Tim McGraw is one country music superstar who’s not afraid to break down barriers, and come May 2019 he’ll be making a trek south of the border to Cuba for Tim McGraw: One of Those Havana Nights.
Taking place May 23rd to 27th in Havana, Cuba — a country where individual travel from the U.S. is not currently permitted — the event is being presented as part of a cultural exchange program, which will see McGraw share the bill with Cuban artists including Carlos Varela, Traditionales De Los 50 and Grammy winners Los Van Van.
Taking place May 23rd to 27th in Havana, Cuba — a country where individual travel from the U.S. is not currently permitted — the event is being presented as part of a cultural exchange program, which will see McGraw share the bill with Cuban artists including Carlos Varela, Traditionales De Los 50 and Grammy winners Los Van Van.
- 12/4/2018
- by Jeff Gage
- Rollingstone.com
Colombia’s Dia-fragma and Argentina’s Magma Cine are boarding Panamanian family drama “Wake up, Mom!” (“Despierta Mama”), Arianne Marie Benedetti’s follow-up to her feature debut “Beyond Brotherhood” (“Mas Que Hermanos”). They join producers Regina Barletta of VFXPanamá and Benedetti’s Treehouse Panama.
Magma Cine also co-produced “Beyond Brotherhood,” which repped Panama at the Foreign-language Oscar race this year and became the biggest local box office hit the country has had in the past nine years.
Global Genesis Group (Ggg) is releasing “Brotherhood” in the U.S. as well as handling its international sales. Benedetti is in advanced talks with Ggg to also co-produce and manage the worldwide sales and distribution of “Wake up Mom!”
“We’re tapping Colombia’s and Argentina’s incentives as well as the Ibermedia Fund,” said Benedetti.
“The movie already has 50% of its the budget secure, and we will be applying for the Panamanian...
Magma Cine also co-produced “Beyond Brotherhood,” which repped Panama at the Foreign-language Oscar race this year and became the biggest local box office hit the country has had in the past nine years.
Global Genesis Group (Ggg) is releasing “Brotherhood” in the U.S. as well as handling its international sales. Benedetti is in advanced talks with Ggg to also co-produce and manage the worldwide sales and distribution of “Wake up Mom!”
“We’re tapping Colombia’s and Argentina’s incentives as well as the Ibermedia Fund,” said Benedetti.
“The movie already has 50% of its the budget secure, and we will be applying for the Panamanian...
- 4/6/2018
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Calling all Rufus Wainwright fans! For the first-time ever, the singer-songwriter is set to host “Wainwright Libre” in Cuba.
On Wednesday, Music & Arts Live announced that the ultimate fan experience will be taking place in Havana from Sept. 21 to 25. For four days and four nights, guests will join Wainwright on “adventures, sightseeing, fine cuisine, dancing and music”—all while staying at the Melia Miramar Hotel.
In between being treated to “a packed sightseeing itinerary,” fans will get the opportunity to see Wainwright perform both an intimate concert and public show, alongside a full orchestra, as well as several Cuban musicians including,...
On Wednesday, Music & Arts Live announced that the ultimate fan experience will be taking place in Havana from Sept. 21 to 25. For four days and four nights, guests will join Wainwright on “adventures, sightseeing, fine cuisine, dancing and music”—all while staying at the Melia Miramar Hotel.
In between being treated to “a packed sightseeing itinerary,” fans will get the opportunity to see Wainwright perform both an intimate concert and public show, alongside a full orchestra, as well as several Cuban musicians including,...
- 3/22/2017
- by Mariah Haas
- PEOPLE.com
Colombian pop star and other Latin American artists called for a free Cuba.
By Gil Kaufman
Juanes performs in Havana, Cuba on Sunday
Photo: Sven Creutzmann/ Getty Images
The Obama administration has been hinting at a possible thaw in the half-century standoff with Cuba, and on Sunday, Colombian pop star Juanes did his best to further the cause by headlining a massive concert for peace in Havana's famed Plaza de la Revolución.
Playing in front of several hundred thousand fans at the Peace Without Borders concert, Juanes bucked the authoritarian regime led by the Castro brothers by chanting, "Cuba libre! Cuba libre!" ("Free Cuba!") before segueing into a call for "One Cuban family! One Cuban family!" He was appealing to the many Cuban exiles who, according to The Miami Herald, had criticized the show because they feared it would appear to lend support to the authoritarian communist Castro regime. In an ominous and telling sign,...
By Gil Kaufman
Juanes performs in Havana, Cuba on Sunday
Photo: Sven Creutzmann/ Getty Images
The Obama administration has been hinting at a possible thaw in the half-century standoff with Cuba, and on Sunday, Colombian pop star Juanes did his best to further the cause by headlining a massive concert for peace in Havana's famed Plaza de la Revolución.
Playing in front of several hundred thousand fans at the Peace Without Borders concert, Juanes bucked the authoritarian regime led by the Castro brothers by chanting, "Cuba libre! Cuba libre!" ("Free Cuba!") before segueing into a call for "One Cuban family! One Cuban family!" He was appealing to the many Cuban exiles who, according to The Miami Herald, had criticized the show because they feared it would appear to lend support to the authoritarian communist Castro regime. In an ominous and telling sign,...
- 9/21/2009
- MTV Music News
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