Cuban painter draws Sabina and this is how the singer reacted

2023-05-01 07:22:12

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The emotional moment of Joaquín Sabina’s encounter with the piece

Published on 1 mayo, 2023

Cuban painter draws Joaquín Sabina and the portrait reaches the hands of the Spanish singer

Joaquín Sabina also has a lesser-known facet as a painter, since in recent years he began to make some drawings, scribbles and calligraphies that he calls “doodles”. (Screenshot: Francina Islas Villanueva – Youtube)

The Cuban painter Leandro Sosa Pérez, based in Madrid, portrayed in one of his paintings the important Spanish singer-songwriter Joaquín Sabina, without imagining the happy coincidence that the work could be seen by the legendary singer, much less be part of his private collection.

“When Sabina tells you that your work is going to her gallery. A dream come true”, this is how Leo Sosa —as the cartoonist is nicknamed in his artist accounts— described the emotional moment of Joaquín Sabina’s encounter with the piece on social networks.

A rare object in free fall surprises the inhabitants of Key Largo

The object, which many described as a meteorite due to its appearance and trajectory, was recorded by a reader of the Cuban Newspaper. (Photo © Cuban Newspaper)

Residents of Key Largo, Florida; witnessed an amazing event on the night of Sunday April 30, when they saw how a luminous object crossed the sky in a downward direction leaving behind a trail of light that lasted for several seconds.

The object, which many have described as a meteorite due to its appearance and trajectory, was recorded by a reader of the Cuban Newspaper at 8:29 pm while traveling from Key Largo to Homestead.

Work recess decreed in Cuba for Friday, May 5

The energy crisis has diminished the transportation of passengers and the government decided to give a holiday within the week. (Photo: Cuban Newspaper)

The Cuban government decided to decree a work recess for May 5 and move to that day the activities for International Workers’ Day that were scheduled for Monday, May 1. The justification for the change is due to “climate instability”.

According to a note published by the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC), the working week is maintained with the Monday holiday, for which there will only be work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Visas to Mexico for Cubans are less than 60% of the procedures handled at the Consulate

The demand of Cubans eager to obtain a visa to Mexico causes the Citas Cuba portal to collapse every time it opens. (Photo: Cuban Newspaper)

The Consulate of Mexico in Cuba boasted of attending 1,315 procedures during the month of April; however, visa processes to travel to Mexican territory covered only 58% of that figure while the rest included legalization of documents, Mexican passports, and birth registrations.

According to the data provided by the embassy, ​​on business days of the fourth month of the year, only 764 visa procedures were attended, a figure much lower than the existing demand. Thousands of Cubans seek to travel to Mexico for family reunification, tourist visas, work contracts and scholarships.

Everyone must go to the consular office to process their visa, but first they must get an appointment that is only available when the Citas Cuba web portal opens once every three months.