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Camagua: From the Chancleta to the Dream of a Greater Festival

Among the excerpts the Camagua Folkloric Company will perform this Saturday, April 11th, at the Avellaneda Theater is Chancleteando. Today, part of the group’s established repertoire, the piece also serves as a symbolic bridge to an unexpected image: a young Fernando Medrano dancing. For decades, Medrano has been publicly defined by his leadership—the director, the researcher, the guide—rather than the performer. And yet, a photograph shared during the recent theoretical session returns him to that origin: a teenager, still in secondary school, performing the very dance of the chancleta.

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Rumbatá sets its sights on Grammy consideration with new album

  Even amid rehearsals at its headquarters on Lugareño Street No. 128, Rumbatá’s director, Wilmer Ferrán, has a clear sense of direction: the group is navigating a period of artistic redefinition, international expansion, and renewed recording ambitions. At the heart of this new phase lies a defining goal—getting their upcoming album into the Grammys’ consideration process.

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How Will the New Care Modalities Work for Children Without Family Care?

With the recent implementation of the Código de la Niñez, Adolescencias y Juventudes (Childhood, Adolescence, and Youth Law), Cuba has established a legal framework that places younger generations at the center as full rights holders. However, one of the most pressing questions among citizens is how these principles translate into everyday life for children and adolescents who, for various reasons, cannot live with their families of origin.

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