ESP ENG

Buscar

Amount of key words: 965

He was born in the city of Cienfuegos in 1914. Passion for arts came to him from his uncle Arquímedes Pous, who was a play director and an actor. He was a star of the Cuban Comic Theater. He was the best in performing the character   the black boy. He also performed on the radio, on television and in movies. 

He was born in the city of Matanzas on January 15, 1854. A first year medical student at the University of Havana, he was involved in the events that culminated in the tragic November 27, 1871 when Spanish colonialism shot eight innocent medical students.

It is officially opened in Havana on July 24th, 1993, to honor the 210 birth anniversary of the Liberator of America (Libertador de las Americas). The Casa is a mansion of the seventeenth century. It is located in Mercaderes Street between Lamparilla Street and Obrapía Street in Habana Vieja. Since March 25th, 1991 the project of creating a house to honor Bolivar started to come to fruition. It was when the Box of Memories, having messages exchanged by the presidents of Cuba and Venezuela was placed in the facade of the building. The central piece of this house is the statue of Bolivar made in bronze. The place is used for exhibitions, symposiums and courses related to the great pro- independence fighter.  The place also favors the exchange of experiences and supports the cultural promotion in Latin America.