Writer Olivia Casanova

Passion and love for their work make people great artists. These are precisely the words that define Camagüey native Olivia de la Caridad Casanova Blanco, the recent winner of the Cordel Poetry Contest, held during the Cucalambeana Fiesta.

Improviser Geordanis Romaguera, winner of the "Justo Vega" Contest.

Geordanis Romaguera, from the province of Matanzas, emerged as the winner of this year’s edition of the Justo Vega National Repentismo Contest. The results were announced on Sunday at “El Cornito,” as part of the Jornada Cucalambeana (Cucalambeana Fiesta).

Young tonadista Amanda Beatriz Ortega.

Amanda Beatriz Ortega Rodríguez didn't hide her happiness when she heard the jury's verdict: she was the winner of the National Tonada Contest for this 2025 Cucalambeana Fiesta.

Poet Miguel Mariano Piñero was granted the 2025 Cucalambé Prize in Written Décima.

Las Tunas writer Miguel Mariano Piñero Martínez won the 2025 Cucalambé Prize with his book "Delirios insulares," an award he had previously won in 2014, with "(In)mutaciones del solitario.”

2025 Cucalambena Fiesta.

The evenings of the Cucalambeana Festival always hold surprises, as was the case on the first date of this edition, with the opening of the "Memories" poster exhibition, in the lobby of the Tunas Theater.