Las Tunas vocalist Lays Rodríguez Pérez.

Lays Rodríguez Pérez is one of those vocalist who quickly catches the audience with her interpretations. A pleasant voice, together with a mastery of technique and a certain charisma on stage, make up the perfect dose to make her valuable.

Balance Assembly of the Provincial Directorate of Culture in Las Tunas

With the performance of the Children's Orchestra of the El Cucalambé Professional Arts School (EPA) from Las Tunas, the Assembly of Balance of the Provincial Direction of Culture began in the Major General Vicente García Revolution Plaza.

Sin proteínas Workshop of Playful Experiences.

The Molino Rojo Workshop, created more than a decade ago, frequently hosts the creative process of more than a few artists. This week, the institution hosted the Sin proteínas Workshop of Playful Experiences (Without Proteins), which -promoted by the Zona Creativa Project- is part of the collateral program of the 15th Havana Biennial.

Las Tunas Provincial Center for Book and Literature assesed its work during 2024.

The Provincial Center for Book and Literature (CPLL in Spanish) began the year with good results of work and projections aimed at defending the horizon of literature.

The current children of the TunasVisión TV channel strive daily to honor the prestige of the medium.
The current children of the TunasVisión provincial TV channel strive daily to honor the prestige of the medium.
 

There, among cameras and accessories, sets and microphones, a collective that makes us proud grows day by day. The TunasVisión provincial TV channel, which on 30 December celebrates its fifth anniversary, has several significant awards to its name, aware that its soul lives on in the affection of these people.

SOME ANTECEDENTS

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Nivaldo Herrera cutting the inaugural ribbon 
of the Noticiero Nacionalde Televisión correspondent's 
office in Las Tunas.

The master of journalism Joel Lachataignerais Popa is a living encyclopaedia. Lacha, as we know him, tells us that, in terms of genesis, we must start with the inauguration of the Tele Rebelde television channel, on 22 July 1968, in the former Moncada Barracks. "This would cover the territory that today makes up the five eastern provinces and is the main predecessor of this broadcasting medium in Las Tunas, as each region of the then Eastern Province had a team of correspondents. Ángel Luis Beltrán, a recently graduated journalist based in Puerto Padre, and José Lobón Palau, a cameraman trained in Santiago de Cuba, were appointed to this task."

In this little-told story, Lacha also played a decisive role, because - in February 1982 - he was called by Commander Luis Alfonso Zayas Ochoa, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in Las Tunas, for an important assignment: the Directorate of Cuban Television would appoint him to organize and direct the working group of the National Television Correspondent's Office here, to found the territorial channel, which was later inaugurated.

"It was necessary to put together a structure that would have two cameramen, two journalists, a videotape recorder, and a lighting technician who would also be a driver," he says. He mentions the support received from provincial authorities, national directors, and colleagues from other territories. "The preparation of the equipment began in 1982, and on September 1, 1984, the Correspondent's office was inaugurated on Francisco Varona Street, in the presence of Nivaldo Herrera Sardiñas, President of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television."

TunasVisión TV Channel celebrates its 30th anniversary."Then, the National School of Construction Workers in Havana trained all the country's correspondents, who did their first practical training in actions that took place in the capital. They then returned to the provinces. Thus began the daily work that laid the foundations for today's TunasVisión. At that stage, journalism student Rafaela Balanza Recasens joined the medium - for her teaching training - and was appointed head of the group and later joined the channel. Ubiquel Arévalo Morales also filled that space, until his death," she said.

Many names are linked to the history of this local union. This is just another chapter that should not be forgotten. Lacha summed it up well when he said: "TunasVisión came to complement the information, recreation, and orientation needs of the people, with a community work that has woven a nexus between institutions and audience, producers and recipients."

BEYOND THE SCREEN

Eugenio Ramos, who was for years director of the territorial channel, said: ‘Enjoying television from the inside offers another dimension. Seeing how a news story is managed, what a productive routine is like? Moreover, one enjoys the creative process, appreciating the documentary and knowing that it becomes part of society's heritage. TunasVisión offers a record of history. It is a team of excellent professionals and good people who not only focus on what we are living but also on what we are already living and their perspectives.

TunasVisión TV Channel celebrates its 30th anniversary.

It is no coincidence that, in a dialogue with 26, several viewers attest to these words. Yoenia Virgen Barbán Sarduy, Rector of the University of Las Tunas, said: "Your materials have made university work visible, even at the national level. As we train social communicators, our students have gone through the telecentre as part of their preparation, and we are working to turn it into a teaching unit. Siente lo creativo, for example, was a project that involved the Federación Estudiantil Universitaria and was on the channel's schedule, reflecting the work of the Movimiento de Artistas Aficionados de las universidades tuneras (Movement of Amateur Artists of the Tunisian universities). This space was screened in the summer and stood out for its large audience."

Yolber López Ramírez, a Spanish Literature teacher at the Camilo Cienfuegos Military School, who graduated from a Radio and Television Broadcasting course run by the TV channel, said: "It is the image of the people of Las Tunas and a medium that is enjoyed by the family. It has reflected graduations, it has approached students, and it has publicized our activities..." He, who is also a prominent member of the Movimiento Juvenil Martiano (José Martí Youth Movement), acknowledged that the media institution has accompanied them in the dissemination of the work of the latter organization.

TunasVisión TV Channel celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Singer-songwriter Jesús Ricardo Pérez Cecilia, for his part, has shared performances with the media since he was a child, including in morning shows there. "The channel embraces identity and has a didactic function. Its team encourages young people because it is made up of sensitive and talented people like Eddys Crespo and Waldina Almaguer. I hosted the program Fresco y sin cortar, an experience that helped me professionally. And I left my mark on Cofradía. I am grateful for that," he said.

Ramón Batista, director of the El Cucalambé Iberoamerican House of the Décima, reaffirmed the value of the collective, always aware of cultural processes and the defense of tradition. In fact, among the dedications for the 31st anniversary of this institution, there was a tribute to Waldina, who this year received the Cuban Television's Artist of Merit distinction and, together with other colleagues, does not fail to tell the daily life of the people who live in Las Tunas and that necessary journey to the roots.

For actress Elizabeth Borrero, it is equally valuable. "TunasVisión is a place I love. I have had beautiful experiences there. I have acted in dramatizations since its beginnings. It was there that I played Brígida Zaldívar for the first time, a character that has accompanied my career. It has forced me to study, to improve myself, to be a better person. I do believe that, in drama, more could still be done, regardless of dealing with history. The public would appreciate it.

Like them, other inhabitants of Las Tunas construct their own experiences, knowing that they are part of a collective history, which does not escape the screen here, because - as their slogan says - it is ‘the image that you star in."

TunasVisión TV Channel celebrates its 30th anniversary.

TunasVisión TV Channel celebrates its 30th anniversary.

TunasVisión TV Channel celebrates its 30th anniversary.

TunasVisión TV Channel celebrates its 30th anniversary.

TunasVisión TV Channel celebrates its 30th anniversary.

TunasVisión TV Channel celebrates its 30th anniversary.