CUBAN CULTURE

[PEDRO MARTORI]

 

Subject: CUBAN CULTURE
Date: Friday, March 08, 2002 8:45 AM

Cuban Culture In Florida
Cubans have brought to Florida and to the country as a whole much in the
way of music, fine arts and literature, which has contributed greatly to
American culture as a whole. At Cuban festivals throughout the state,
one can dance to an assortment of contagious salsa, merengue, conga and
mambo rhythms. Cuban music has traditionally blended African, Spanish
and Caribbean sounds. Today's popular Cuban American musicians include
salsa queen Celia Cruz, contemporary singer Gloria Estefan, Willie
Chirino, and jazz great Paquito de Rivera. Desi Arnaz, best known in the
United States as the husband of Lucille Ball, was a famous band leader
in  Miami and New York before finding fame in movies and television.
Andy Garcia, well-known actor, is also a Cuban American.
Visual artists have also come to the United States during various times
of Cuban immigration. Fashion designer Adolfo, sculptor Ana Mendieta,
painters Miguel Padura, Emilio Falero and Mario Bencomo, as well as
photographers Rogelio López Marín, Ramon Guerrero and Mario Algaze
have brought their highly prized imagery to Florida.
The levels of literature in this country have been enhanced by the
contributions of Cuban Americans. Poets Lourdes Gil, Gustavo Pérez
Firmat, Carolina Hospital, Ricardo Pau Llosa and Pablo Medina convey
provocative images in their verse. Outstanding novelists include Virgil
Suarez (Latin Jazz), Roberto G. Fernández (Raining Backwards), and
Oscar Hijuelos with his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Mambo Kings
Play Songs Of Love, which was made into a film starring Celia Cruz.
Many Cuban Americans have also starred in the athletic arena, including
Tony Pérez, who coached the Cincinnati Reds, power hitter José
Canseco, distance runner Alberto Salazár, and tennis pro Mary Jo
Fernández.
As Cubans have assimilated into the culture of our state and country, it
is also clear that they have enriched the lives of all Floridians with
their contributions.

Materials used with permission of Florida Department of State, Division
of Historical Resources. For further information, call 800-847-7278 or
visit www.flheritage.com. 

                                                  Anibal

[Lee Walker]

"As Cubans have assimilated into the culture of our state and

country..." Assimilated????? Give me a break, I'm not a yank but
visited Miami - Cubans have definately NOT assimilated! Driving around
in their cars shouting "Cuba Cuba", speaking Cuban instead of English,
Latino music everywhere. Cubans have created their own little Cuba in
Miami. Nothing wrong with that but please don't lie. They have not
assimilated.

Lee Walker

a-m...@netcologne.de wrote in message news:<3D0F1DD5...@netcologne.de>...
> PEDRO MARTORI wrote:
>
> > Ĭ»ť

> >
> >
> > Subject: CUBAN CULTURE
> > Date: Friday, March 08, 2002 8:45 AM
> >
> > Cuban Culture In Florida
> > Cubans have brought to Florida and to the country as a whole much in
> > the
> > way of music, fine arts and literature, which has contributed greatly
> > to
> > American culture as a whole. At Cuban festivals throughout the state,
> > one can dance to an assortment of contagious salsa, merengue, conga
> > and
> > mambo rhythms. Cuban music has traditionally blended African, Spanish
> > and Caribbean sounds. Today's popular Cuban American musicians include
> >
> > salsa queen Celia Cruz, contemporary singer Gloria Estefan, Willie
> > Chirino, and jazz great Paquito de Rivera. Desi Arnaz, best known in
> > the
> > United States as the husband of Lucille Ball, was a famous band leader
> >
> > in Miami and New York before finding fame in movies and television.
> > Andy Garcia, well-known actor, is also a Cuban American.
> > Visual artists have also come to the United States during various
> > times
> > of Cuban immigration. Fashion designer Adolfo, sculptor Ana Mendieta,
> > painters Miguel Padura, Emilio Falero and Mario Bencomo, as well as

> > photographers Rogelio LĂłpez MarĂ­n, Ramon Guerrero and Mario

> > Algaze
> > have brought their highly prized imagery to Florida.
> > The levels of literature in this country have been enhanced by the

> > contributions of Cuban Americans. Poets Lourdes Gil, Gustavo PĂ©rez

> > Firmat, Carolina Hospital, Ricardo Pau Llosa and Pablo Medina convey
> > provocative images in their verse. Outstanding novelists include
> > Virgil

> > Suarez (Latin Jazz), Roberto G. Fernández (Raining Backwards), and

> > Oscar Hijuelos with his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Mambo Kings
> > Play Songs Of Love, which was made into a film starring Celia Cruz.
> > Many Cuban Americans have also starred in the athletic arena,
> > including

> > Tony Pérez, who coached the Cincinnati Reds, power hitter José
> > Canseco, distance runner Alberto Salazár, and tennis pro Mary Jo
> > Fernández.

> > As Cubans have assimilated into the culture of our state and country,
> > it
> > is also clear that they have enriched the lives of all Floridians with
> >
> > their contributions.
> >
> > Materials used with permission of Florida Department of State,
> > Division
> > of Historical Resources. For further information, call 800-847-7278 or
> >
> > visit www.flheritage.com.
> >
> > Anibal
>

> A to bych rad vedel, co maji tyhle sracky - k tomu jeste v cizi reci -
> spolecneho s ceskou nebo slovenskou kulturou! Copak nemaji Kubanci
> vlastni groups?
> Vodprejskni, previte!!