by Yenesis Alvarez | Nov 12, 2026 | 45 RPM, Entertainment
Cuban-born composer Tania León has spent more than five decades widening what American classical music can sound like. Born in Havana in 1943, she came to the United States in 1967, later studied composition at NYU, and helped build Dance Theatre of Harlem as its...
by Yenesis Alvarez | Nov 12, 2026 | Entertainment
Justina Machado and James Martinez just brought “Freestyle: A Love Story” to Los Angeles, a one-night debut at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre that sends two middle-aged Caribbean Latinos back to the 1987 night they fell in love at a bass-thumping freestyle show. Created...
by Yenesis Alvarez | Nov 2, 2026 | News
A reel shared by Cuban Mic draws attention to Cuban creator Anna Sofía Benítez Silvente, known as Anna Bensi, and the consequences she and her mother have faced after documenting a state official’s visit. In its October 6 report, the Observatorio Cubano de Libertad de...
by Yenesis Alvarez | Nov 2, 2026 | Entertainment
Sometimes the best introduction to a musical movement is a dance step. In a Billboard Latin reel from Cafecito Con, Cuban artist Oniel Bebeshito demonstrates “canillando,” introducing viewers to a basic reparto move. The moment puts the focus on the people, rhythms,...
by Yenesis Alvarez | Nov 2, 2026 | ñ Sports
Cuban American baseball history reaches well beyond Miami. A Growing Up Bright reel turns the spotlight on the New York Cubans, a team whose story belongs at the intersection of Latino heritage and the Negro Leagues. According to the Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum,...
