baseball" in the United States as 1905 members of the integrated All Cubans. Marsans also played Negro league baseball in 1923 for the Cuban Stars (Riley, 514). He is buried at Colon Cemetery, Havana. Marsans played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1905 to 1928 and was one of ten

neg: Yisel Yisel Yisel Denís Duque (better known under the stage name Yisel) is a Cuban-American singer-songwriter and producer. She was born in Havana, Cuba, and has lived in Miami, Florida since 1988. She was born in Havana (Cuba), the younger of two siblings. In her native Havana and at her own home, she witnessed many local artists that gathered for impromptu jam sessions. Inspired by this, Yisel began singing at the young age of four. At twelve, she began to study classical guitar in the Escuela Nacional de Arte (National School of Arts, ENA), but had to quit them because her

neg: Jilma Madera 1953 and placed at the Pico Turquino during the centennial celebrations of Martí's birth in 1963 by Celia Sanchez. The history of why this statue was created was told to be that Batitisa’s wife prayed so hard that her husband would not be killed in the violent beginning of the revolution, that she commissioned this monument to show her gratitude for her answered prayers, however this may be an urban legend. Jilma Madera Jilma Madera (September 18, 1915 – February 21, 2000) was a well-known Cuban sculptor. Her two most famous works are the Christ of Havana and the bust

neg: Luis Oquendo 1990 in the movie "A Show of Force" with Andy García and Robert Duvall. In the 1990s he was in the Spanish soap operas, "Marielena" and "El Magnate". He suffered a heart attack while being operated on and died in 1992, while suffering from stomach cancer. Luis Oquendo Luis Oquendo Valhuerdi (March 24, 1925 in – August 25, 1992) was a Cuban-American actor who was well known for his acting on radio before going into television and film. Born in Havana, he permanently immigrated to Florida in 1965. In 1969, he participated in the recording of "Cachucha y Ramon" a

neg: Raúl Corrales Forno Expeditions in Cuba. Raúl Corrales Forno Raúl Corrales Fornos (January 29, 1925 – April 15, 2006) was a Cuban photographer. Since 1961 he was member of the Photography Section of the Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC). Corrales was born to a poor family in Ciego de Ávila, in rural Cuba and moved to Havana as a child. He worked as a newspaper vendor, a shoeshine boy and a janitor, but his hobby of photography grew more and more serious. In the 1950s Corrales joined the Partido Socialista Popular and worked as a photographer for the Party's newspaper.

neg: Raúl Corrales Forno Raúl Corrales Forno Raúl Corrales Fornos (January 29, 1925 – April 15, 2006) was a Cuban photographer. Since 1961 he was member of the Photography Section of the Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC). Corrales was born to a poor family in Ciego de Ávila, in rural Cuba and moved to Havana as a child. He worked as a newspaper vendor, a shoeshine boy and a janitor, but his hobby of photography grew more and more serious. In the 1950s Corrales joined the Partido Socialista Popular and worked as a photographer for the Party's newspaper. He specialized in

neg: La Mansion La Mansion La Mansión de Mark Pollack, is a neo-classical Florentine mansion in the Cubanacan Section (fka Country Club section) of Havana, Cuba built in 1930 by the Cuban architect, Leonardo Morales y Pedroso (1887–1965). It is located at 21st street #15001, Cubanacan, Havana, Cuba. It was built for Mark Alexander Pollack (1874–1946),the son of Alexander Pollack and Belle A. Rothschild (1848-1936), the American-born patriarch of a wealthy Cuban tobacco exporter. The house covers an area of 13,000 square meters. It is one of the crown jewels of Cuban architecture and one of the most significant work of Cuban Eclecticism

