Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

This year the Cuban Cultural Center of New York joins Carnegie Hall’s Nuestros sonidos (Our Sounds) festival, celebrating the heritage and influence of Latin culture in the US, including vital contributions from the Caribbean. Through a diverse musical palette that includes classical, pop, salsa, and reggaeton, New York City audiences can dive into the melodies and […]

An exclusive screening of Pavel Giroud‘s astonishing 2022 documentary exploring aspects of Cuba’s past that reverberate in its present, such as the lack of freedom of expression and the struggles faced by  writers and artists. The film unearths the 1971 notorious case of Cuban poet Heberto Padilla, arrested by state security and accused of counterrevolutionary. […]

On the eve of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 340th birthday, piano virtuoso Orlando Alonso plays the composer’s complete Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, renowned not only for its historical significance, but also for its technical and interpretive challenges, making it one of the most revered and difficult works in the classical piano repertoire. A longtime resident of New York […]

An illustrated presentation by cultural researcher and historian Rosa Marquetti based on her book Celia in Cuba (1925-1960), focusing on the life and career of legendary singer Celia Cruz in Cuba before leaving the Island and going into exile. With vintage musical numbers from Celia’s concerts and films, this presentation celebrates Women’s History Month and […]

In this installment of our Contemporary Artists Series, led and curated by Andrea O’Reilly Herrera, we delve into the work of Cuban-born photographer Carlos Cárdenes, whose lifelong pursuit of creative excellence and his ability to capture the extraordinary within the ordinary continue to set him apart as a visionary in the field. The presentation will […]

By popular request, the CCCNY is streaming all chapters of Gloria Rolando‘s seminal film on the Oblate Sisters of Providence. Hermanas de corazón is a fascinating three-part documentary on the educational mission of the Oblate Sisters throughout the first half of the 20th century in Cuba. The first order of black nuns in the world, […]

In conmemoration of el Grito de Bayre, the 1895 uprising which unleashed Cuba’s last war against Spain, the CCCNY honors the life and legacy of Juan Gualberto Gómez, one of the most outstanding figures in the Island’s struggle for independence and its first decades as a new republic. This illustrated lecture by Clara Caballero Caraballo, […]

The New York City launch of Fuacatapam, Iván Acosta‘s latest book, a masterful blend of storytelling, magical realism, and biting political satire. The story follows La India Agripina and her companion Don Liborio—symbolizing the Cuban spirit—on a surreal journey through post-revolutionary Cuba. They encounter iconic historical figures like José Martí, Antonio Maceo, and Félix Varela, […]

A presentation by Martí scholar Emilio J. Sánchez on José Martí‘s war diaries, published posthumously as Diario de campaña. Martí’s first entries were written on April 9, 1895, two days before disembarking in Cuba to take part in what would be the Island’s last War of Independence. The last entry is dated May 17, two […]

Our annual tribute to José Martí on his birthday. Founding father of Cuba and leader of its last war of independence, José Martí (1853-1895) is also a towering figure in Cuban and Latin American literature. In his short life, he excelled as a poet, essayist, journalist, and revolutionary. Throughout the 1880’s and early 1890’s Martí worked […]

A unique evening, in partnership with Pinceladas de Artes con Alejandra Cossio del Pino, an online program which provides a platform to promote and support high caliber multicultural Hispanic artistic and intellectual talents to disseminate our cultural heritage and generate a greater understanding of our roots. This presentation will feature an interview with Federico Justiniani, […]

Given the resonance of Three Kings Day in Cuban culture, we respond to popular demand and open our 2025 Winter Season with Catherine Hardwicke’s The Nativity Story (2006), first streamed in the midst of the pandemic four years ago. Praised for its original score by award-winning composer Mychael Danna, The Nativity Story is a relatively […]