“The main thing about a troubadour, and I don’t want to be absolute,But it’s about the female affair, going after the girl.The guitar is a pretext (…)”Fernando Bécquer, in an interview with Oni Acosta (2017) In October 2017, the New York Times published numerous reports and complaints from actresses against the film producer and executive […]

“No, you do not appear in the video. Relax. Don’t take the bait, and don’t open the link. Close the chat, change your password, and report the problem. For weeks, Cuban Facebook users have denounced mysterious messages arriving through Messenger. “Is that you in the video?”, they read, followed by a few emojis showing amazement, […]

Cuba, a country with a rapidly aging demography, is experiencing a growing migratory wave, that started before the Covid-19 pandemic, due to its overlapping social, economic, and political crises. Most of those who emigrate form part of the country’s economically active sectors. Among their motivations for migrating is to help support their families on the […]

In June of 2020, the Cuba Study Group launched Nuevos Espacios as a platform for essential voices and trends transforming Cuban society. Over the past two years, we published blog posts authored by Cuban authors, professionals, and journalists like Carlos Manuel Alvarez, Ricardo Torres, Manuel Cuesta Morúa, Carlos Lechuga, Miriam Leiva, Glenda Boza, Maria Lucia […]