2013-05-Whats-On-Havana

MAY 2013 !
WHAT’S ON
LA HABANA
Cubadisco 2013 – Cuba’s premier
music awards ceremony
May 18-26, Havana
page 8
63rd Ernest Hemmingway
International Bill Fishing Tournament
May 20-25
page 18
20th ‘Romerias de Mayo’
International Festival
25-27 April 2013 (Holguin)
page 20
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY

.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

.COM
Cuba Absolutely is an independent platform, which seeks to showcase the best in Cuba culture,
life-style, sport, travel and much more...
we seek to explore Cuba through the eyes of the best writers, photographers and filmmakers,
both Cuban and international, who live work, travel and play in Cuba. Beautiful pictures, great
videos, opinionated reviews, insightful articles and inside tips.
Like us on Facebook for
beautiful images, links to
interesting articles and regular
updates.
ALL ABOUT CUBA, ALL THE TIME
HIGHLIGHTS
Over 100 videos including
interviews with Cuba’s best
artists, dancers, musicians,
writers and directors.
OUR CONTRIBUTORS
HAVANA
RESTAURANT
GUIDE
We have reviewed over 150
places to eat in Havana from
the coolest new paladar to
the old favorites. Check out.
The Ultimate Guide to Dining
out in Havana.
Follow us on Twitter for
regular updates of new
content, reviewa, comments
and more.
We are deeply indebted and extremely grateful to all of the writers and photograohers who have
shared their work with us. We always welcome new contributors and would love hear from you if
you have developed a Cuba-related project, idea, photo series or article. You can contact us at
CubaAbsolutely@gmail.com

WHAT’S ON
HAVANA!
Cover picture by Ivan Soca
ART | 3
PHOTOGRAPHY | 5
DANCE | 6
MUSIC | 8
PERFORMING ARTS
FOR KIDS | 17
| 18
OTHERS EVENTS | 21
ADDRESS BOOK | 23
| 16
63RD ERNEST HEMMINGWAY INTERNATIONAL BILL FISHING
TOURNAMENT
.COM
20TH ‘ROMERIAS DE MAYO’ FESTIVAL
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
May 2013
What’s On La Habana, May 2013 is all about the music at Cuba’s
premier music awards ceremony, Cuba Disco which takes place from
May 18-26 in Havana. As well as a selection of Cuba’s best
contemporary musicians expect to see the first performances of
music composed by Juan Formell, founder and director of Los Van
Van, with symphonic arrangements by Joaquín Betancourt.
Elsewhere in Havana you will seldom be far from the sound of music.
Look out for Miramar’s new jazz club (Café Jazz Miramar) and a new
rap venue, La Sesión at Delirio Habanero.
For those of you looking to follow in Hemmingway’s footsteps you
should head out to Marina Hemmingway in the Western suburb of
Havana for the 63rd Ernest Hemmingway International Bill Fishing
Tournament where from May 20-25 competition will be fierce
amongst those hoping to land the big one…
We hope you enjoy this review. Any feedback and/or notices about
events are always appreciated. You can contact us at
CubaAbsolutely@gmail.com.
| 20
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

ART
Centro de
Desarrollo
de las
Artes
Visuales
Centro
Provincial
de Artes
Plásticas y
Diseño
page 3 | May
Throughout
May
Throughout
May
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
The 14th Prize-winners’s
Salon awarded first prize to
La obra perfecta, by Lainier
Díaz López, multimedia
with video showing in real
time. With this prize, the
jury acknowledged the
quality and objectivity in
presenting the idea and the
level of conceptual
consistency that supports
it. Other pieces that
received awards from
different institutions were
Por encima del hombro,
installation by María Carla
Llanes Pereira, and Café, by
Osvaldo González Herrera.
Group show Yo cuento, tú
recuerdas, de los jóvenes
artistas Rubén Darío,
Alejandro Figueredo, Yomer
Fidel, Gabriela García y
Rafael Herrera, entre otros.
WHAT’S ON
!
HAVAN A
ACCENTUS
Biblioteca Pública Rubén Martínez Villena Opens
May 10
Exhibit by the Cuban sculptor José Villa Soberón, is made up
of ten small-scale pieces whose leitmotiv is the circle. José
Villa Soberón’s sculptures are scattered throughout the
island, although two stand out in Havana: John Lennon in El
Vedado and Caballero de París in front of the Basílica Menor
de San Francisco de Asís concert hall in Old Havana.
Taller de
Serigrafía
René
Portocarrero
Sala
Martínez
Villena.
UNEAC
Centro
Hispano
Americano
de Cultura
Through
May 18
Through
May 26
Throughout
May
CACA en el taller, yearly
show of the work carried
out by the Club de Amigos
del Cartel (CACA) [Poster
Friends Club].
Cartel cultural, by Rolando
de Oraá, Muñoz Bach 2012
Prizewinner for its
excellent design, is a
collection of 32 posters
created for theater and
dance productions and
other events.
El cartel polaco de ahora
en lo adelante is a
collection of almost 100
pieces that includes posters
and illustrations from the
1990s to the present day.
This show confirms the long
and successful Polish
tradition in graphic art.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

ART
Museo
Nacional
de Bellas
Artes
Casa
Oswaldo
Guayasamín
Galería
Génesis
Miramar
page 4 | May
(Edificio de
Arte
Cubano)
Through
July 22
Opens
May 10
Throughout
May
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
The Museo Nacional de
Bellas Artes is celebrating
its 100th birthday with two
exhibitions related to the
anniversary: El Museo
Nacional de Cuba. Orígenes
de la colección, refers to the
museum’s first exhibition in
1913 and shows pieces from
its present collections and
others which later became
part of the collections of
other Havana museums.
Hitos. Crecimiento de la
colección de arte en el
Museo Nacional (1913-1963)
includes significant
instances in the museum’s
life, such as the loan of
artwork by the San
Alejandro Art Academy in
1913, the purchase of pieces
from the Italian collector
Salvatore Buffardi in 1925,
and the legacy of Rafael
Carvajal in 1954. From April
24-26, experts will lecture
on such topics as
collecting, restoring,
education and promotion
Revulsión, graduation
exercise of University of the
Arts students Liuby
Hernández Tamayo and
Yacel Izquierdo Díaz,
presents installations which
tackle the concepts of
power and liberty from the
resources of contemporary
graphic art.
Cuatro universos, una
visión, a group exhibition
by artists Carlos Guzmán,
Carlos Verdial, Eduardo
Abela and Luis Ulises
García.
Instituto
Superior
de Diseño
Centro de
Arte
Contempo
ráneo
Wifredo
Lam
Factoría
Habana
Casa de la
Poesía
Throughout
May
Throughout
May
Opens
May 10
Opens
May 24
WHAT’S ON
!
HAVAN A
Mi guagua y tu autobús is
an exhibition of works by
students from Havana’s
Design Institute and the
Multidisciplinary Image
Institute if Quebec that
deals with the topic of
public transportation as
seen and experienced by
each of the artists
photographic manipulation,
typography and mostly
conceptual art.
Cartografías de lo
(im)posible exhibits pieces
by artists Francis Naranjo
(Spain), Juan Castillo (Chile-
Sweden), Ingrid Wildi
Merino (Chile-Sweden),
Joaquín Sánchez (Paraguay-
Bolivia), René Francisco
Rodríguez and 4ta
Pragmática Pedagógica
(Cuba) and Abel Barroso
(Cuba), who dialogue about
the problems that assail
man today.
In El ardid de los
inocentes, Cuban artists
Celia y Yunior, Ricardo
Miguel Hernández, Grethell
Rasúa, Luis Gárciga,
Marianela Orozco, Néstor
Siré and Renier Quer, use
photography, video and
installation art to delve into
the one-to-one relation of
individual/urban context.
Huella soviética [Soviet
Influence], by artists Alain
Martínez, Jorge Luis Sanfiel,
Camilo Villalvilla, Juan
Karlos Echeverría and
Rolando Quintero, takes
another look at a topic that
is still present in presentday
Cuba at many levels.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

