An in-depth look into Manuel Rodríguez Ramos’s retrospective novel about the Cuban exile community in Madrid during the latter years of the Franco dictatorship and during the period of transition to democracy after its demise. Presented by the renowned Madrid-based Cuban intellectual Pío Serrano, who will engage in a conversation with the author. Followed by […]
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“LAS ESTACIONES DEL VIAJERO” DE MANUEL RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS
Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 5 pm
CINE FOCUS: ‘PLANTADOS’
Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 7 pm
A special screening of Lilo Vilaplana‘s riveting new release, Plantados. Based on true stories, the film narrates the most horrible tortures the Castro regime imposed on the political prisoners who rejected the reeducation and indoctrination plans offered by the government in exchange for better treatment and shorter sentences. The screening will be followed by a […]
‘FAKE’ — A PLAY BY CARMEN PELÁEZ
June 24 thru 26, 2021 ~ Thu & Fri at 7 pm, Sat at 5 pm
The CCCNY closes its Spring season with the Vimeo premiere of FAKE, by Cuban-American playwright Carmen Peláez. Straight from its world premiere at Miami New Drama, the exciting play thrusts us into the world of high stakes art dealing, Cuban politics, and a thrilling pursuit for the truth. Absent from Miami stages since her […]
LOS REYES MAGOS EN EL CINE / ‘THE NATIVITY STORY’
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 5 pm
Our traditional dinner and entertainment in celebration of Three Kings Day has been suspended this year due to the COVID pandemic. In its place, the CCCNY is opening its Winter Season with a rich cinematic experience of the traditional Bible story: Los Reyes Magos en el cine, a Spanish short on the visit of the […]
ROBERT SCHEIGE’S ‘THE HIGH ONES’
Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 6 pm
The New York City launching of Robert Scheige’s The High Ones, one of the most innovative novels in recent memory. The book is a historical fiction about Neanderthals and their first contact with anatomically-modern humans. It is set 45,000 years ago in a forgotten world unrecognizable from our own, and is based on years of […]
UNA ROSA PARA MARTÍ EN SU NATALICIO
Thursday, January 28 at 3 pm
Our traditional tribute to José Martí (1853-1895) on his birthday. Founding father of Cuba and leader of its last war of independence, Martí 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 he worked […]