Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

The CCCNY opens its Spring season with I’M AN IMMIGRANT: So Are You, a solo exhibit by María Lino. One of the most cutting-edge Cuban artists to emerge from the New York City SoHo scene in the 1970’s, Ms. Lino continues to defy stereotype and sets out to confront one of the most relevant topics today: the rights […]

The New York City launching of Anna Veltfort‘s unique work, Adiós mi Habana (Editorial Verbum), subtitled Las memorias de una gringa y su tiempo en los años revolucionarios de la década de los 60. Veltfort’s is an autobiographical comic book, written and illustrated in the form of a graphic novel, where the author narrates with candor, […]

The New York City launching of Enrique Del Risco’s El compañero que me atiende, a compilation of fictional stories about the omnipresent surveillance in Cuban life. The 500-page anthology includes many renowned authors, such as Antonio José Ponte, Manuel Díaz Martínez, Damaris Calderón, María Elena Cruz Varela, Néstor Díaz de Villegas, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, Norge Espinosa, Rolando […]

An exclusive screening of Severo secreto, an extended visual essay on the life of prominent Cuban exiled writer Severo Sarduy (1937-1993). A novelist, poet, and essayist, Sarduy is widely recognized as the creator of the Neo-Baroque in Latin American literature. The film focuses on Sarduy’s formative years in Cuba, his interest in black culture, performance, ritual, and experimental […]

An all-day two-session workshop on José Martí. Founding father of the Cuban nation and leader of its last war of independence, José 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 as […]

                                                  The CCCNY resumes its book cycle with Pablo Medina‘s Soledades. In his most recent poetry collection (Editorial Betania, 2017), the master poet defines the borders of his poetic development, from […]

An unparalleled reading of poetry and prose denoting the rich cultural cross-currents between Cuba and the Canary Islands. Featuring poets and writers from both shores: Alicia Llarena, Magali Alabau, Manuel Adrián López, and Saida Santana Mahmut. Following the reading, there will be a Q&A, moderated by Hispanic literature Prof. María Hernández-Ojeda, director of the Instituto Canarias-América at […]

An exclusive screening of Ricardo Figueredo Oliva’s critical and ironic film on the state of the Cuban economy, which has been censored by several Cuban film festivals, including Havana’s International Film Festival of New Latin American Cinema. The documentary, which includes real-life interviews with ordinary Cubans, as well as economists, revolves around the fictional character […]

Come celebrate the release of Toomai String Quintet‘s new album, Cuerdas Cubanas! This concert features modern string arrangements of legendary songs by Ernesto Lecuona, as well as salsa, bolero, and mambo classics by some of Cuba’s most revered composers. Joined by special guest vocalist Alina Roitstein, Toomai will have you dancing in your seats to these infectious rhythms and passionate melodies. SYMPHONY SPACE […]