PHOTOGRAPHYA
Galería
Latinoame
ricana.
Casa de
las
page 5 | May
Through
July
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
Un esquimal con un zorro
blanco que acaba de
cazar, an exhibition by 20
young Chilean artists
revises the image that
outsider have of Chile. This
show is one of the events of
Photographic Year
organized by Casa de las
Américas.
Centro
Hispano
Americano
de Cultura
Throughout
May
WH T’S ON
!
HAVAN A
JORGEJ PEREZ’S FAREWELL-TO-CUBA
‘More than a photographer, I am a robber of memories
and stories that I try to capture in every image. Through
my pictures, I reveal my phantoms, my longings, my loves
and hates, my sorrows and joys. All mixed with bits of my
personality, because in each photograph there is some
feature of my own history… before immigrating to this
new city and new life, I said goodbye to each piece of life I
was leaving behind on our island. Because in these
pictures there remain the memories, the motherly
embrace, a poetic sunset seen from the Malecón, an old
song or the odd kiss stolen from a past sweetheart.’ Jorge
J. Pérez
Read more
RAFAEL BAUTISTA’S PIXAMUNDO
COMES TO CUBA
Rafael Bautista takes big pictures; they fill the screen with
rich colors and a depth, which belies the pixels on the
computer screen. He titles his blog, Pixamundo – travels
from around the globe, which has superb images from
city to countryside to beach, East, and West. We are
delighted that Cuba is at the top of Rafael’s list of places
to visit. He considers that ‘the people, architecture, and
colors are a photographers delight. Plus the sounds,
scents and energy of the island continue to draw me
back.’
Read more
REVOLUTION/EVOLUTION by JACK
KENNY
“Jack Kenny’s photographs are a compassionate window
onto the everyday beauty and longing of the Cuban
people. Kenny takes us with him on his travels around the
island of Cuba, capturing the grace that hides out in
humble villages in the countryside and the street energy
that literally explodes throughout the city of Havana. We
learn how life is lived in Cuba today, with equal parts joy
and uncertainty, and with the unending generosity that is
the hallmark of the Cuban spirit.”
Ruth Behar, professor of Anthropology at the University
of Michigan
Read more
Al fin…el mar is an
exhibition of submarine
photographs, most of which
have never been shown
before, taken from 1963 to
1976 by the mythical Cuban
photographer Alberto
Korda, author of the
worldwide famous
photograph of Che Guevara.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

DANCEA
Rumba
El Teatro Palenque Raquel Revuelta
Saturdays, 3pm
page 6 | May
.COM
El Patio de la Rumba: weekly meeting with rumba dancers
and musicians from the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional and
guests.
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
WH T’S ON
!
HAVAN A
XXV FESTIVAL
LA HUELLA DE ESPAÑA
Plaza de Armas / Plaza de la
Catedral / Teatro Mella / Sala-
Teatro Museo Nacional de Bellas
Artes / Fundación Fernando Ortiz /
Casa Balear de Cuba / Espacio
Barcelona-Habana
May 19-26
Founded in 1989 by Cuba’s prima ballerina, Alicia
Alonso, the Spanish Imprint Festival is a reminder
of the strong Spanish component in Cuban culture
and idiosyncrasy. It is a festivity of dance, music,
visual arts, lyrical song, poetry and theater of the
culture and customs of the Spanish provinces and
communities and their influence in Cuba. This year
it focuses on the Balearic Islands, an autonomous
region of Spain. The festival will begin on May 19,
6pm with traditional dances performed by
Spanish associations in Cuba. The official opening
will take place with a gala performance at Plaza de
Armas, at 9pm. A highlight during the festival will
be the performances of dances from the Balearic
Islands at Plaza de Armas on the 26th beginning at
11am.
Ballet
Sala Avellaneda. Teatro Nacional
May 31, 8:30pm
The Ballet Nacional de Cuba presents Shakespeare y sus
máscaras, choreography by Alicia Alonso, music by Charles
Gounod with orchestra adaptations by Juan Piñera, and
written by José Ramón Neyra based on William
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Centro Hispano Americano
May 25,
5pm
Flamenco show with Joel Zamora and his
company.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

DANCE
page 7 | May
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
Callejón de Hamel & the beat of the conga drums
By Victoria Alcalá
Although Calle Hamel is really just an
extension of Calle animas, between
Aramburu and Espada it is known as
Callejón de Hamel for the fascinating
arts and dance project created by
Salvador Gonzales Escalona in this run
down Cayo Hueso neighborhood.
Salvador has painted large bright Afro-
Cuban murals on the walls of Calle
Hamel, combining a mixture of abstract
and surrealist design with phrases
La Teatro rumba Raquel de Cayo Revuelta Hueso
Every Sunday 12 to 5pm
Held to honor the different Orishas, this is a very popular
event, attracting large enthusiastic crowds.
Te Teatro Con Raquel Revuelta
Last Friday of every month at 8.30pm
Features poetry, theatre, paintings and music
giving advice and warnings about
danger, death and life. Salvador
describes it as a community based
project, ‘from el barrio, to el barrio and
with el barrio.’ Although this now
attracts many tourists the events held
here, and especially the rumba is still
worth visiting. There is a small bar in the
street, which sells a strong drink of rum
and honey, CUC 2 and a stall, which sells
herbs, representing spiritual and
curative roles within Santeria.
Callejón de Colores
First Saturday of the month at 10am
A chidren’s event in which one child is chosen to represent
Callejón de Hamel
Pena de los Abuelos
Second Sunday at 10am
An event for grandparents, although everyone joins in!
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

MUSIC
PROGRAM
MAY 17
Teatro Nacional de Cuba, Sala
Covarrubias
Concert with Spanish singer David de María and his
band. Guest performance, Buena Fe
Teatro Karl Marx
MAY 19
Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias
3:00 pm
Concert with Spanish singer David de María and his
band. Guest performance, Buena Fe
MAY 18
Choral concert
.COM
Biblioteca Nacional José Martí
Teatro Nacional, Sala Avellaneda
Award Ceremony Cubadisco 2013
11:00 am
Opening Gala with the National Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Enrique Pérez Mesa, and
Ecuadorian violinists Eva Steinsleger and Jorge
Saade; operatic singer Nora Long and violinist Anton
Millar from the US. Special guest stars: Juan Formell
and Los Van Van musicians.
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
9:00 pm
3:00 pm
9:00 pm
CUBADISCO 2013
May 18-26, Havana
WHAT’S ON
!
HAVAN A
Initially announced to be held in the city of Holguin,
CUBADISCO 2013 will remain in its usual venue of Havana.
This year, the event will be dedicated to young musicians,
concert music and the violin, with Ecuador as the guest of
honor. In addition, Cuban violin tradition, which began in the
19th century with three giant violinists, Claudio José
Domingo Brindis de Salas, José White and Rafael Díaz
Albertini, will be honored with a contest for young
performers and several concerts devoted to the instrument.
Among the major attractions in the festival’s program will be
the first performances of music composed by Juan Formell,
founder and director of Los Van Van, with symphonic
arrangements by Joaquín Betancourt; performances by
Brulé, a group from the Sioux Indian reservation in the US;
the concert Brouwer Flamenco, as a tribute to Leo Brouwer
who many consider the greatest Cuban musician of all time;
a violin concert organized by Manolito Simonet with over
100 violinists; and the concert Locos por la música [Crazy
About Music], which will bring together a group of the most
popular Cuban musicians in a wide range of genres and
styles.
As always, the event will include a theoretical symposium
that will be held at the Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo
de la Música Cubana (CIDMUC) [Center for Research and
Development of Cuban Music] and which will focus on the
digital commerce of music in Cuba and the role of the
industry in the process of creation, among other topics.
Plaza de San Francisco
Performance by the children’s theater, dance and
song company La Colmenita
Plaza de San Francisco
Violin concert organized by Manolito Simonet with
over 100 violinists
MAY 19 - 26
Salón Rosado Benny Moré
5:00 pm
8:30 pm
8:30 pm
19- Enrique Alvarez/ Azucar Negra.
20- NG La Banda/Pupy y Los que Son Son.
21- Haila María Mompié/Manolito Simonet y su
Trabuco.
22- Tania Pantoja y su Grupo/Elito Revé y su
Charangón.
23 - Giraldo Piloto y Klimax/Bamboleo.
24- Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor/Paulo FG y su
Élite.
25- Anacaona/Pachito Alonso y sus Kini Kini.
26- Orquestas Aragón y Original de Manzanillo.
MAY 20
CIDMUC calle G número 505,
entre 23 y 25, El Vedado
9:00 pm
Opening of the Cubadisco International Symposium
page 8 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com

