Cuban minister extols Benny More Cultural Center in Mexico

Cuban Culture Minister Alpidio Alonso stated that the Benny More Center honors the brotherhood between the island and Mexico, considering it a room of resistance against the hegemonic industry.

Upon unveiling a work by painter Kamyl Bullaudy inspired by More, Alonso highlighted the historical and cultural ties between the two nations, a relationship that, in his opinion, “is still vibrant and alive” and “we must sustain, diversify, and pass it on to the new generations.”

We hope that this center will indeed be a great reference for Cuban culture, showcasing the best of what is being done in art and literature on the island,” Alonso added.

He pointed out that those spheres also suffer the impacts of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States and noted that they do not want people to know what the cultural policy of the Revolution has achieved.

“If Cuba can showcase something great, it is the results of that educational and cultural policy, which is the core of our revolutionary project,” said the minister, who highlighted its people and its human resources as the greatest wealth of the Caribbean nation.

The minister thanked Mexican authorities for supporting the Benny More Cultural Center, which he described as “an irrefutable, concrete sign of that friendship,” and brotherhood between the two countries that nothing can break.

Alonso opened this Tuesday the exhibition “Culture of Two Nations,” featuring portraits of outstanding members of this field in Cuba and Mexico, among other snapshots.

This initiative was organized by institutions of both countries and presented by the Image Center and the Benny More Center.