Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

An exclusive one-night-only screening of Jorge Dalton’s En un rincón del alma, an exceptional documentary that registers the moving testimonial of the Cuban novelist, journalist and screenwriter Eliseo Alberto, who died on July 31, 2011 in Mexico City, where he had lived since 1990. The film traces the Cuban Revolution since its inception through the memory of […]

CCCNY is proud to co-sponsor LPEN’s CU CINE FILM FESTIVAL, a one-day screening of films on the most pertinent topics on Latin America and the Latinx experience, featuring two riveting full-length films: Kim Hopkins‘s heartrending documentary on Cuba, Voices of the Sea (BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND this season), and Ciro Guerra‘s mesmerizing masterpiece, The Embrace […]

A presentation by the distinguished Cuban historian Rafael Rojas, at the New York City launching of his latest book, El cambio constitucional en Cuba, a compilation of essays about Constitutional changes on the Island from a multidisciplinary perspective. Alongside texts by other authors, the volume offers a tour of Cuban Constitutional history, from the founding text of Hispanic […]

A unique concert highlighting the music of internationally recognized Cuban composer Keyla Orozco, in celebration of Women’s History Month. Orozco’s works, imbued with a deep sense of empathy, embrace the complexity of being an immigrant, transcending geographic, political, and artistic boundaries, and exploring cultural crosscurrents to express our common humanity. Featuring complementary works by Ernesto Lecuona […]

A convergence between the literary and the visual, artist Aurora De Armendi and scholar Adriana Méndez Rodenas have produced a limited-edition artist’s book honoring Ana Mendieta’s Rupestrian Sculptures, a series of low-relief sculptures created in 1981 at the Escaleras de Jaruco, a national park outside Havana. The low-relief sculptures, directly carved on the limestone walls of a cave, were meant […]

A special screening of one of the boldest films to come out of Cuba in recent years, Marilyn Solaya‘s feature film debut His Wedding Dress (Vestido de Novia). Based on true events, the film recreates the theme of transexuality and gender violence. The story is set in 1994, the worst year of Cuba’s so-called special period, […]

The CCCNY opens its Fall Season with a unique presentation by the unparalleled Cubanologist Emilio Cueto, who will trace and share the history of the Island as explored in one of his latest works, Cien barcos en la historia de Cuba, noting that pivotal events in the history of the country have been marked by […]

The New York City launching of Fernando Velázquez Medina‘s second novel, El mar de los caníbales, whose protagonist, a prodigal storyteller named Diego, recalls his restless youth and takes us on an adventurous voyage back in history to the Caribbean seas and jungles of the 16th century, full of discoveries, illusions, and betrayals. Diego, also […]

A concert in tribute to Flores Chaviano (1946), recipient of the 2018 Ignacio Cervantes Medal, the CCCNY’s lifetime achievement award for excellence in classical music. Mr. Chaviano has excelled as composer, guitarist, professor and orchestral conductor. His works, as well as his performances with the guitar or the baton, continue to gather accolades, and he is one of […]