Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

An exclusive screening of the controversial award-winning and internationally acclaimed film that Cuba banned. The plot unfolds in 1983 Cuba, where a gay writer who is non-compliant with the government is blacklisted, and a local peasant woman working on a state farm is assigned to watch him. As she keeps a close watch on the man, they […]

A conversation with jazz greats Paquito D’Rivera and Lou Marini on their musical journey and their love affair with the saxophone. Prolific jazz writer and documentarian Arnold Jay Smith will moderate the sax chat. The presentation will be capped by a jam session with both musicians, who will be joined by jazz guitarist Jorge Chicoy. […]

Renowned TV journalist Rafael Pi Román interviews PBS colleague Luis Santeiro on his new book, Dancing With Dictators, a humorous and compassionate account of Santeiro’s family’s journey from pre-Castro Cuba to exile in the turbulent sixties. The great grandson of Cuban president Gerardo Machado (1925-1933), Santeiro searches for an objective viewpoint. PiRomán will discuss with […]

                        A musical tribute to Ignacio Villa Fernández (1911-1971), the legendary Cuban singer-pianist and songwriter, who came to be known to his millions of fans as Bola de Nieve. The inimitable artist’s quasi cult following prevails to this day. His life and art will […]