20 countries to participate in Cuba’s cultural fest

HAVANA - More than 200 artists from 20 countries will participate in an international cultural festival in the eastern Cuban city of Holguin in May.

Artists from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Canada and the Caribbean countries will participate, Prensa Latina reported Thursday.

Poets, folklore groups and fine arts creators will take part. Exhibitions, film shows and musical programmes will be organised.

“The festival will pay tribute to Latin American and Caribbean integration and 50th anniversary of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples,” said Luis Morlote, president of the Association Saiz Brothers (AHS). AHS has been organising the event since 1994.