MAY 20 - 24
CIDMUC calle G número 505,
entre 23 y 25, El Vedado
Theoretical session of the Cubadisco International
Symposium
MAY 20 - 22
CIDMUC calle G número 505,
entre 23 y 25, El Vedado
Workshops on the musical industry
MAY 21 - 26
Pabellón Cuba
Concerts with nominees and prizewinners of
previous Cubadisco fairs.
MAY 21
Gala with students from art schools and award
ceremony of the National Violin Completion
MAY 22
Performance by the Symphony Orchestra of the
University of the Arts
Show in tribute to Benny Moré, with performances
by Buena Fe, Pedrito Calvo, Tania Pantoja, Waldo
Mendoza, Barbarito Torres, Leandro Camargo,
Laritza Bacallao and Luna Manzanares, among
others.
MAY 23
Performance by Brulé, a group from the Sioux Indian
reservation in the US
Concert by the Matanzas Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by María Elena Mendiola and Esther
González Tristá, with performances by violinist
Alfredo Muñoz and the Youth Symphony Orchestra
of the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory, conducted by
Daiana García, with performances by Ernán López-
Nussa (piano), Alejandro Acosta (guitar) and Laura
Ortega (clarinet). Special guest: Ernán Trío
page 9 | May
.COM
CUBADISCO 2013
program (continue)
Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias
Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA)
Teatro Nacional, Sala Avellaneda
Teatro Nacional, Sala Avellaneda
Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
10:00 am
2:30 pm
2:30 pm
8:30 pm
3:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
8:30 pm
MAY 24
Obispo y Tacón, La Habana Vieja
Concert by the National Concert Band
Casa del Alba
4:00 pm
6:00 pm
Concert with Latin American music in tribute to the
late President Hugo Chávez
Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias
8:30 pm
Concert by the Villa Clara Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by Jorge López Marín and Irina Toledo,
with performances by Niurka González (flute) and
Javier Zalba (saxophone); and the Santiago de Cuba
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Guido López-
Gavilán and Daria Abreu, with performances by
Braulio Lavañino (violin) and Aldo López-Gavilán
(piano).
Teatro Karl Marx
8:30 pm
Concert Locos por la música [Crazy About Music],
with performances by Manolito Simonet y su
Trabuco, Interactivo, Kelvis Ochoa, Adrián Berazaín,
Mauricio Figueiral, David Blanco, Septeto Nacional,
Pupy y los que Son Son, Ernesto Blanco, Tony Ávila,
Polito Ibáñez, Haila, Waldo Mendoza, Yumurí y sus
Hermanos, Lázaro Valdés y Bamboleo, Qva Libre, Los
Muñequitos de Matanzas and Elito Revé.
MAY 24
Obispo y Tacón, La Habana Vieja
Concert by the National Concert Band
Casa del Alba
4:00 pm
6:00 pm
Concert with Latin American music in tribute to the
late President Hugo Chávez
Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias
8:30 pm
Concert by the Villa Clara Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by Jorge López Marín and Irina Toledo,
with performances by Niurka González (flute) and
Javier Zalba (saxophone); and the Santiago de Cuba
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Guido López-
Gavilán and Daria Abreu, with performances by
Braulio Lavañino (violin) and Aldo López-Gavilán
(piano).
Teatro Karl Marx
8:30 pm
Concert Locos por la música [Crazy About Music],
with performances by Manolito Simonet y su
Trabuco, Interactivo, Kelvis Ochoa, Adrián Berazaín,
Mauricio Figueiral, David Blanco, Septeto Nacional,
Pupy y los que Son Son, Ernesto Blanco, Tony Ávila,
Polito Ibáñez, Haila, Waldo Mendoza, Yumurí y sus
Hermanos, Lázaro Valdés y Bamboleo, Qva Libre, Los
Muñequitos de Matanzas and Elito Revé.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

MUSIC
JAZZ
La Zorra y el Cuervo
10pm to 2am
Wed 1 Oscar Valdes & Diakara
Thu 2 Oscar Valdes & Diakara
Fri 3 César López
Sat 4 César López
Sun 5 Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento
Mon 6 Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento
Tue 7 El Chewy
Wed 8 Oscar Valdes & Diakara
Thu 9 Oscar Valdes & Diakara
Fri 10 César López
Sat 11 César López
Sun 12 Grupo Balance
Mon 13 El Chewy
Tue 14 El Chewy
Wed 15 Oscar Valdes & Diakara
Thu 16 Oscar Valdes & Diakara
Fri 17 César López
Sat 18 César López
Sun 19 Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento
Mon 20 Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento
Tue 21 Grupo Balance
Wed 22 Oscar Valdes & Diakara
Thu 23 Oscar Valdes & Diakara
Fri 24 César López
Sat 25 César López
Sun 26 Grupo Balance
Mon 27
Tue 28
Wed 29
Thu 30
Fri 31
page 10 | May
El Chewy
Emilio Morales y Los Nuevos Amigos
Oscar Valdes & Diakara
Oscar Valdes & Diakara
César López
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
Café
Teatro
Miramar
Casa del
ALBA
Centro
Cultural
Fresa y
Chocolate
Centro
Hispano
Americano
de Cultura
Delirio
Habanero
(Teatro
Nacional)
Museo
Nacional
de Bellas
Artes.
Edificio de
Arte
Cubano
Teatro
Nacional.
Sala
Covarrubias
May 25, 11
p.m
May 11,
6pm
Sundays,
10pm
May 11,
5pm
Sundays,
5pm
Sundays,
5pm
May 26,
6pm
Roberto Carcassés, his trio
and guests
Ruy López-Nussa
(percusionista) y La
Academia
Jazz Peña with Julito Padrón
and David Alfaro
Oscar Valdés and Diákara
Michel Herrera
Michel Herrera
Concert with Jorge Reyes
(bass) and guests
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

MUSIC
JAZZ
Café Jazz Miramar
New jazz club (opens May 3) at the Cafè
Miramar de ARTEX (CineMiramar), on Calle 5ta
esquina a 94, Miramar Playa.
Opens 2pm
Shows: 10 pm - 2 am
Cover: 50.00 MN or CUC 2.00
Wed 1 Snack Jazz, Video Jazz and Dj Jazz
Thu 2 Dj Session
Fri 3 Harold López-Nussa
Sat 4 Roberto Carcassés, trio and guests
Wed 8 Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento
Miguel Ángel de Armas
Thu 9 Jorge Luis Pacheco
Fri 10 Yissy and his band
Sat 11 Roberto Carcassés, trio and guests
Tue 14 Carlos Miyares and his trio
Fri 17 Aldo López-Gavilán
Sat 18 Roberto Carcassés, trio and guests
Thu 23 Emilio Morales and Los Nuevos
Fri 24 Rolando Luna
Sun 26 Yissy and Dj Session
Tue 28
Wed 29 Alejandro Falcón
Thu 30
ROCK
Casa de la
Music
Miramar
Café
Cantante,
Teatro
Nacional
page 11 | May
Héctor Quintana and his band
Emilio Morales and Los Nuevos
Saturdays,
5pm
Sundays,
4pm
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
Performances of the rock
band Gens
Los Kents, a “dinosaur” of
Cuban rock, play their hits
from the 60s and 70s.
RAP
Cancha de
Cojímar
El Sauce
Maqueta
de La
Habana
Delirio
Habanero
Teatro
Nacional
May 11,
2pm
May 3,
9pm
May 25,
5pm
Friday at
5 pm
Anónimo Consejo and
Brebaje Man
Hermanazos
Hermanazos
La Sesión at Delirio
Habanero
Cuban rap has a new spot
every Friday at 5 pm at the
Delirio Habanero club
located in the Teatro
Nacional. Called “La Sesión,”
this is an excellent option
for lovers of this music
genre, which is the pièce de
résistance. La Sesión,
however, is not only about
rap--guests include the best
DJs in Havana, singers and
musicians from other
genres, visual artists and
actors from the stage.
Shows are hosted by the
Cuban actress Edenis
Sanchez and rapper Bárbaro
“El urbano” Vargas. La
Sesión is sure to become
one of rap/hip-hop’s
favorite spot in the Cuban
capital.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

