Marissa Daniela talks to Startup Cuba about the protests, why they’re so significant and where to go from here. Marissa Daniela (@mimaincuba) and Yoel Díaz Cuní at Versailles in Miami. Photo: Marissa Daniela #SOSCUBA: I took a nap on Sunday, July 11th and woke up two hours later to unprecedented events in Cuba; across the […]
Samuel Riera’s Art Brut Cuba opens channels for Outsider Artists to sell their art when they otherwise couldn’t earn a living from their work. Mall Santa, all I want for Xmas is to interview Ana de Armas. That’s all I need to believe in the miracle of the 1995 shopping mall Santa. Our holiday store […]
Independent and unaffiliated, Startup Cuba exists to amplify the community of voices in the Latinx space throughout the US. Through a mix of video, photography and written content we tell stories that bring us closer together.
As chatter about making Puerto Rico the 51st state of the Union gets hot again, we want to know what you want. Do you think the island should be a state or remain an unincorporated territory? A November 2020 referendum about statehood asked Puerto Ricans whether they support the island territory becoming a state or […]
The sense of dining out at a restaurant can make these anything-but-normal times feel a bit normal. Do you do it? Question of the Week: In an extremely complicated time it seems like any sense of normalcy is welcome. Restaurants and just the act of going out to eat with family and friends, as trivial […]
Thanks for requesting access to the full video from Steve’s photography class. This is an unedited cut from the Zoom class Photo: Steve Anchell We’d like to express our gratitude to the co-hosts of this event, Greg Kahn and Karen Vierbuchen. Please give them a look and follow them on social media. Their work is […]
Here’s some new music released to the Cuban rock scene by this young Indie band riding the Indie Rock genre’s popularity surge. Ruido Blanco band members Marcos Wong, Ariel Cruz, Marcos J. González, Raul A. Nápoles Enríquez, Alejandro Brito. Photo: Daniel Rosete In recent years, new and refreshing pioneers have entered the Cuban rock scene; […]
Against all odds, small individual or family businesses have bloomed during the pandemic in Cuba. Yanitza del Toro is the founder of Maxi Bebé. Photo: @maxi_bebe_habana Instagram Diana Bermúdez couldn’t find any cosmetic products that suited her. Due to her extreme allergies, her skin often broke out in a rash. Then she began to research […]
After more than 200 visits to Cuba over 28 years, National Geographic photojournalist Christopher P. Baker still finds memorable, double-take images on his journeys to the island. Photo credit: Christopher P. Baker I’m crouching on the floor of a humble solar (slum tenement) in Habana Vieja, hemmed into a corner with my back hard up […]
It’s hard to describe prú to people who aren’t familiar with it, especially since many of the herbs used to make it aren’t native to regions outside of Mexico and the Caribbean. Pru is traditionally bottled in re-used plastic bottles. Photo: The Cuban History I first tried prú at a cafetería by the University of […]
El Cafe Havana is a Bohemian Havana vibe meets hipster chill zone and it’s this author’s favorite cafe, just about anywhere. Photo: Karen Vierbuchen El Café isn’t so much the Havana coffee shop newcomer on the block anymore (that block being Amargura entre Aquacate y Villegas en La Habana Vieja). They’ve been around for a […]
This month’s shot was captured at Marina Hemingway by photographer Michael Freas. And, we’ve been staring at it for hours. Photo: Michael Freas June is here and with that comes this month’s photo pick. It’s by photographer Michael Freas. We dig this image because in any other location it would feel like a classic surf […]
Wasp Network misses the mark despite an all-star cast and a story made for film. Wasp Network on Netflix. Wasp Network enters against the pastel backdrop of the storefronts and cafes lining the streets of Havana in early 1990. Cafecito poured, monstera leaves simmering in the sun, the scene brings a nostalgia and warmth that […]
Independent and unaffiliated, Startup Cuba exists to amplify the community of voices in the Latinx space throughout the US. Through a mix of video, photography and written content we tell stories that bring us closer together.