neg: Germán Pinelli and Ari A. Pinelli (born June 9, 1976), who along with German David's wife, Ana Paez (born January 9, 1966) are members of the Cuban musical group Los Tres de la Habana. Germán Pinelli Germán Pinelli (born Germán Piniella Vázquez de Mella on December 15, 1907 in Havana, Cuba - November 19, 1996 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban journalist and actor. Pinelli's voice was first heard on the radio waves when he was 14 years old, and a student at the prestigious Colegio de Belén for boys, run by the Jesuits. The Freemasons were raising funds for their orphanage,

neg: Alberto Arredondo Gutiérrez of Cuban writer Rita Martin. Alberto Arredondo Gutiérrez Alberto Arredondo Gutiérrez (August 28, 1912 – April 17, 1968) was a journalist and economist. Son of Rafael Arredondo and Leonor Gutiérrez Betancourt, Alberto Arredondo Gutiérrez was a journalist and economist born in Havana, Cuba. Arredondo owned a daily newspaper "Mañana" in Havana and was active in the study of Cuba’s economy, focusing especially on agriculture. For several years he was in charge of the economic section of the famous Cuban newspaper Avance. He was a regular contributor for the Cuban international magazine Bohemia. Arredondo served as head of the Departamento de

neg: Jorge Moreno Co- Founder of "Grand Havana Coffee Company" with Cuban Coffee legend Luis Bustelo. (GrandHavanaCoffee.com) Jorge Moreno Jorge Moreno is an American musician of Cuban descent. Discovered by Madonna, he was the 1st latin artist signed to her Maverick Musica Record Label. Moreno won much critical acclaim for his debut album "Moreno" and was awarded a Latin Grammy award for "Best New Artist", Early the next year he was nominated in the (Anglo) Grammy's for "Best Latin Album" and was one of the first artists to perform in Spanish on Good Morning America. He also received much praise and a Univision

neg: Afro-Cuban jazz and the Cuban-born Omar Sosa and Orestes Vilato. Jan L. Hartong’s Nueva Manteca is based in The Hague, Netherlands and Yilian Cañizares in Lausanne, Switzerland. "Jazz bands" began forming in Cuba as early as the 1920s. These bands often included both Cuban popular music and popular North American jazz, and show tunes in their repertoires. Despite this musical versatility, the movement of blending Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz was not strong in Cuba itself for decades. As Leonardo Acosta observes: "Afro-Cuban jazz developed simultaneously in New York and Havana, with the difference that in Cuba it was a silent and almost

neg: Leonel "Bebito" Smith Leonel "Bebito" Smith Leonel “Bebito” Smith y Polo (1909, Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba – 2000, Havana) was a Cuban multiple gold medalist swimmer at the 1926 Central American Games in Mexico City, Mexico and at the 1930 Central American Games (now called the Central American and Caribbean Games) held in Havana, Cuba. When he was 16 years old (1925), he won the gold medal in the 1500 meter swimming competition at the Varadero Nautical Club, which was considered the national championships in swimming. The following year (1926), he went to the "I Juegos Centroamericanos" (1st Central American Games) held in Mexico.

neg: Raúl Martínez (artist) Raúl Martínez (artist) Publio Amable Raúl Martínez González, known as Raúl Martínez, (1 November 1927 – 2 April 1995) was a Cuban painter, designer, photographer, muralist, and graphic artist. He is best known for colorful pop-art portraits of leading Cuban political figures including José Martí and Camilo Cienfuegos. Martínez was born in Ciego de Ávila and studied in Havana and at the San Alejandro Academy in Havana, Cuba, and later at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His early works were abstract, moving towards figurative work later in his career. After the Cuban Revolution of 1959, Martínez helped

neg: Felipe Pazos Ordaz. He had three sons and a daughter. His son Felipe starred alongside Spencer Tracy in the 1958 film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea". Felipe Pazos Felipe Pazos (September 27, 1912 – February 26, 2001) was a Cuban economist who initially supported the Cuban Revolution of Fidel Castro, but became disillusioned with the increasingly radical nature of the revolutionary government. Born in Havana, Pazos earned a doctorate from the University of Havana in 1938. He was a member of the Cuban delegation to the 1944 Bretton Woods conference. In 1946, he joined the staff of