MUSIC
Contemporary fusion
& electronic
Café
Cantante,
Teatro
Nacional
Café La
Rampa
Casa de la
Música de
Miramar
Centro
Cultural El
Sauce
Centro
Cultural
Fresa y
Chocolate
Fridays,
11pm
page 12 | May
May 2, 10
pm
Mondays,
5pm
Tuesdays,
5pm
Fridays, 10
pm
Saturdays,
9pm
Mondays,
10pm
.COM
In “Lo que la radio nos dejó”
or What the Radio Left Us,
singer-songwriter Santiago
Feliú performs cover
versions of Spanish rock
and pop music from the 60s
and 70s, which along with
American and British rock
music, were very much in
vogue in Cuba then.
Wichy D´Vedado, one of the
best DJs in Havana.
Presentación del grupo de
fusión El Micha.
Havana D’Primera ofrece
selecciones de su
repertorio que incluye
salsa, baladas, jazz...
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
Con la base principal del
son, el grupo Klímax, al
mando de Giraldo Piloto,
asume elementos del jazz,
el pop, el rap, el punk y los
ritmos caribeños.
Discotemba La Máquina de
la Melancolía. Trovador
Frank Delgado and the
popular actor Luis Alberto
García, who becomes a DJ
here, offer a demanding
selection of pop, rock,
Cuban alternative music,
pieces by singersongwriters
and audiovisual
materials. Unlike other
venues in the city, at La
Máquina, salsa, timba and
merengue have been
banned, and has been
proudly declared “Free
territory of reggaeton and
bad vibes”.
Wichy D´Vedado, one of the
most famous DJs in Havana
with the best of World
music.
Discoteca
Escaleras
al Cielo
Restaurant
e Divino
Sala
Avellaneda
. Teatro
Nacional
Bolero, folkloric, son & trova
Barbaram
Pepito´s
Bar
Asociación
Yoruba de
Cuba
Centro
Cultural
Fresa y
Chocolate
Centro de
la Décima
May 19,
10pm
May 4,
8:30pm
Mondays,
9pm
Fridays,
8:30pm
Sundays,
4pm
Saturdays,
10:30pm
May 26,
4pm
Aceituna sin Hueso and
their lead violin put out an
interesting interaction of
Celtic, Indian and Cuban
sounds
Dinner concert with the
popular singer and
composer Raúl Paz.
4, 8:30 pm Concert by singer and
composer Elaín Morales,
who is making a name for
himself in international
circuits with his interesting
fusion of jazz, son,
bossanova and flamenco.
Get-together with singersongwriter
Frank Delgado,
popular for his caustic
humor which he faces
reality with, and guest
trovadors.
Performance by the
folkloric group Obiní Batá
Performance by the
folkloric group Los Ibellis
Performance by Yeni
Sotolongo, a young figure
of Cuban song who boasts
an exceptional voice and
varied repertoire.
El Jardín de la Gorda with
the performances of
trovadores from every
generation.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

MUSIC
Bolero, folkloric, son & trova
Casa de la
Música de
Miramar
page 13 | May
Saturdays,
5pm
The “in” place of Havana’s
trova scene, La Utopía (or
the “intellectual nightclub”)
combines live
performances by
troubadours, impromptu
performances by the
audience, and videos of
important domestic and
international musicians of
the past 50 years. The
mostly young
intellectualistic crowd sings
along to every song.
Centro May 4, 3pm Intimate get-together with
Iberoameri
cano de la
Décima y
el Verso
Improvisado
the Ad Líbitum duo.
Sala
Avellaneda
. Teatro
Nacional
Sede
provisional
del Museo
Nacional
de la
Música
Jardines
del 1830
Restaurant
e Santo
Ángel,
Plaza Vieja
May 4,
8:30pm
May 16,
5pm
Tue & Thu,
8:30pm;
Sun, 5pm
Fridays,
9pm
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
Concert by singer and
composer Elaín Morales,
who is making a name for
himself in international
circuits with his interesting
fusion of jazz, son,
bossanova and flamenco.
The best tres player in
Cuba, Pancho Amat and
Cabildo del Son with a
sample of the most Cuban
of Cuban song and dance
styles: Son.
Performances by one of the
most popular bands in
Cuba, Moncada, with an
extensive repertoire of
Cuban and Latin American
music.
A meeting with singersongwriter
Erick Sánchez,
who is very much attached
to the island’s popular
music sounds and the daily
experiences of ordinary
Cubans.
Café
Concert
Adagio
Casa de
África
Casa de la
Cultura de
Plaza
Casa del
Alba
Centro
Cultural
Pablo de la
Torriente
Brau
La Pérgola.
Ministerio
de Cultura
Pabellón
Cuba
Piano bar
Tun Tun
Thursdays&
Saturdays,
10pm
May 4, 4pm
May 11, 3pm
May 4, 7pm
May 11, 7pm
May 3, 8 pm
May 17, 5pm
May 26,
6pm
May 3, 17,
31, 5pm
Saturdays,
5pm
Performance by Maylú, the
all-around singer of the
moment, whose repertoire
goes from arias of famous
operas to international pop
hits and Cuban and Latin
American song.
Performance by Síntesis.
Performance by the
folkloric group Obiní Batá.
Santiago García combiness
a beautuiful voice with total
mastery of Cuban popular
music.
Marta Campos, renowned
singer of contemporary
songs with a trova feel to
them.
With his beautiful and
powerful voice, Eduardo
Sosa and guests perform
highlights of Cuban trova of
all time.
Cuerda Joven, a project
dedicated to the younger
generations of Cuban
trovadors, especially those
from other provinces who
are little known by
audiences of the capital.
El Pergolazo, with
trovadores Samuel Ávila
and Diego Cano
Performance by trovador
Silvio Alejandro, one of the
representatives of the socalled
“intelligent song.”
Performance by the singersongwriter
Ihosvany Bernal.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

