Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

An in-depth presentation by literary critic Isabel Alvarez Borland  on Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929-2005), one the most enigmatic and widely recognized Cuban writers of the 20th century, through an analysis of a posthumous novel, Mapa dibujado por un espía / Map Drawn by a Spy. Published in 2013, the novel is a recollection of Cabrera […]

                Cuban classical pianist Martha Marchena pays tribute to Brazil’s most transcendental musician of the 20th century, with a repertoire of both emblematic and rare piano pieces by the legendary composer. Alma Brasilera A Tribute to Heitor Villa-Lobos Piano Music PROGRAM Bachianas Brasilerias No. 4 (1930-1941) Introdução (Prelude) […]

A special screening of Ignacio Granados‘s historic documentary on some of the key players who signed the groundbreaking Carta de los diez in 1991, including  Fernando Velázquez Medina and María Elena Cruz Varela, who spearheaded the dissident group Criterio Alternativo, which disseminated the letter. The screening will be followed by a panel with some the […]

An unprecedented illustrated presentation by José Martí scholar Jorge Capote, exploring the strong bonds of friendship between Martí and some Spanish artists during his sojourns in Spain, as well as his deep appreciation of XIX century Spanish art, as reflected in his numerous essays published in New York. Dr. Capote will be introduced by poet […]

An exclusive online interview with Cuban performance artist and dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, known for his public performances that openly criticize the Cuban government and its policies. A self-taught artist, Alcántara lives in the El Cerro neighborhood of Havana. Since 2018, he has been arrested dozens of times for his performances in violation of […]

Classical pianist Donna Coleman traces the legacy of Manuel Saumell, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and Ignacio Cervantes in that most American of muscial genres: ragtime. By weaving the myriad cultural cross-currents between Cuba and the U.S. from 1830 to 1920, Coleman highlights Gottchalk’s African musical idioms, Saumell’s habaneras and  Cervantes’s danzas cubanas, and establishes a direct […]

An in-depth look into Manuel Rodríguez Ramos’s retrospective novel about the Cuban exile community in Madrid during the latter years of the Franco dictatorship and during the period of transition to democracy after its demise. Presented by the renowned Madrid-based Cuban intellectual Pío Serrano, who will engage in a conversation with the author. Followed by […]

A special screening of Lilo Vilaplana‘s riveting new release, Plantados. Based on true stories, the film narrates the most horrible tortures the Castro regime imposed on the political prisoners who rejected the reeducation and indoctrination plans offered by the government in exchange for better treatment and shorter sentences. The screening will be followed by a […]

  The CCCNY closes its Spring season with the Vimeo premiere of FAKE, by Cuban-American playwright Carmen Peláez. Straight from its world premiere at Miami New Drama, the exciting play thrusts us into the world of high stakes art dealing, Cuban politics, and a thrilling pursuit for the truth. Absent from Miami stages since her […]

Our traditional dinner and entertainment in celebration of Three Kings Day has been suspended this year due to the COVID pandemic. In its place, the CCCNY is opening its Winter Season with a rich cinematic experience of the traditional Bible story: Los Reyes Magos en el cine, a Spanish short on the visit of the […]

The New York City launching of Robert Scheige’s The High Ones, one of the most innovative novels in recent memory. The book is a historical fiction about Neanderthals and their first contact with anatomically-modern humans. It is set 45,000 years ago in a forgotten world unrecognizable from our own, and is based on years of […]

Our traditional tribute to José Martí (1853-1895) on his birthday. Founding father of Cuba and leader of its last war of independence, Martí  is also a towering figure in Cuban and Latin American literature. In his short life, he excelled as a poet, essayist, journalist, and revolutionary. Throughout the 1880’s and early 1890’s he worked […]