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The Cuban government confirmed on Sunday the death of 32 Cuban nationals in Venezuela as a result of the U.S. attack on ...
06/01/2026

The Cuban government confirmed on Sunday the death of 32 Cuban nationals in Venezuela as a result of the U.S. attack on Venezuela that occurred on Saturday. Cuba has declared two days of national mourning across the island, beginning today, to honor the Cubans who were killed.

04/01/2026

After U.S. special forces abducted the Venezuelan president, Donald Trump announced his administration will now “run the country” and “take back the oil.” He and Marco Rubio also suggested regime change in Cuba. Watch what they said.

04/01/2026

Hours after the news broke of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s abduction by U.S. forces in Caracas, thousands of Cubans gathered at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune to show their support for Venezuela and condemn the U.S.

Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández was on the ground covering the protest. Listen to what Cubans told her in our new video.

U.S. forces attacked several locations in Venezuela today and abducted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. They have ...
03/01/2026

U.S. forces attacked several locations in Venezuela today and abducted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. They have both been indicted in New York on “narco-terrorism conspiracy” and other charges, including “conspiracy to possess machineguns,” according to Attorney General Pam Bondi. President Trump posted a photo of a handcuffed and blindfolded Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima.

Latin American leaders have condemned the actions and called for an end to the U.S.’s unilateral aggression.

The renowned Mexican actor Gael García Bernal received the Honorary Coral at the 46th Havana International Film Festival...
02/01/2026

The renowned Mexican actor Gael García Bernal received the Honorary Coral at the 46th Havana International Film Festival. Bernal, who has starred in films like Amores Perros, Y tu mamá también and Babel, has several links to Cuba.

He studied on the island at the San Antonio de los Baños International Film and TV School, played Che Guevara twice (in the 2002 TV mini series Fidel and the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries) and was an actor in Wasp Network, which was partially filmed in Cuba. “I’m moved by this award,” the actor said. “I want to thank Cuba, which has given me so much.”

01/01/2026

In the final days of 2025, Cubans share how the year truly felt. Power outages, shortages, economic crisis. But also resilience, family and hope for what comes next. Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández hit the streets of Havana to listen to people’s experiences from the past year and their hopes for 2026.

30/12/2025

2025 was a defining year for Cuba. A year of intensified U.S. pressure and extraordinary solidarity, inside the island and beyond.

This Belly of the Beast 2025 News Recap brings together the moments that shaped Cuba’s year, told through the voices of those who lived it.

This year, we covered:
•Trump returns to power and reactivates hardline policies toward Cuba

•Thousands of Cubans are deported from the United States, including mothers expelled without their children

•Marco Rubio and U.S. officials escalate rhetoric and actions against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua

•Cuban athletes denied U.S. visas, missing tournaments and Olympics qualifiers

•Cuba’s U-20 soccer team makes history

•Hurricane Melissa devastates eastern Cuba, and Cubans rally together in response

•Cubans react to Zohran Mamdani

•Public health in crisis amid dengue, chikungunya and medical shortages

•Mass demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine and Venezuela

•U.N. vote: 165–7 against the U.S. blockade

This is our 2025 recap. Watch and share.

Cuba solidarity organizations have sent a million dollars’ worth of medical aid and hurricane relief to Cuba from Califo...
30/12/2025

Cuba solidarity organizations have sent a million dollars’ worth of medical aid and hurricane relief to Cuba from California. The initiative includes the L.A. Hands Off Cuba Committee, the Pan American Medical Association, Global Health Partners and Not Just Tourists. “The immoral policies of the United States toward Cuba only strengthen, which makes this humanitarian effort, unfortunately, all the more important,” said Mike Vera, one of the activists behind the initiative in a video posted on social media.

28/12/2025

The Cuban health ministry used to fumigate frequently during the rainy season to control mosquitoes. But fuel shortages linked to U.S. sanctions have sharply reduced these efforts to control mosquitoes. Watch the full video.

26/12/2025

Fabio (19) and Diego (18) Abreu are Cuba’s newest jazz revelation — two brothers raised in a home filled with rhythm, music and love.

From the classrooms of Havana’s Amadeo Roldán Conservatory to the stage of the Teatro Martí, the “Abreu Brothers” have become symbols of Cuba’s new musical generation.

Winners of the Cubadisco 2025 Opera Prima Award for their album “Tributos: Jazzeando a lo cubano,” they blend jazz, funk, danzón and timba into a deeply Cuban sound that resonates across the globe.

Discover how family, heritage and creativity shape the sound of a new Cuba.

25/12/2025

Belly of the Beast’s first-ever guided trip to Cuba was a success! Listen to those who joined us in Havana talk about what they learned – and why you should follow their lead and sign up for a future trip!

👉See our 2026 travel dates here: https://www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/join-our-cuba-trip

“The Belly of the Beast team was pretty effing spectacular,” said Richard Almada, one of the travelers. They “gave me an opportunity to see a different world.” Join our 2026 trips — reserve your spot now!

The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) recently approved the creation of a joint plan to “support...
24/12/2025

The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) recently approved the creation of a joint plan to “support Cuba in the full restoration of electricity in the country.” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro proposed the plan to ALBA member states, which include Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Grenada and Saint Lucia. No further details were offered about the plan.

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Belly of the Beast tells Cuba’s untold stories. Through hard-hitting journalism and stunning cinematography we inform and inspire, opening eyes and hearts to a country with a unique past and a wide-open future.