MUSIC
Classical
Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís
6 pm
May 2 The Swiss clarinetist Ulrich Nyffeler will
play works by Mozart, Astor Piazzolla
and Jenny Peña.
May 4
May 11
May 16
May 18
May 27
May 28
May 29
May 30
May 31
page 14 | May
.COM
Concert by the guitar orchestra
Sonantas Habaneras, conducted by Jesús
Ortega.
The chamber orchestra Nuestro Tiempo
and pianist Maité Aboy, conducted by
Enrique Pérez Mesa of the National
Symphony Orchestra, have announced a
program with music by Mozart.
Recital by pianist Claudia Lastra.
The D’Accord duet (Marita Rodríguez,
piano, and Vicente Monterrey, clarinet),
along with clarinetist Aylet Roque will
play Eight Pieces, op. 83, by Max Bruch.
The Byelorussian pianist Alexandra
Beliakovich will play works by Debussy,
Liszt, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and
Stravinsky.
The Spanish pianist Gustavo Díaz-Jerez
will play a program based on works by
Albéniz.
Johann Sebastian Bach will be the center
of the recital by the pianist Simone
Dinnerstein from the US.
The South Korean pianist Khowoon Kim
will play works by Rossini-Liszt, William
Bolcom, Granados and Mussorgsky.
Yuan Sheng from China has announced a
piano concert with works by Chopin,
Debussy, Moszkowski and the Cuban
composer Ernesto Lecuona.
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
Sala de Conciertos Ignacio Cervantes
(antiguo Casino Español)
May 5, 6pm
May 7, 6pm
May 12,
6pm
May 19,
6pm
May 25,
6pm
May 26,
6pm
Casa del Alba
May 31,
5pm
The Somtres ensemble, made up by
Evelio Tieles on the violin, Alejandro
Martínez on the cello and Karla
Martínez on the piano), has announced
an attractive program with pieces by
Schubert, Schumann, Massenet,
Rachmaninoff, Debussy and Mozart.
Pieces by the Polish composer Witold
Lutoslawski will be played by his fellow
countrymen Pawel Blaszkowski (violin)
and Jan Olechowski (piano).
The flutists Alberto Rosas and Niurka
González, the wind quintet Santa Cecilia
and the La Habana, Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Daiana García, will play
works by Ibert and Bach.
“Danzones,” “danzas” and contredanses
from the Cuban musical patrimony
make up the program of the Piquete
Típico Cubano orchestra, conducted by
Jorge Vistel Columbié.
The Chinese pianist Wenqiao Jiang will
play Liszt, Bartók, Granados, Menotti
and Chopin.
Works by two great Cuban pianists and
composers will be played by Wenqiao
Jiang (China) and Willanny Darias
Martínez (Cuba). The book Ignacio
Cervantes y la danza en Cuba, written by
the Cuban pianist and teacher Salomón
Gadles Mikowsky will be launched that
evening.
Palacio del Teatro Lírico. Sala Gonzalo Roig
May 26,
5pm
Seis por derecho, a project conducted by
guitarist Rosa Matos.
The guitarist Luis Manuel Molina
conducts the Cuerda Dominical project.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

MUSIC
Classical
Oratorio San Felipe Neri
May 4, 4pm The workshops organized by the project
“European Classical Music in Old
Havana” will close with a concert by the
School-orchestra conducted by Walter
Reiter.
May 9, 7pm Works by Vivaldi, Jean Françaix and
Villa-Lobos, among other composers,
will be played by bassoonist Frank
Alejandro Suárez, accompanied by a
chamber orchestra of young musicians.
page 15 | May
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
May 18,
4pm
May 25,
4pm
May 30, 7
pm
The Ondina duet (Niurka González, flute
and María del Henar Navarro, piano, will
play works composed especially for flute
and piano
Concert dedicated to young violinists
and the violin which is the focus of
Cubadisco 2013.
Concert celebrating the 54 anniversary
of the debut of Cuban soprano María
Eugenia Barrios.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

PERFORMING ARTSA
Gaia Teatro
May 11-12,
8:30pm
Sala Adolfo Llauradó
Fri & Sat,
8:30pm;
Sun, 5pm;
through
May 12
Sala Argos Teatro
Fri & Sat,
8:30pm;
Sun, 5pm
page 16 | May
.COM
Gaia Teatro de La Habana presents
Lazos rotos, a show that tackles gender
violence through dance theater
Teatro del Sol reruns Manteca, dramatic
comedy by Alberto Pedro. The dilemma
of three brothers of a Cuban family who
have to decide, on New year’s Eve, the
fate of the pig they have been raising
the entire year, serves to dig deep into
the harsh domestic reality of the 1990s.
Argos Teatro premieres Fíchenla si
pueden, a version by its director, Carlos
Celdrán, of La Putain Respectueuse by
French dramatist and novelist Jean Paul
Sartre, the major exponent of the
philosophy of existentialism, with Yuliet
Cruz in the leading role escorted by
Alexander Díaz, José Luis Hidalgo,
Waldo Franco and Marcel Oliva. The
viewer once more will face the
challenge of elucidating where truth,
justice and ethics truly lie.
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
Fri & Sat,
8:30pm;
Sun, 5pm
WH T’S ON
!
HAVAN A
CALIGULA
Teatro Trianón
Fri & Sat, 8:30pm; Sun, 5pm
Caligula. El Público theater company
reruns one of its most successful and
provocative plays of their repertory, by
French novelist, essayist, and dramatist,
Albert Camus.
Centro Cultual Bertolt Brecht. Sala Tito Junco
Directed by Tony Díaz, Mefisto Teatro
continues this month with the musical
Fresa y chocolate, based on Senel Paz’s
short story El lobo, el bosque y el
hombre nuevo, which served as
inspiration to Tomás Gutiérrez Alea for
his internationally famous film. With
Rayssel Cruz in the role of Diego, music
by Eduardo O Bourke Sr. and Eduardo O
Bourke Jr., and choreography by Denis
Martínez, the production aims to
acquaint younger audiences with a work
that is a classic in Cuban literature, both
in the book and film versions, for the
topic it tackles: homophobia in Cuban
society.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

FOR KIDS
page 17 | May
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
LA MUÑECA
NEGRA
Sala Hubert De
Blanck
Saturdays &
Sundays, 5pm
The Hubert de Blanck
theater company
presents its version of
José Martí’s La muñeca
negra, a short story
especially written for
children.
Teatro
Karl Marx
Plaza de
San
Francisco
de Asís
SUEÑO DE UNA NOCHE DE
VERANO
Teatro
de Títeres El Arca
Fri, Sat & Sun, 3pm
The El Arca Puppet Theater premieres
Sueño de una noche de verano, based
on William Shakespeare’s immortal A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, with music
by Mendelssohn.
ADVENTURES IN THE
CIRCUS
Circo Nacional de Cuba
Fri, 7pm; Sat & Sun 4pm and
7pm
Continuing to entertain with great acts
presented with energy and Cuban
idiosyncrasy, Cuba’s National Circus is
over 100 years old. For the winter
season the CNC orchestra directed by
Ramón Núñez is adding some noise!
May 26,
5pm
May 19,
5pm
WHAT’S ON
!
HAVAN A
A favorite of every kid,
Lidys Lamoreaux, will
perform her songs along
with Rosa Campos and the
children’s choir Diminuto.
Performance by La
Colmenita, Cuba’s top
children’s theater, dance
and song company.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

63rd ERNEST HEMMINGWAY
International Bill Fishing Tournament
May 20-25, 2013
Like all the best fishing stories, mine
began in a bar…
By Stephen Gibbs
One evening in Havana, I was introduced to a
man called Stewart, an affable commercial
manager in a London building firm. It turned out
he was part of the English team in this year’s
Hemingway fishing tournament. In fact, he was
the only Englishman on his boat, and he was
taking on recruits. Two days later, we were a
mile off the Havana coast, hoping to strike lucky
in what I was told was the oldest big—game
fishing competition in the world.
The Torneo Hemingway is one of those remnants
of pre—revolution Cuba that just won’t die.
Maybe that is not entirely unconnected to the
fact that Fidel Castro himself is a previous
winner. There is a photograph of Ernest
Hemingway handing him the trophy in 1960. It
was the only time the two men ever met.
Since then, the event has had its ups and downs.
By the mid—sixties, when almost all the Cuban
page 18 | May
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
bourgeoisie (as they were being described by
then) had left the island, only a few locals were
taking part. Then, in the late seventies, Jimmy
Carter instigated a détente with Cuba, and a
huge flotilla of fishermen came over from
America. The 1980 tournament was cancelled, as
that summer the waters were filled not with
marlin, but with thousands of Cuban rafters
heading for Florida.
These days, with the Bush administration
threatening heavy fines on American vessels
that visit Cuba, very few take the risk. And all
Cuban citizens now need special government
permission to set foot on a boat, which does not
help matters.
But the tournament goes on. This year there
were fifteen boats competing. One was full of
gregarious Frenchmen. Another with distinctly
organised—looking Czechs. And then there were
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

