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Fidel attends art studio inauguration
in Havana’s Romerillo neighborhood
Arleen Rodríguez
Derivet
THE
evening of January 8, Comandante en Jefe Fidel
Castro attended the inauguration of Kcho’s
Romerilllo Art Laboratory Studio, a non-profit
cultural center dedicated to experimentation,
development and promotion of the arts and human
understanding.
Some
time after 9:00pm, on this Wednesday which was also
the 55th anniversary of Fidel’s entry
into Havana leading the Rebel Army, the historic
leader of the Cuban Revolution arrived at the
workshop located at 9th and 120th
Streets in the Playa municipality neighborhood of
Romerillo and greeted the artists and residents
present, who applauded his arrival with emotion.
City
Historian Eusebio Leal and prize-winning artist
Alexis Leyva, Kcho, unveiled a plaque to inaugurate
the Estudio Romerillo, with the presence Fidel, who
toured the gallery presenting an exhibit entitled
Lam, eres imprescindible (Lam, you are
indispensable) which includes original works by
Wifredo Lam, and one created by Kcho, El Pensador
(The Thinker).
The
“Kcho Estudio Romerillo, Laboratorio para el arte"
additionally includes an exhibition hall, the Juan
Almeida Public Library, and the Romerillo
experimental graphic workshop.
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