Yoan, Clotilde and "Tadeo."

“Look, it looks like it's alive!” said young Yoan Santiago Verdecie in front of the mirror. Before his eyes, Tadeo the rabbit came to life. “No, it's alive because you're bringing it to life!” replied Clotilde Aguillón, founder of the Los Zahoríes puppet theater, excitedly. This is how they remember the first steps of Alegría de Vivir, a project they support under the auspices of the Nicolás Guillén Foundation (FNG in Spanish) in the province.

Annual review meeting of the Provincial Council of Plastic Arts (CPAP) in Las Tunas.

Traditionally, the visual arts are among the strongest forms of artistic expression in Las Tunas. However, there are still challenges on the agenda, such as better defending Las Tunas' sculptural heritage, something that once earned us the epithet of Capital of Cuban Sculpture.

Tecla del Duende literary gathering in Las Tunas.

Zoila Nieves Molina Pupo has always been passionate about books. As a child, she remembers being spellbound by stories, so it is no surprise that she grew up to become a librarian. But that wasn't enough to nourish her spirituality; she had to share what she had learned from the treasures of paper with others. The Tecla del Duende gathering would be the long-awaited oasis, and now 18 years have passed...

Photographer Liset Gutiérrez Cruz

Liset Gutiérrez Cruz was awarded the Vespertino 2025 Prize, organized in Italy, at the end of last year. With her works Óbito fetal and Quimeras, she won first place in the digital photography category.

The Tecla del Duende literary gathering was visited by the Reading at Home initiative.

All the mystique of poetry seemed to converge recently in the home of Zoila Nieves Molina Pupo, coordinator in the province of the Tecla del Duende literary gathering, with the visit of the Reading at Home initiative ("Leer en Casa" Journey).