63rd ERNEST HEMMINGWAY
International Bill Fishing Tournament
the Russians, all with RUSSIA written in large red
letters on their T shirts. I had been told that one
of the crews had sneaked an American citizen on
board. Was he disguised as a Russian, I
wondered?
To be honest, we all looked a slightly motley
bunch. Think big—game fishing and you might
imagine huge, gleaming boats with names like
“Wet Dream,” and immaculately turned out
crews. But when the Americans don’t show up,
it’s not the same. Most of the boats were hired in
Cuba. They were simple, functional vessels. The
only opulence was the setting.
Tantalisingly close to the coast of Havana is
what Hemingway called the “great blue river.” It
is where the Gulf Stream brushes past the island,
and the sea floor plunges to a depth of nearly
6,000 feet (almost 2,000m). Cruising in the
warm current at this time of year are hundreds
of the Rolls—Royces of fish: the blue marlin.
Behind our boat we tried to tempt them with
squid—like lures, in garish colours.
The hours passed by. I began to wonder what
was the point. Stewart tried to explain. “It’s a
hunter—gatherer thing,” he said, as he sipped a
beer, and eased his large frame into a more
comfortable position.
These days, the idea of tournament game fishing
is in fact less hunter—gathering than
tag—and—releasing. No longer do the winners
have their photo taken next to their towering,
bleeding catch. Instead they bring the live fish
alongside the boat, attach a marker to it, and let
it go.
By midday we had caught nothing. Our
conversation, and the boat, drifted along.
Stewart was just explaining the ins and outs of
London property development when we were
reminded that underneath us, something even
more cutthroat was going on.
One of our bright orange lures burst out of the
water. Behind it, I caught a glimpse of the grey
page 19 | May
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
fin of a massive blue marlin. Marlin are
notoriously aggressive fish. They don’t bite their
prey. They attack it. The reel beside me started
spinning. Stewart grabbed it and began to wind
it in.
But the fish got away. That happened two more
times before the day was over. Back at the
marina, the Czechs were already celebrating
their win—they had tagged four marlin. The
consolation prize was a ticket to the gala dinner
that night. There, I found myself talking to the
man who was the captain of Fidel Castro’s boat
in 1960. Maybe it was the sea air, or old age, but
Julio had none of the timidity you so often find in
Cubans when you raise the F—word in
conversation.
“Fidel knew nothing about fishing,” he said. “But I
was a good teacher, and he listened.”
Julio, it turned out, had coached more than a
few revolutionaries in this exclusive sport. Che
Guevara, for one, whom he described as “a bad
fisherman.” In Cuba, where Che has been
elevated to something close to a god, that
sounds almost blasphemous. I asked him which
country he thought produced the best anglers in
the world. Without hesitation, he pointed north
towards Florida.
Cuban fishermen seem to miss the competition,
and the money their American visitors once
provided. If ever the two countries settle their
differences, the first to return will be the men in
boats. The sea which divides these two unhappy
neighbors might yet bring them closer together.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

Romerías de Mayo
May 3-8 / City of Holguín
As every year, the city of Holguin is getting
ready to receive hundreds of creators from
every manifestation of the arts. In its 20th
edition, 200 artists from 25 countries have
confirmed their participation, as well as a similar
number of Cuban artists, such as David Blanco, X
Alfonso, Moneda Dura, Obsesión (who will launch
their album Disco negro, prizewinner at
Cubadisco 2012), Causa Justa (with their album
Kminos, also a prizewinner at Cubadisco 2012
and the Cuerda Viva Festival), Onda Livre, Las
Positivas, Buena Fe, DJs Iván Lejardi and Eddy
page 20 | May
.COM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
GT, Danza Teatro Retazos, Danza Abierta, Ballet
Lizt Alfonso and Mirón Cubano Theatre
Company, just to name a few.
The popular celebration, which links tradition
and modernity, will be characterized, as always,
by its broad spectrum, bringing together writers,
singers, rockers, rappers, folk groups, visual
artists, actors and dancers who join Holguineros
in a marathon-like program in various parts of
the city.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

page 21 | May
.COM
OTHER EVENTS
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
LA NOCHE DE LOS MUSEOS EN
LA PLAZA DE ARMA
Plaza de Armas, Old Havana - May 18
The Historian’s Office of the City of Havana will
celebrate International Museum Day with La
noche de los museos en la Plaza de Armas. The
Museo de la Ciudad, Museo de la Orfebrería,
Museo del Castillo de La Real Fuerza and El
Templete will extend its opening hours to 9pm.
There will be two guided tours: La Habana del
siglo XVIII [18th-century Havana] and La Habana
del siglo XIX [19th-century Havana]. Both will set
out from the wooden street in front of the
Museum of the City (Palacio de los Capitanes
Generales) at 6pm and 7pm, respectively. The
tours will recreate the Havana ambience of those
centuries and will include visits to different
collections in the Museum of the City and other
institutions around Plaza de Armas. The
celebration will close with a concert in the
Museum’s courtyard.
XI ENCUENTRO DE MANEJO Y
GESTIÓN DE CENTROS
HISTÓRICOS.
Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Old
Havana -May 7-10
The 11th Encounter on Management of Historic
Centres will have as central topic “Creative and
supportive undertakings, a strategic alternative
for the development of historic centers,” with the
participation of experts from Cuba, Mexico,
Colombia, Spain and Ecuador. Eusebio Leal,
Historian of the City of Havana, will open the
event, which includes lectures, panels, papers,
presentations and tours round Havana’s Historic
Center. There will also be an exhibition on how
the city of Santiago de Cuba has faced the
devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, and the
launching of the book Luces y simientes. Territorio
y gestión en cinco centros históricos cubanos,
which reflects the work carried out by the Offices
for Conservation throughout the country. A postevent
course (May 13-17) will approach the topic of
how the Historian’s Office of the City of Havana
works on the integral rehabilitation of the Historic
Center
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

page 22 | May
.COM
OTHER EVENTS
III FESTIVAL POR LA CULTURA RASTAFARI
Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño -May 11, 2pm
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
FERIA ARTE MAMÁ
Pabexpo - Through May 11
On the occasion of Mother’s Day, May 12, over 500
crafts artists from all over Cuba will exhibit and
sell the best of their production: ceramics,
textiles, wood, glass, household goods, furniture,
footwear, clothing, jewelry, papier maché, flower
arrangements and much more.
Dedicated to the Rasta family, this project aims to eliminate stereotyped concepts regarding the members of
this Afro-Caribbean religious group, through visual arts, music, dance and film.
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