neg: Felipe Pazos Felipe Pazos Felipe Pazos (September 27, 1912 – February 26, 2001) was a Cuban economist who initially supported the Cuban Revolution of Fidel Castro, but became disillusioned with the increasingly radical nature of the revolutionary government. Born in Havana, Pazos earned a doctorate from the University of Havana in 1938. He was a member of the Cuban delegation to the 1944 Bretton Woods conference. In 1946, he joined the staff of the fledgling International Monetary Fund that had been established at the Bretton Woods conference. He worked there for three years before returning to Cuba in 1950 to head the

neg: José Manuel Villa Castillo was in charge of decor and created a graffito mural. In 1995 he decorated the Meliá Cohiba Hotel, in Havana. José Manuel Villa Castillo José Manuel Villa Castillo (born December 23, 1939, Las Villas, Cuba, is a Cuban artist. His artistic interests include graphic design, scenographic design, interior design, drawing, illustrations, painting, and engraving. In 1957 he studied publicity and commercial drawing in Havana. From 1957 to 1959 he was a designer of shop windows in Havana. Customers included the Flogar, Belinda, and Roseland department stores. In 1967 he was graphic designer of the Cuban pavilion at the World's fair,

neg: Machito Florida, making him an American of Cuban ancestry. He may have been born in 1908 in the Jesús María district of Havana or in Tampa, 1909 in the Marianao Beach district of Havana or in Tampa, 1912 in Tampa or Havana, or even 1915 in Havana. Regardless of his place of birth, Machito was raised from an early age in the Jesús María district of Havana, where his foster sister Graciela was born August 23, 1915. Her parents raised both of them. Young Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo, the son of a cigar manufacturer, was nicknamed "Macho" as a child because

neg: Ernesto Hernández Busto Ernesto Hernández Busto Ernesto Hernández Busto (Havana, Cuba, 1968) is a Cuban writer living in Barcelona (Spain). Born in Havana, Hernández Busto began university studies in mathematics in the former Soviet Union and returned to Havana to study Literature at the Pedagogical Institute. He was a member of Paideia, an independent research group that in the late 1980s attempted a renewal of the Cuban cultural scene and culminated in becoming a dissident platform. In 1992 he emigrated to Mexico, where he published regularly in the magazine Vuelta, directed by Octavio Paz, as well as other Mexican literary reviews. On two

neg: Roberto Juan Diago Querol Roberto Juan Diago Querol Roberto Juan Diago y Querol (1920 in Havana, Cuba - February 20, 1955 in Madrid, Spain) was a Cuban artist specializing in photography, engraving, painting and drawing. He studied in the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro", Havana, Cuba and founded together with Rafael Soriano, Manuel Rodulfo Tardo, José Felipe Nuñez and Juan Esnard Heydrich the Provincial School of Fine Arts in Matanzas. His grandson, Juan Roberto Diago Durruthy (born 1971) is also a Cuban painter. He exhibited his works ""Expone Diago: Dibujos y gouaches en el Lyceum"". Lyceum, Havana, 1944. In 1953 he presented

neg: Josefina Vidal entering diplomatic work she had been an Assistant Researcher in the Center of Studies of the United States at the University of Havana. On 23 July 2017 Reuters reported that Vidal was to be transferred to the post of Cuban Ambassador to Canada, but this was not reflected in official Cuban sources. In August 2017 it was reported that Vidal had travelled to Moscow in late July for talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and the Cuban Ambassador in Moscow Emilio Lozada Garcia. Josefina Vidal Josefina de la Caridad Vidal Ferreiro (born 18 February 1961) is a Cuban

