Havana at night it´s still alive, it doesn´t shine like Vegas, Paris or New York but still has its charming and lights. Some of this photographs area prove of that.
Author Archives: Gilberto Gonzalez
When I grow up
During our childhood, we shape ideas about the future work we want for our lives as adults. We change our dreams on our own free will because of difficulties of life, what does not seem to be the case of Enzo Jorge Arce Morales.
José Martí and Pope Francis: Same Humanist Vocation
José Martí wrote: “With the poor people of this earth / I want to share my fate.” This aspiration of Cuba’s National Hero that became a reality when he laid down his life in the battlefield is shown by Pope Francis in his priesthood, which in some way is also a battle.
Justo Vega: The man of the Cuban décima
We can assure that all followers of the Cuban rural music know Justo Vega. The couple of singers: Justo Vega and Adolfo Alfonso set a model in the musical tradition in Cuba with their famous controversies (1).
A billy goat with a lucky star
You wil know the story about a goat, a billy goat, a neighbor of San Miguel del Padrón, in Havana. This tender animal was given away to the so-called santera (saint worshipper), who supposedly would turn our goat into a delicious stew for her followers, in a religious ceremony.