Cuban President, Army General Raúl Castro sent a congratulatory message to the Orfeón Santiago Choir on its 55th birthday at the closing of international choir festival.

‘55 years have passed since maestro Electo Silva founded one of the most prestigious choral groups in the history of Cuban music,’ highlights the message read by Deputy Culture Minister, Abel Acosta, at the opening of the 31st International Choir Festival at Dolores Concert Hall in eastern Santiago de Cuba.

A new celebration of Latin American film was launched yesterday, December 3, in Havana’s Karl Marx Theater, with the inauguration of the 37th edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, set to continue through December 13.

Festival president Iván Giroud commented in his opening remarks that the event occurs this year in a different environment, at a time when the world is facing new challenges, threats and uncertainty, in which organizers have as their first priority protecting Latin American cinema, implementing policies of promotion, preservation and development.

Havana - The 37th Festival of New Latin American Cinema will host today conferences, lectures and exhibition of films from different continents, a typical day in this country''s cultural offering.

Among the presentations to be made of the films in competition stand out, among others, the Latin American movies "A thousand-headed monster" (Mexico), "Paula" (Argentina) and "A Second Mother" (Brazil), which will be described by its directors and cast members.

The 37th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema will be inaugurated tonight at Karl Marx Theater with the screening of the feature film El Clan (2015), directed by the renowned Argentine filmmaker Pablo Trapero.

Starring the famous actor Guillermo Francella –El Secreto de sus Ojos (2009), Corazon de Leon (2013) - and Peter Lanzani, the thriller revolves around the case of Puccio Clan, a criminal family in the Argentina of the 1980s.

Santiago de Cuba - Expectations for Olga Tañon´s concert today, the third day of the International Festival of Choirs and the performance of the Septeto Santiaguero are part of the daily life of the city, confirming its cultural tradition.

Only the lack of time forbids many people to participate in such a tight program and only remains the opportunity of choosing amid the musical options, all equally appealing.

Santiago de Cuba "Jazzeando con Juan Formell" is the name of the performance that young musicians from Santiago de Cuba will present to pay homage to the founder of the music group Los Van Van.