Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

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 […]

The New York City debut of new works by three Miami-based Cuban authors: Rosie Inguanzo, Ernesto G., and Alfredo Triff, all bonded by friendship and vocation. Each book represents a different literary genre: Ernesto G.’s chronicles Crónicas de la Pequeña Habana (Ediciones Furtivas), Triff’s collection of essays ¿Por qué el pueblo de Cuba (aún) apoya […]