A good friend suggested I look into the CSPAN video of the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast from this morning, and fast forward to the address from Dr. Benjamin Carson, director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. In under a half hour this learned and accomplished man said more and made more solid [...]

CUBAN CULTURAL NIGHT Macha Theatre part of Macha Theatre/Films, presents Cuban Cultural Night, celebrating Cuba's independence from Spain, with the premier of the documentary “I Am The Other Cuba" (Soy La Otra Cuba) which sheds light on the current state of Cuba, its revolutionary past, and its uncertain path toward an unknown future. Featuring interviews [...]

Earlier this month, we let you know about a "Meeting with the Cuban community in Tampa, Florida / Reaffirmation of the struggle for Cuba’s freedom" that would take place today. According to the initial press release, it would be a meeting of: Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Congressman David Rivera (R-FL), former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart,  members [...]

If you're in Tampa on August 30, this might be of interest to you. If you make it out, please do let us know how it goes and send us any photos of videos you can get. From Diaz-Balart, PLLC: PRESS RELEASE WHAT: Meeting with the Cuban community in Tampa, Florida / Reaffirmation of the [...]

Steven Bauer visted Babalú at Cuba Nostalgia to promote the documentary ¨Voices From Mariel, which chronicles the Mariel boatlift experience. He mingled with the crowd, posed for photos, and talked about documentary.  He was great. This wonderful documentary is available at www.voicesfrommariel.com.

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Earlier this evening I went over to the Miami-Dade County Fairgrounds, location of the Cuba Nostalgia 2011 show, to supervise the building of the Babalu Blog Pavilion. Our dear Ziva, picked up earlier in the afternoon by our Founding Editor, was there to assist me in the strenuous, stressful -- and often back-breaking -- work [...]

Here's another great "El Manisero" video by way of Stan Kenton. I added it to this post I made awhile ago on the Cubanology Blog and which still gets many daily visitors. What an impact this great song has made on the world: I still can't get over the line, "SI TE QUIERES POR EL [...]

Although most of the Babalú contributors are located in Miami, there are some of us who traveled from the West Coast to attend Cuba Nostalgia. There is plenty of sweat and tears that go into setting up the Babalú Booth, but once the first family members arrive with pastelitos and café, it all becomes worth [...]

Remember this album when growing up in America. It was a reminder for the Cuban exiles and connected them to Cuba while fighting their way to survive and make the American dream come through. I'm sure the Cuban-Americans remembered seeing and hearing it on Sunday afternoons. I made a podcast and featured it along with [...]

Some weeks back, my parents, sister and I were interviewed by documentary filmmaker and good friend Joe Cardona for his latest project: My Suitcase Full of Hope: The Story of the Cuban Freedom Flights. It's not only an honor for me to be featured in one of Joe's films, but doubly so to have my [...]

That's Henry and me at the Cuba Nostalgia Convention back in 2007 (I'm the good looking one in the straw hat) posing with the BUCL Spain Campaign poster. We've been invited back and we hope to once again wow and thrill the convention goers with the Babalú Pavilion. Of course, for that we need your [...]