neg: Julio Becerra Rivero Julio Becerra Rivero Julio Becerra Rivero (born 1973) is a Cuban-born American chess Grandmaster who lives in Miami Lakes, Florida. Julio Becerra was born and grew up in Havana, Cuba. He learned to play chess when he was thirteen years old. Julio Becerra went to the chess academy in Havana frequently to play games with others and to improve. He became a grandmaster at the age of 23 in 1997. Julio Becerra won the Cuban Chess Championship in 1996 and 1998 and played in the Chess Olympiads of 1994, 1996 and 1998. He stayed in the U.S. in 1999, after

neg: Teodoro Mauri managed the first ascent of club to La Liga. Teodoro Mauri Teodoro Mauri Moreno (14 June 1903 – 4 July 1960) is a former Spanish football forward and manager. As a youth played for the , Europa and Júpiter until he made the leap to Espanyol. With Perico's he became a legend of the 1920s, along with Ricardo Zamora, José Padrón, Pedro Solé or Crisant Bosch. In June 1927 he moved to Havana where he signed a one-year contract with the Club Juventud Asturiana. The Cuban team was trained by the Spanish Paco Bru, who was drafted by the Cuban

neg: Teodoro Mauri Teodoro Mauri Teodoro Mauri Moreno (14 June 1903 – 4 July 1960) is a former Spanish football forward and manager. As a youth played for the , Europa and Júpiter until he made the leap to Espanyol. With Perico's he became a legend of the 1920s, along with Ricardo Zamora, José Padrón, Pedro Solé or Crisant Bosch. In June 1927 he moved to Havana where he signed a one-year contract with the Club Juventud Asturiana. The Cuban team was trained by the Spanish Paco Bru, who was drafted by the Cuban regime to promote football and ensure the registration of

neg: Viengsay Valdés Viengsay Valdés Viengsay Valdés is a Cuban ballerina and actress. Born in Havana on November 10, 1976, Viengsay Valdés moved at three months to Laos, where her father was the Cuban Ambassador. At age three, her family moved to the Seychelles. At six, she moved back to Havana, Cuba, where her grandmother continued her education. Viengsay began artistic gymnastics at age six. She put her first ballet shoes on at the age of nine, which is when she began her ballet studies at the Alejo Carpentier Provincial Ballet School in Havana. At age 15, she continued her studies at the

neg: José Manuel Villa Castillo José Manuel Villa Castillo José Manuel Villa Castillo (born December 23, 1939, Las Villas, Cuba, is a Cuban artist. His artistic interests include graphic design, scenographic design, interior design, drawing, illustrations, painting, and engraving. In 1957 he studied publicity and commercial drawing in Havana. From 1957 to 1959 he was a designer of shop windows in Havana. Customers included the Flogar, Belinda, and Roseland department stores. In 1967 he was graphic designer of the Cuban pavilion at the World's fair, Expo 67, held in Montreal. In 1960 he presented "José Manuel", in Galería Habana, Arte y Cinema La Rampa, Havana.

neg: Gilberto Andrés Romero Pino Havana. Gilberto Andrés Romero Pino Gilberto Andrés Romero Pino (born November 16, 1948 in Havana, Cuba), is a self-taught Cuban artist specializing in humorous drawings and paintings. He has participated in exhibitions such as the First through Sixth Bienal Internacional de Dibujo Humorístico y Gráfica Militante at the Círculo de Artesanos in San Antonio de los Baños, Havana. He was involved in the 7th and 9th International Cartoon Contest at Yomiuri Shimbum in Tokyo, Japan. In 1983, he was awarded the Cuban Ministry of Culture's Award at the Third Humor Internacional Biennial at the Círculo de Artesanos at San Antonio

neg: Mike Herrera (baseball) Mike Herrera (baseball) Ramón "Mike" Herrera [er-ray'-ra] (December 19, 1897 – February 3, 1978) was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for the Boston Red Sox in part of two seasons. Listed at 5' 6", 147 lb., Herrera batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Havana, Cuba. Long before Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby, Herrera was one of the first men to play in both the major leagues (1925-1926) and the Negro leagues (1915-1928). He played for the Cuban Stars (West) of the Negro National League in 1920 and 1921, and for the

