Pinar Del Rio

Program Notes

No Love for Fidel

A show in Wynwood by two artists still on the island takes the dictator for a ride.

The Deadly Road Through Mexico

When Cubans leave their homeland, things can get lots worse.

Same as It Ever Was

At Filtro, images of Cuba, island of lost time

Sandwich and a Dictator to Go

Miami responds to Castro's imminent demise

Never Forget You

The Americanization of the telenovela: in Spanish, in Miami

The Incredible Hinsul Lazo Interview

The Americanization of the telenovela: in Spanish, in Miami

Letters from the Issue of January 15, 2004

The Americanization of the telenovela: in Spanish, in Miami

Exile on Main Street

A thorn in the side of both el exilio and the regime, Eloy Gutierrez-Menoyo waits for U.S.-Cuba relations to thaw even as his assets are frozen

Best Neighborhood Bar/Central

La Reina Cafeteria

Socialism or Suntan, Part 2

Is it a harmless political party, or is it a cult?

From Cuba with Questions

Love cigars or detest them, when a box of Cohibas lands in your lap, you don't say no

The Salsa Doctor Is Out

Finding one of Cuba's most famous stars on either side of the Florida Straits can be downright impossible, as the musician navigates between big dreams and political realities

Ring Cycle

Miami boasts a boxing legend who has kept on swinging through good times and bad. He's the king of the clubs. He's Tuto Zabala.

Don't Look for the Union Label

For two years Goya Foods has waged a war to prevent its workers from unionizing. Now things are starting to get really ugly.

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the issue of January 27, 2000

Van Van Plays On

Shut up and dance!

Sacred Gowns

Eusebio Escobar may dream of a career as a fashion designer, but his current line is doing well: Haute couture Santería

Cash Cargo

Despite recent deaths and a federal crackdown, smugglers continue the dangerous business of transporting Cubans to Miami

A Little Slice of Cuba

Welcome to Rancho Don Goyo, where the pork is fresh, the beer is cold, and the music is pure, rural Cuban

Hatchet Man

Q: What's a nice guy like Alberto Ibargen doing at a place like the Miami Herald? A: Exactly what his money-grubbing bosses want him to do.

Bring on the Cubans!

The Castro government is marketing music, and the whole world is buying. Except Miami.

Exile Blues

As a lead singer for Los Van Van, Israel Kantor was a star in his native country. But Miami isn't Cuba.

Notes from the Underground

Impoverished and imperiled, Cuba's independent journalists stubbornly cling to the notion of a free press

Visit Cuba Cyberspace.2Day

Despite new economic sanctions and travel restrictions, castrolania is just a few computer clicks away.

In Havana, On Drugs

As faith in the revolution sinks to new lows, kids in Cuba are getting high

The Cuban Connection

Signing the world's best soccer player didn't do the trick. Maybe two stars from Cuba will finally draw some fans to Miami FC bleachers.

Miami has dozens of Fidel Castros

Signing the world's best soccer player didn't do the trick. Maybe two stars from Cuba will finally draw some fans to Miami FC bleachers.

Conchita Brands, Just Like Your Mother's Pantry

Photo by Christina Staalstrom​If you've spent any time in a South Florida supermarket you'll recognize Conchita Brands. The signature red label with a blue square is synonymous with ingredients necessary for any pantry with a Latin flair. With flavors reminiscent of those that "Conchita" herself m ... More >>

Umpire Nelson Diaz escaped Cuba but now faces life without baseball

Photo by Christina Staalstrom​If you've spent any time in a South Florida supermarket you'll recognize Conchita Brands. The signature red label with a blue square is synonymous with ingredients necessary for any pantry with a Latin flair. With flavors reminiscent of those that "Conchita" herself m ... More >>

Cuban Artist Pedro Pablo Oliva Forced to Resign From Seat After Criticizing Cuban Government

Oliva's portrait of Fidel Castro once hung in Havana's National Museum of Fine Arts​Cuban artist Pedro Pable Oliva is a world-renowned painter who has been championed by the Cuban government. He even held a seat in the Pinar del Rio provincial legislature. Though, while Cuba show some slow signs ... More >>

The perils and heartbreak of migration at Pan American Art's new exhibit

Oliva's portrait of Fidel Castro once hung in Havana's National Museum of Fine Arts​Cuban artist Pedro Pable Oliva is a world-renowned painter who has been championed by the Cuban government. He even held a seat in the Pinar del Rio provincial legislature. Though, while Cuba show some slow signs ... More >>