London, 2 September. A screening of the Humberto Solas’ film Lucía (1968) took place yesterday in Leeds as part of an event organised by Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) and Cinema Pending in that British city.
London 13 August. The Cuban Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ismara Vargas Walter, visited the headquarters of the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), where she was received by the executive director, Vanúsia Nogueira.
London, 12 August 2024- On the afternoon of Friday 9 August, members of the Welsh Senedd, the solidarity campaign and trade unions demanded the lifting of the blockade and the removal of Cuba from the list of states that allegedly sponsor terrorism, in the framework of an event of solidarity with the island during the National Festival of Welsh culture "Eisteddfod" in the city of Pontypridd.
London, July 1st. - Cuban singer Haila María Mompié and her band began their European summer tour in the United Kingdom under the title “Llegó la Mompié”. Considered one of the best female son singers in the world, Haila took to the stage in London, on June 25, and at the Glastonbury Festival, on June 28.
London, 1st July . The documentary Running for the Revolution premiered in London last Thursday at the city's emblematic Bolivar Hall. The film portrays the life of the two-time Cuban Olympic champion Alberto Juantorena, as well as episodes of the sports career of one of most iconic athletes of Cuba and the world, the only winner of the 400 and 800 metres race in the same Olympic Games.