neg: Cuban Diplomat Cuban Diplomat Cuban Diplomat is a brand of handmade premium cigar owned by Cigar King, Inc.. The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. The brand consists of two ranges, the Cuban Diplomat and the Cuban Diplomat Corojo Rosado. This range consists of five vitolas and is essentially the filler and binder used in the Havana Soul, but with a Connecticut shade wrapper. The combination results in a medium to full-bodied cigar. The band is red and bears an image of

neg: Ignacio Berroa Ignacio Berroa Ignacio Berroa (born July 8, 1953 in Havana, Cuba) is a jazz drummer. In 1980 Ignacio left his country during the Mariel Boatlift, moved to New York and joined Dizzy Gillespie’s quartet in 1981, becoming the drummer of all the important bands Gillespie formed until his death in 1993. Ignacio Berroa has been recognized by many as one of the greatest drummers of our times. Jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie best defined Ignacio as: “… the only Latin drummer in the world in the history of American music that intimately knows both worlds: his native Afro-Cuban music as well

neg: Lázaro Ros Lázaro Ros Lázaro Ros (May 11, 1925 – February 8, 2005) was an Afro-Cuban singer. His music borrowed much from Africa, as he performed music of the Lucumí culture, of the Yoruba people from modern-day Nigeria, and of the Arará culture of the Dahomeyan people from modern-day Benin. Ros was largely self-taught, and first learned to sing by learning the chants associated with Santería, a religion based in the Lucumí and Arará cultures. Ros was born in the Santos Suárez district of Havana, Cuba. He began to work at the age of 11 distributing milk. At the age of 13

neg: Daniel Sarabia Daniel Sarabia Daniel Sarabia (born 9 December 1984, Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban ballet dancer with the Maurice Béjart Ballet of Lausanne, Switzerland. Daniel Sarabia is the son of Cuban dancer Rolando Sarabia, and his brother is currently a principal ballet dancer with the Washington Ballet, Rolando Sarabia. In an interview with "Dance Magazine", Daniel explained: "Our father was our first influence and my inspiration...Ballet is in our blood." In 1993 Daniel Sarabia joined the Provincial School of Ballet Alejo Carpentier in Havana, and graduated from the Cuban National Ballet School in 2002. He won Bronze Medal at the International

neg: Raúl Chibás Raúl Chibás Raúl Chibás Ribas (April 25, 1916 – August 25, 2002) was a Cuban politician and military officer who initially supported Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution but later defected to the United States. Born in Santiago de Cuba, Chibás spent his childhood in Havana and attended the University of Havana. His older brother, Eduardo, founded and led the Orthodox Party (also known as the Cuban People's Party) in 1947. After Eduardo committed suicide in 1951, Raúl took over as party leader. Chibás vehemently opposed the rule of Fulgencio Batista in the 1950s, and he supported the anti-Batista struggle

neg: Renny Arozarena all sections of festival. The Hollywood Reporter said "It is actor Arozarena who brings the legend to life, however, in a memorably dynamic performance." Cinema of Cuba Renny Arozarena Renny Arozarena (born 1971, in Havana) is a Cuban actor. He started acting as a child, making his professional debut on the stage in leading roles in "Andoba", "Santa Camila de la Habana Vieja", "Romeo et Juliette", "Othello", among others. He is now director of a theatre group. He has been in films such as "Entre Ciclones", "Bajo Habana" and "El loco soñador". The film "El Benny" marks his first leading

