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11/11/2026 Sucu Sucu Cuban Music: Eliseo Grenet's Rhythm from Isla de Pinos
Sucu sucu is a Cuban rhythm-dance from Isla de Pinos. Learn how Eliseo Grenet popularized it in the 1930s and what sources document its origins.
Cuban culture, history and the arts
Explained for curious readers and the diaspora: the music, films, books and people behind the island's story.
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11/11/2026 Film
Bichir Family Mexican Actors: A Lebanese-Mexican Acting Dynasty
How the Lebanese-Mexican Bichir family became a three-generation acting dynasty, with key film credits and ties to Havana’s Latin American film festival.