CULTURAL CENTRES
Ballet Nacional
de Cuba
Café Neruda
Casa de África
Casa Alejandro
de Humboldt
Casa de Artes y
Tradiciones
Chinas
Casa de Asia
Casa de las
Américas
Casa de los
Árabes
Casa del
Benemérito de
las Américas
Casa de la
Comedia (salateatro)
Casa del Conde
Lombillo
Casa de los
Condes de
Jaruco
Casa Fundación
Oswaldo
Guayasamín
Casa Juan
Gualberto
Gómez
Casa de la Obra
Pía
Casa de la
Orfebrería
page 23 | May
.COM
ADDRESS BOOK
Calzada 509 entre D y E, El
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 855 2946
Malecón 355 entre Manrique y San
Nicolás, Centro Habana
Obrapía 157 entre Mercaderes y
San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5798
Oficios esquina a Sol, La Habana
Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9850
Salud 313 entre Gervasio y Escobar,
Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 863 5450 / 860 9976
Mercaderes 111 entre Obrapía y
Obispo, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9740
Calle 3ra. esquina a G, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09
Oficios 16 entre Obispo y Obrapía,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5868
Obrapía 116, entre Mercaderes y
Oficios, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 8166
Jústiz 18, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9282
Empedrado entre Mercaderes y
San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 860 4311-14
Plaza Vieja, La Habana Vieja
Obrapía entre Oficios y
Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3843
Empedrado entre Aguiar y Cuba,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 866 4114
Obrapía entre Mercaderes y San
Ignacio, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3097
Obispo 113 entre Oficios y
Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9861
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
Casa de la
Poesía
Casa y Parque
Simón Bolívar
Casa Víctor
Hugo
Caserón del
Tango
Casona de Línea
Centro Cultural
Bertolt Brecht
Centro Cultural
Dulce María
Loynaz
Centro Cultural
Pablo de la
Torriente Brau
Centro de Danza
de La Habana
Centro Hispano-
Americano de
Cultura
Centro de
Teatro y Danza
Conjunto
Folklórico
Nacional de
Cuba
Convento de
Belén
Escuela Nacional
de Teatro
Fundación
Ludwig de Cuba
Fundación
Habana Club
WHAT’S ON
!
HAVAN A
Muralla 63 entre Oficios e
Inquisidor, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 1801
Mercaderes 158 entre Obrapía y
Lamparilla, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3988
O’Reilly 311 entre Habana y Aguiar,
La Habana Vieja
Teléfono 866 7591
Jústiz entre Baratillo y Oficios, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 0822
Línea 505 entre D y E, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 833 8562
Calle13 esquina a I, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 9359
Calle 19 esquina a E, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 835 2732
Muralla 63 entre Oficios e
Inquisidor, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5162
Prado 111, entre genio y Refugio, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9131 / 866 0808
Malecón 17 entre Prado y Genio,
Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 860 6282
San Ignacio 166 entre Obispo y
Obrapía, La Habana Vieja.
Tel. +(53) 7 862 9650 / 862 9448
Calle 4 número 103 entre Calzada y
5ta., El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 3060
Compostela entre Acosta y Luz, La
Habana Vieja
Calle 11 esquina a 146, Cubanacán,
Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 208 4923
Calle 13 núm. 509 entre D y E (5to.
piso), El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4270 / 832 9128
Avenida del Puerto 262 entre Luz
y Sol, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 4108
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

CULTURAL CENTRES
Gabinete de
Arquelogía
Instituto de
Literatura y
Lingüística
Instituto
Superior de Arte
(ISA)
Proyecto
Cultural Arte
Tiempo
Proyecto
Cultural
Comunitario
Todas las Manos
Unión de
Escritores y
Artistas de Cuba
(UNEAC)
Unión Latina
Vitrina de
Valonia
BARS
3D BAR
Don Cangreco
Espacio
Melem Bar
Sangri-La
page 24 | May
.COM
Tacón 12 entre O’Reilly y
Empedrado, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 4469
Dr. José Antonio Portuondo Valdor
Avenida Salvador Allende 710,
Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 878 6486
Calle 120 entre 9na. y 13,
Cubanacán, Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 271 9771
Cárdenas 114, bajos, entre Gloria y
Apodaca, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53)
7 537-8 61 2838
Trocadero 303 esquina a Águila,
Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3260
Calle 17 esquina a H, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Callejón de Jústiz 21, entre Oficios
y Avenida del Puerto, La Habana
Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 866 8142 / 866 8255
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
San Ignacio entre Teniente Rey y
Muralla, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 868 3561
(Recently opened, smallish place,
quite cool)
Malecon entre Paseo y President
(Friday night party venue for young
& beautiful crowd)
Ave. 1ra No. 1606 entre 16 y 18
(Hip new bar with valet parking)
Calle 10, Entre 5ta y 31, Miramar
(Young hip crowd – can get
smokey)
1ra y 60, Miramar
(Young hip crowd, modern
basement venue)
42 y 11, Miramar
Tocororo (Mostly expatriates with Cuban
friends, live music)
Calle 18, entre 3ra y 5ta, Miramar
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
NIGHTLIFE
Dos Gardenias
Ecaleras al Cielo
El Gato Tuerto
El Sauce
La Cecilia
La Maison
La Pérgola
La Piragua
La Zorra y el
Cuervo
Piano bar Hotel
Panorama
ART GALLERIES
Centro de Arte
Contemporáneo
Wifredo Lam
Centro de
Desarrollo de las
Artes Visuales
Centro
Laboratorio
Artístico de San
Agustín (LASA)
Centro
Provincial de
Artes Plásticas y
Diseño
Colección Arte
de Nuestra
América Haydée
Santamaría
Fototeca de
Cuba
Galería
Avellaneda
Calle 7ma. y 26, Miramar
658 Zulueta Street, between Gloria
and Apodaca Old Havana
Tel. (537)863 3009
Calle O entre17 y 19, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 55 2696
Calle 9na. Entre 120 y 130, Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 204 7061
5ta. Avenida entre 110 y 112,
Miramar
Calle 16 entre 7ma. y 31, Miramar
Ministerio de Cultura
Calle 13 entre 2 y 4, El Vedado
Calle O y Malecón, El Vedado
(La Casa del Jazz Cubano)
Calle 23 esquina a O, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 833 2402
Ave. 3ra. y 70, Miramar
Tel. +(53) 7 204 0100
Empedrado esquina a San Ignacio,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9781 / 861 3419
San Ignacio 352 esquina a Teniente
Rey, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 5279, 862 9295 /
862 3533
Calle 23 esquina a 35, San Agustín,
La Lisa
Oficios 362 entre Luz y Santa
Clara, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 3228 / 862 3295 /
866 0280
Casa de las Américas
Calle G entre 3ra. y 5ta., El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09
Mercaderes 307 entre Muralla y
Teniente Rey, Plaza Vieja, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 2530
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Teatro Nacional
Calle Paseo y 39, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 870 4651
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

ART GALLERIES
Galería de Arte
Malecón
Galería Carmen
Montilla
Galería Collage
Habana
Galería Factoría
Habana
Galería Forma
Galería Fresa y
Chocolate
Galería
Fundación
Habana Club
Galería
Fundación
Ludwig
Galería Galiano
Galería Habana
Galería Haydee
Santamaría
Galería Julio
Larramendi
Galería La
Acacia
Galería
Latinoamericana
Galería Orígenes
Galería Palacio
de la Artesanía
page 25 | May
.COM
Calle D, entre 1ra, y 3ra., El Vedado
Oficios 162 entre Amargura y
Churruca, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 866 4114
San Rafael 103 entre Consulado e
Industria, Centro Habana
O´Reilly 308 entre entre Habana y
Aguiar, La Habana Vieja
Obispo 255 entre Cuba y Aguiar,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 2633
Calle 23 entre 10 y 12, El Vedado
Avenida del Puerto y Sol, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 4108
Calle 13 esquina a D, 5to. piso, El
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4270 / 832 9128
Galiano esquina a Concordia,
Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 862 5365
Línea 460 entre E y F, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 7101
Calle G entre E y F, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4653
Hotel Conde de Villanueva
Mercaderes 202 entre Lamparilla y
Amargura, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 9294 / 862 9293
San José 114 entre Industria y
Consulado, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9364 / 861 3533
Casa de las Américas
Calle G entre 3ra. y 5ta., piso 2, El
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4653
Galería Mariano Calle 15 núm. 607 entre B y C, El
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 838 2702
Gran Teatro de La Habana
Prado y San Rafael, Centro
Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 863 6690
Cuba 64, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 33 8072 y 861 9796
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
Galería El Reino
de Este Mundo
Galería René
Portocarrero
Galería Raúl
Martínez
Galería Raúl
Oliva
Galería Roberto
Diago
Galería
Servando
Galería
Servando
Cabrera
Galería Víctor
Manuel
Galería Villa
Manuela
Galería 23 Y 12
Hotel Los Frailes
Taller
Experimental de
Gráfica de La
Habana
Taller de
Serigrafía René
Portocarrero
CINEMAS
Centro Cultural
ICAIC
Cine Acapulco
Cine Chaplin
Biblioteca Nacional José Martí
Boyeros entre 20 de Mayo y
Aranguren, Plaza de la Revolución
Tel. +(53) 7 881 1757
Teatro Nacional
Calle Paseo y 39, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 870 4651
Palacio del Segundo Cabo
O’Reilly 4 esquina a Tacón, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 8091 ext. 151
Centro Cultural Bertolt Brecha
Calle13 esquina a I, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 9359
Muralla 107 esquina a San Ignacio,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 3577
Calle 23 esquina a 10, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 833 9599
Calle 42 entre 1ra. y 3ra., La Copa,
Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 203 7171
San Ignacio y Callejón del Chorro,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 866 9268
Calle H número 406 entre 17 y 19,
El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 2391
Calle 23 esquina a 12, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 831 1810
Teniente Rey 8 entre Oficios y
Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 9383
Callejón del Chorro, Plaza de la
Catedral, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 0979
Cuba 513, entre Teniente Rey y
Muralla, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 3276 / 861 9354
Tel. +(53) 7 862 3276 / 861 9354
Calle 23 entre 10 y 12, El Vedado
Avenida 26 esquina a 39, Nuevo
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 833 9573
Calle 23 entre 10 y 12, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 831 1101
www.CubaAbsolutely.com