neg: Jesus Castellanos Jesus Castellanos Jesús Castellanos y Villageliú (August 8, 1878 – May 29, 1912) was a Cuban writer, journalist, critic, caricaturist and lawyer born in Havana, Cuba. Castellanos was the son of Dr. Manuel Sabás Castellanos y Arango and Mercedes Villageliú e Irola, both Cuban born. His father had attended the University of Paris where he obtained a Medical degree in 1868. A year later he certified said degree in Spain and on his return to Cuba he obtained a PhD in Sciences in 1881, and a second PhD in Pharmacy in 1889, both from the University of Havana. He was

neg: Roberto Suárez Roberto Suárez Roberto J. Suárez de Cárdenas (March 5, 1928 – July 6, 2010) was the Cuban born American President of The Miami Herald and Publisher (founder) of El Nuevo Herald. Suárez was born in Havana, Cuba, and was educated and graduated from the Colegio de Belén in 1946. He attended Villanova University and the University of Havana. He first went into exile in 1958 in connection with political activities against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Suarez fled Cuba permanently in 1961 after Fidel Castro came to power, arriving in Miami with just $5 in his pocket and

neg: Luis Oquendo Luis Oquendo Luis Oquendo Valhuerdi (March 24, 1925 in – August 25, 1992) was a Cuban-American actor who was well known for his acting on radio before going into television and film. Born in Havana, he permanently immigrated to Florida in 1965. In 1969, he participated in the recording of "Cachucha y Ramon" a radio soap opera that paired him with actress Norma Zuñiga. In 1977–1979, he reached the pinnacle of popularity as the grandfather Antonio in the PBS series "¿Que Pasa USA?". He appeared in the movie "Guaguasi" in 1979 opposite his "Que Pasa" co-star Velia Martínez and in

neg: Yosuán Crespo Yosuán Crespo Yosuán Crespo (born November 24, 1984 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban businessman and computer scientist. Crespo cofounded EspacioCuba, one of the first Cuban real estate offices after the buying and selling of properties was authorized in November 2011. He has developed several software to manage Medical Genetics information and commercial websites. Crespo was born in Havana, son of Marta García, accountant and Juan Francisco Crespo, Mechanical Engineer. Crespo's passion for computing began when he had his first personal computer while studying in high school, it was a gift from his grandfather Arístides who also inspired him to

neg: Moisés Simons Moisés Simons Moisés Simons (born Moisés Simón Rodríguez; 24 August 1889 in Havana, Cuba – 28 June 1945 in Madrid, Spain), was a leading Cuban composer, pianist, and orchestra leader. He was the composer of "El Manisero" ("The Peanut Vendor" in English) which is considered by many to be the most famous piece of music created by a Cuban musician and has since been recorded by other musicians from around the world hundreds of times. Moisés Simons was born on 24 August 1889 in Havana, Cuba. The son of a Basque musician, he started studying music with his father, Leandro

neg: Ernesto Padilla Co. This new line was to be unaffected by Padilla's 2012 move from Tabacalera Tropical to TABOLISA. Ernesto has produced several special cigars that took advantage of some special small-crop tobaccos by creating a series of very limited editions which he called Edición Especial. These are briefly listed below. Ernesto Padilla Ernesto Padilla (born 1972 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-American artist, graphic designer and cigar maker. He is the son of Cuban poet, Heberto Padilla. Padilla was born to Heberto Padilla, a Cuban writer and poet, and his wife, the artist and poet Belkis Cuza Malé. Heberto Padilla was

neg: Arsenio Rodríguez discography the category Best Research in Folk, Ethnic, or World Music by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections in 2007. In addition, Cuban ethnomusicologist Cristóbal Díaz Ayala elaborated a similar list, largely based on García work, as part of his "Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban Music 1925-1960" in the Diaz Ayala Cuban and Latin American Popular Music Collection. Arsenio Rodríguez's recorded material can be divided into two eras. The first era comprises all songs recorded in Havana between 1940 and 1956, which were released as 78 rpm (and also 45 rpm) singles by Victor/RCA Victor. All these tracks except one ("Me quedé

