Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

In February 1947, the most memorable season in the history of the Cuban League finished with a dramatic series win by Almendares against its rival, Habana. As the celebration spread through the streets of Havana and across Cuba, the Brooklyn Dodgers had already arrived on the island to begin spring training. One of the minor […]

  An exclusive New York City concert by Mestisay, one of the most popular groups from the Canary Islands, starring Olga Cerpa, its lead singer since 1986. Graced with an exquisite vocal quality and an arresting stage presence, Cerpa is considered the most important singer from Canarias today, and is certainly the most critically acclaimed […]

A celebration of Carmen Herrera‘s life and work on her 100th birthday year. After a lifetime of anonymity, Carmen Herrera is today one of the world’s most collectible living artists. Our celebration will consist of three documentaries, each produced ten years apart: the shorts Artist in Exile (1994) and Five Degrees of Freedom (2005), and […]

A fascinating look into the life of the Cuban countess who captivated Havana, Madrid, and Paris. Alina García-Lapuerta will lecture on Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo, the subject of her biography La Belle Créole (Chicago Review Press). Known as the Comtesse Merlin, la Belle Créole was a Cuban-born star of nineteenth-century Parisian society. A daughter […]

A tribute to Santiago de Cuba on the 500th anniversary year of its founding. A unique presentation by historian and renowned cubanologist Emilio Cueto, who will provide the audience with a brief historical overview of the city of Santiago, the first capital of Cuba, as well as a visual journey through images representative of the […]

                                                    Let’s take the train and relive the thrill of another live jam at the Ridgefield Playhouse, this time with super-group and three-time Grammy nominee Tiempo Libre, one of the […]

The CCCNY caps its 2015 summer and fall program and celebrates the holiday season with an all-out dinner and dance party at La Nacional! Includes a delicious full-course menu, your all-time favorite hits spun by David Medina, the hottest DJ in the Big Apple, plus multiple raffles of treasurable items honoring Cuba’s cultural legacy, ideal Christmas […]

An all-day FILM FESTIVAL on the most renowned genres and beloved entertainers in Cuban popular music, including of course, Benny Moré, el Bárbaro del Ritmo (pictured above with his Banda Gigante). This event will be a bookend to our XIV Annual Congress held earlier this month. Details to come. In the meantime… …resístase quien pueda: […]

An exclusive double-bill presentation starring two of the most exciting performers in today’s classical music scene, the Brazilian soprano Angelica de la Riva and the Cuban pianist and conductor Orlando Alonso. Ms. de la Riva, praised for “a dazzling presence, a warm, agile and powerful voice, and the refinement and demeanor of a great singer,” […]