Anthony Bourdain artfully sums up what’s happening in Cuba by saying, “The toothpaste is out of the tube and there’s no putting it back.” His visit to Cuba kicks off Season 6 of Parts Unknown this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on CNN. Bourdain’s visit to Cuba is the second US TV show host to … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff The latest VICE SPORTS video follows Carmello Anthony as he travels to Cuba to explore the recent rise of soccer in the nation usually associated with baseball. The New York Cosmos also traveled to Havana to play a friendly match with Cuba, the first in decades. Anthony spoke with many … Read more
Live in Cuba debuts By the Cuba Journal staff Nine-time Grammy Award-winner Wynton Marsalis’ newest album has a Cuban twist. Released last week, Live in Cuba features the first-ever performances by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Cuba. Recorded in front of a sold-out crowd at Havana’s Melia Theatre in October 2010, the two-disc … Read more
Starz is developing “Cuban Quartet,” a series starring Antonio Banderas, who will also be an executive producer. Starz CEO Chris Albrecht made the announcement last week at a panel for television critics in Beverly Hills, California. The series is based on a popular book series by Leonardo Padura. “Starz continues to see great opportunity in … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola visited Cuba this week at the invitation of the International School of Cinema and Television in San Antonio de los Baños. Coppola, whose portfolio includes the Godfather films and Apocalypse Now, among others, said he had been to Cuba many times. Much of The Godfather … Read more