neg: Servando Cabrera Moreno Servando Cabrera Moreno Servando Cabrera Moreno (1923–1981) was a Cuban painter. A supporter of the Cuban Revolution, many of his paintings depict the Cuban peasantry. Stylistically, his paintings are rooted in the tradition of vanguardia, and are especially indebted to the work of Carlos Enríquez Gómez. Servando Cabrera Moreno was born in Havana, Cuba on May 28, 1923. He graduated from the San Alejandro Academy after completing studies at the Art Student's League in NY and La Grande Chaumière in Paris. His first individual exhibition took place at the Lyceum, Havana in 1943. He has also participated in many biennials

neg: Duvier del Dago Fernandez Duvier del Dago Fernandez Duvier del Dago Fernandez (born 1976) is a Cuban from Zulueta, in the central Cuban province of Villa Clara. He was a student of the famous contemporary artist René Francisco Rodriguez at Havana’s Cuban Institute of Art. He also participated in two Havana Biennial exhibitions (in 2000 and 2006). Passionate with drawings, Duvier del Dago Fernandez entered the art school of Trinidad, before graduating from the prestigious Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana. The first project he participated in was the DUPP Gallery, with his professor René Francisco Rodríguez. From 1999 to 2002, Duvier del

neg: Héctor Santiago Héctor Santiago Héctor Santiago Armenteros Ruiz (born 1944) is an artist who has been involved in theater in Cuba, before and after the Cuban Revolution, and in the United States. Santiago has worked as an actor, playwright, director, choreographer, dancer, and puppeteer. Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1944, he graduated from the Cuban National Dramatist School after studying literature at the University of Havana. In 1959 he cofounded the Children's Theatrical Movement in Cuba. The writer Virgilio Piñera was his literature professor and intimate friend throughout those years. In 1965 Santiago was accused of antisocial behavior. Five years later he

neg: José Curbelo José Curbelo José Curbelo (February 18, 1917, Havana - September 21, 2012, Miami) was a Cuban-born American pianist and manager. Curbelo was a key figure in Latin jazz in New York City in the 1940s and helped to popularize Mambo and the cha cha dance in the 1950s. Both of Curbelo's parents were born in Cuba, but his father had studied classical violin in the United States before returning to play with the Havana Philharmonic. He studied under Pedro Menendez as a child and graduated from the Molinas Conservatory at age 15. In the 1930s he played with Cuban orchestras

neg: Yosuán Crespo market he has offered advising to other businessmen interested in investing in Cuba. Yosuán Crespo Yosuán Crespo (born November 24, 1984 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban businessman and computer scientist. Crespo cofounded EspacioCuba, one of the first Cuban real estate offices after the buying and selling of properties was authorized in November 2011. He has developed several software to manage Medical Genetics information and commercial websites. Crespo was born in Havana, son of Marta García, accountant and Juan Francisco Crespo, Mechanical Engineer. Crespo's passion for computing began when he had his first personal computer while studying in high school,

neg: Juan Guiteras Juan Guiteras Juan Guitéras y Gener (or Juan Guiteras) (January 4, 1852 – October 28, 1925), was a Cuban physician and pathologist specializing in yellow fever. Guiteras studied medicine at the University of Havana, and moved to the United States in 1873 to attend the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated that same year. He worked at Philadelphia Hospital until 1879, when he went into the U.S. Navy as a physician and began to research yellow fever, working with Stanfard Chaille and George Miller Sternberg in the Havana Yellow Fever Commission. On May 5, 1883 he married Dolores Gener in Cuba.

neg: Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz (born October 14, 1956 in Havana) is a Cuban diplomat and politician. Mr. Malmierca is the Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (2009–present) as a result of the 2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro. He was the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations from 2005-2009. He is married to Grisell Guadalupe Castano-Rey and they have two children. Ambassador Malmierca Díaz graduated in economics at the University of Havana in 1980. He followed with several postgraduate courses, including at the Higher Institute of International Relations in Havana in international relations and negotiation