CINEMAS
Cine La Rampa Calle 23 entre O y P, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 878 6146
Cine Payret
Cine Riviera
Cine Yara
Cine 23 y 12
Cinematógrafo
Lumière
Cine-teatro
Trianón
Fundación del
Nuevo Cine
Latinoamericano
Multisala Infanta
MUSEUMS
Fototeca de
Cuba
Maqueta de La
Habana
Monumento de
la Cárcel de La
Habana
Museo
Antropológico
Montané
Museo de
Arqueología
Museo de Arte
Colonial
Museo Biblioteca
Servando
Cabrera Moreno
.COM
Prado 513, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 3163
Calle 23 entre F y G, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 9564
Calle L esquina a 23, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 831 1723 / 832 9430
Calle 23 entre 12 y 14, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 833 6906
Mercaderes entre Obispo y
Obrapía, La Habana Vieja
Línea entre Paseo y A., El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 9648
Quinta Santa Bárbara, calle 212
núm. 21254 esquina a 31, La
Coronela, La Lisa
Tel. +(53) 7 271 8311 / 271 8141
Infanta entre Neptuno y San
Miguel, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 878 9323
Mercaderes 307 entre Muralla y
Teniente Rey, Plaza Vieja, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 2530
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Calle 28 núm. 113, entre 1ra. y 3ra.,
Miramar
Tel. +(53) 7 204 2661 / 332661
Memorial José Martí
Plaza de la Revolución
Tel. +(53) 7 882 0906 / 884 0551
Cárcel entre Zulueta y Prado, La
Habana Vieja
Edifico Felipe Poey, Plaza Ignacio
Agramonte, Universidad de La
Habana, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 879 3488
Tacón 12 entre O’Reilly y
Empedrado, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 4469
Plaza de la Catedral, La Habana
Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 6440
Calle Paseo 304 esquina a 13, El
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 835 2027 / 836 0010
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
MUSEUMS
Museo Casa
Natal de José
Martí
Museo Castillo
de la Real
Fuerza
Museo del
Chocolate
Museo de la
Ciudad
Museo de la
Danza
Museo Ernest
Hemingway
Museo
Farmacéutico
Taquechel
Museo de
Historia Natural
Galería Mariano Calle 15 núm. 607 entre B y C, El
Museo Nacional
de Artes
Decorativas
Museo Nacional
de Bellas Artes
Museo Nacional
de Bellas Artes
Museo Nacional
de la Cerámica
Contemporánea
Museo Nacional
de la Música
Leonor Pérez 314, entre Picota y
Egido, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3778
O’Reilly entre Avenida del Puerto y
Tacón, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 6130
Amargura esquina a Mercaderes,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 866 4431
Tacón 1 entre Obispo y O’Reilly, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5001
Línea esquina a G, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 831 2198
Finca Vigía, San Francisco de
Paula, San Miguel del Padrón
Tel. +(53) 7 891 0809
Obispo entre San Ignacio y
Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja
Obispo 61 entre Baratillo y Oficios,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 2687
Obispo 61 entre Baratillo y Oficios,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 2687
(Arte Cubano)
Trocadero entre Monserrate y
Zulueta, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 0140, 861 3858 y
863 9484
Centro Asturiano (Colección
Universal)
San Rafael entre Zulueta y
Monserrate, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 0140 / 861 3858 /
863 9484
Calle Mercaderes, esquina a
Amargura, La Habana Vieja
Capdevila 1 entre Habana y Aguiar,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 9046
Museo de Naipes Inquisidor y Muralla, Plaza Vieja,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 860 1530
page 26 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com

MUSEUMS
Museo
Napoleónico
Museo
Numismáti-co
Museo de la
Perfumería
Museo Postal
Cubano
Museo de la
Revolución y
Memorial
Granma
Museo del Ron
Museo del
Tabaco
Fototeca de
Cuba
Parque Histórico
Militar Morro-
Cabaña
Sala del
Transporte
Automotor
MUSIC
Basílica Menor
del Convento de
San Francisco
de Asís
Gran Teatro de
La Habana
Iglesia de San
Francisco de
Paula
Jardines de la
Tropical
Liceum
Mozartiano de
La Habana
.COM
San Miguel y Ronda, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 879 1412 / 879 1460
Obispo entre Cuba y San Ignacio,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5811
Oficios, entre Obispo y Obrapía, La
Habana Vieja
Avenida de Rancho Boyeros entre
19 de Mayo y 20 de Mayo
(Ministerio de Comunicaciones),
Plaza de la Revolución
Tel. +(53) 7 870 5581
Refugio 1 entre Monserrate y
Zulueta, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 4091
Avenida del Puerto 262 entre Luz
y Sol, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 4108
Mercaderes 120 entre Obispo y
Obrapía, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5795
Mercaderes 307 entre Muralla y
Teniente Rey, Plaza Vieja, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 2530
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Carretera de la Cabaña, La Habana
del Este
Tel. +(53) 7 861 6130 / 861 5001
Oficios y Callejón de Jústiz, La
Habana Vieja
Oficios y Churruca, La Habana
Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 9683
Prado y San Rafael, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3077-79
Desamparados y San Ignacio,
Alameda de Paula, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 860 4210
Avenida Tropical y Rizo, Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 881 8767
Avenida Tropical y Rizo, Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 881 8767
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY
MUSIC
Maxim Rock
Oratorio San
Felipe Neri
Palacio del
Teatro Lírico
Nacional
Sala Lecuona
Teatro Amadeo
Roldán
THEATRES
Centro Cultural
Bertolt Brecht
Cine-teatro
Trianón
Gran Teatro de
La Habana
Sala Adolfo
Llauradó
Sala Argos
Teatro
Sala Hubert de
Blanck
Teatro América
Teatro Astral
Teatro El Sótano
Teatro Fausto
Teatro Karl Marx
Teatro Mella
Teatro Nacional
Teatro Nacional
de Guiñol
Bruzón 62, entre Almendares y
Ayestarán, Plaza de la
RevoluciónTel. +(53) 7 877 5925
Aguiar esquina a Obrapía, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 3243
Zulueta 253 entre Ánimas y
Neptuno, La Habana Vieja
Prado y San Rafael, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3077 / 3079
Calzada y D, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4521-22
Calle13 esquina a I, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 9359
Línea entre Paseo y A, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 9648
Prado y San Rafael, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3077-79
Calle 11 entre D y E, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 5573
Ayestarán 307 esquina a 20 de
Mayo, El Cerro
Tel. +(53) 7 878 5551
Calzada 657 entre A y B, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 1011
Galiano entre Concordia y
Neptuno, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 862 5416
Infanta 501, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 878 1001
Calle K entre 25 y 27, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 0630
Prado y Colón, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 1173
Calle 1ra y 8, Miramar
Tel. +(53) 7 203 0801 / 209 1991
Línea entre A y B, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 4987
Paseo y 39, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 879 3558 / 879 6011
Calle M entre 19 y 21, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 6262 / 832 8292
page 27 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com