Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

For a detailed PROGRAM of the event, click on the image below: Our 23rd consecutive annual conference will be dedicated this year to Cuba’s history of exiles and migrations, from colonial times to the present, including 19th century emigré communities in New York City and Tampa, the social changes effected by the exiles in Mexico during […]

An end-of-season concert featuring the most emblematic Cuban composers of all time, with unique arrangements for flute and bass by maestro Carlos del Pino and flutist Kat Modiano, who will headline the recital. INSTITUTO CERVANTES  211 E 49th St, bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves., NYC FREE ADMISSION RSVP AT: info@cubanculturalcenter.org PROGRAM Cecilia Valdes Overture (Gonzalo […]

An intimate conversation between literary critic Isabel Álvarez-Borland and poet and writer Pablo Medina on the intellectual legacy of their late friend–Lourdes Gil, widely regarded among the best Cuban poets of her generation. They will share personal memories, and highlight her concerns regarding her role as a writer in the U.S., the spiritual and emotional […]

In commemoration of Human Rights Day, the CCCNY caps its Fall Calendar Season with Janisset Rivero‘s Cartas a Pedro, a critically acclaimed novel inspired by the life of Pedro Luis Boitel (1931-1972), a Cuban poet and dissident who opposed the governments of both Fulgencio Batista and Fidel Castro, and who died from a hunger strike […]

The Cuban Cultural Center of New York celebrates its sixth consecutive Summer Film Festival with a series of highly acclaimed feature films and documentaries by Cuban and American filmmakers, each portraying human struggle and survival through a distinctive prism—political, social, philosophical, religious, or artistic—yet all permeated by the indelible weight of an Island (Insula). Each […]

A conversation between award-winning author Armando Lucas Correa and writer and journalist Joaquín Badajoz about the writing craft, specifically about the structure of Correa’s new novel El silencio en sus ojos, delving into the creation of his characters and his narrative techniques, as well as discussing the author’s literary influences, chosen literary genre, and his […]

A unique concert by the critically acclaimed Toomai String Quintet, an ensemble devoted to performing music from the classical and contemporary repertoire, while exploring and arranging music from around the world. The concert will feature premieres by three of today’s most outstanding Cuban composers Yosvany Terry, Keyla Orozco, and Adonis González-Matos. AMERICAS SOCIETY 680 Park […]