50 Instants of a Revolutionary Cuba

By Leandro Estupiñán. Thursday, December 25, 2008. leandro@ahora.cu

The exhibit by the photographer Amauris Betancourt “Holguín: 50 Years of Revolution”, was inaugurated this Wednesday at the gallery of the CMKO Provincial Broadcasting Radio-station as a way to pay homage to the anniversary of this historic event. The exhibit is made up of 50 photographs, out of the daily life, which, seen through the artist's sensitive look, acquire an artistic value. According to Manuel García Verdecia, writer and Cuban Artist and Writers Association (UNEAC) vice-president in Holguín, who presented the exhibit, Betancourt is a man that likes seeing rather than looking at the world that wraps him up.

Thus, ordinary moments achieve the height of memorable events such as the interpretation of the 1812 symphony by the Holguín symphony orchestra, directed by María Elena Mendiola, at the Major General Calixto García Íñiguez Revolution Square in the beginning of this year.
Sportsmen, internationally famous artists and the everyday life imagery evoking Revolution heroes and leaders, were picked up by this aforementioned broadcasting station Web site photographer.
Recently, the book De Cuba, Holguín was also given out, illustrated with Betancourt's images and a text written by narrator Lourdes González.