ARMANDO “PITBULL” Christian Pérez, rapper, and Songwriter. Awards & Nominations. Photos & Videos. * ARMANDO “PITBULL” Christina Pérez, Rapero y Compositor Cubano-Americano. PREMIOS Y NOMINACIONES. Photos & VIDEOS.

Posted on April 17, 2023 by admin

ARMANDO “PITBULL” CHRISTIAN PÉREZ, RAPERO Y COMPOSITOR CUBANO-AMERICANO. PREMIOS Y NOMINACIONES. VÍDEOS

Armando Christian Pérez nació en Miami, Florida de padres inmigrantes cubanos, conocido profesionalmente por su nombre artístico “PITBULL”. Armando es un rapero, compositor y productor discográfico ganador de premios Grammy. Mientras crecía, su familia lo alentaba encarecidamente a “aprovechar” el privilegio de vivir en Estados Unidos y las oportunidades que se presentaban. Su familia tiene un historial de lucha contra el régimen de Castro.

Comenzó su carrera a principios de la década de 2000, grabando reggaeton, hip-hop latino y música crunk bajo varios sellos discográficos.

FILMOGRAFIA

Film
2012 La Gasolina: Reggaeton Explosion Himself Documentary
2013 Blood Money Feature film directed by Gregory McQualter
2013 Epic Bufo Voice
2019 UglyDolls Ugly Dog Voice (original English and Spanish dubs)
2021 Get Ready – Trackhouse Documentary Team Owner Documentary

TELEVISION
Year Title Role Notes
2006 South Beach Himself 2 episodes
2007 Punk’d Episode: “Episode #8.7”
2007–2008 La Esquina 2 episodes; executive producer and writer
2010 When I Was 17
2012 Shark Tank Special guest star
2012–2019 Dancing with the Stars 6 episodes; Guest Judge and Musical guest
2014–2017 Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution TV special; Host
2015 Empire Episode: “Fires of Heaven”
2022: Can’t Stop Us Now Tour (with Iggy Azalea and Sean Paul)

VIDEOS- Armando “PITBULL” Pérez en escena….

PREMIOS Y NOMINACIONES

Lista de los Premios y Nominaciones recibidos por “PITBULL”:

American Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Pitbull Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated
Favorite Latin Artist Nominated
2012 Pitbull Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated
Favorite Latin Artist Nominated

ALMA Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Pitbull Best of the Year in Music Nominated
2011 Pitbull Favorite Male Music Artist Won
2012 Pitbull Favorite Male Music Artist Won

Billboard Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Pitbull Top Latin Artist Nominated
“Bon, Bon” Top Latin Song Won
2012 Pitbull Top Latin Artist Nominated
“Give Me Everything” Top Radio Song Won
Top Rap Song Nominated
Top Hot 100 Song Nominated
“Bon, Bon” Top Latin Song Nominated
2013 Pitbull Top Rap Artist Nominated
“Bailando Por El Mundo” (with Juan Magan) Top Latin Song Nominated
2014 Pitbull Top Rap Artist Nominated
“Timber” Top Rap Song Won

Billboard Latin Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Pitbull Latin Digital Download Artist of the Year Won
2010 Pitbull Latin Rhythm Airplay Artist of the Year, Solo Nominated
“I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year Nominated
2011 Pitbull Social 50 Nominated
Latin Rhythm Airplay Nominated
Latin Rhythm Albums Nominated
“Bon, Bon” Latin Digital Download of the Year Nominated
Latin Rhythm Airplay Nominated
“Armando” Latin Rhythm Albums Nominated
“I Like It” (with Enrique Iglesias) Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event Won
2012 Pitbull Songs Artist of the Year, Male Won
Latin Rhythm Song Solo Artist of the Year Won
Latin Rhythm Album Solo Artist of the Year Nominated
Latin Pop Songs Solo Artist of the Year Nominated
“Give Me Everything” Latin Pop Song of the Year Nominated
Vocal Event Song of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year Won
Airplay Song of the Year Nominated
“Armando” Latin Rhythm Album of the Year Nominated
“Bon, Bon” Digital Song of the Year Nominated
2013 Pitbull Song Artist of the Year, Male Nominated
Streaming Artist of the Year Nominated
Social Artist of the Year Nominated
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year, Solo Nominated
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year, Solo Nominated
“Bailando Por El Mundo” (with Juan Magan) Song of the Year Won
Vocal Event Song of the Year Nominated
Airplay Song of the Year Nominated
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year Nominated
2014 Pitbull Social Artist of the Year Nominated
2016 Pitbull Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo Won
Pitbull & Enrique Iglesias Tour of the Year Nominated
“Dale” Latin Rhythm Album of the Year Won
2017 Pitbull Latin Rhythm Albums Artist of the Year, Solo Nominated
“El Taxi” (with Sensato, Lil Jon & Osmani Garcia) Digital Song of the Year Nominated
2018 Pitbull & Enrique Iglesias Tour of the Year Won

VIDEOS- Armando “Pitbull” en Escena…

BMI Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 I Like It” (with Enrique Iglesias) Latin Songwriter of the Year Won
BMI Latin Award – Winning Song Won

Grammy Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 Dale Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album Won

iHeartRadio Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 “Timber” ft. Kesha Best Collaboration Won
2016 Himself Latin Artist of the Year Won
2017 “Ay Mi Dios” ft. IAmChino, Yandel and El Chacal Latin Song of the Year Nominated

Latin American Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 “Como Yo le Doy” ft. Don Miguelo Favorite Collaboration Nominated
“Back It Up” ft. Jennifer Lopez & Prince Royce Favorite Dance Song Nominated
2016 “Dale Album of the Year Nominated
Favorite Urban Album Nominated
2017 Himself Dick Clark Achievement Award Won

Latin Music Italian Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 “Dance Again” ft. Jennifer Lopez Best Latin Song of the Year Won
Pitbull Best Latin Male Artist of the Year Won
2013 “Feel This Moment” ft. Christina Aguilera Best Latin Song of the Year Won
2014 “We Are One (Ole Ola)” ft. Jennifer Lopez & Claudia Leitte Best Latin Song of the Year Nominated
“Timber” ft. Kesha Best Latin Male Video of the Year Won
“Love You Te Quiero” ft. Belinda Best Latin Female Video of the Year Nominated
Best Latin Dance of the Year Nominated
“Fireball” Nominated
“I’m a Freak” ft. Enrique Iglesias Won
“Can’t Get Enough” ft. Becky G Best Latin Collaboration of the Year Nominated
“Yo quiero” ft. Gente De Zona Best Latin Tropical Song of the Year Nominated
Pitbull Best Latin Male Artist of the Year Nominated
2015 “Time Of Our Lives” ft. Ne Yo Best Latin Dance of the Year Nominated
“Back It Up” ft. Jennifer Lopez & Prince Royce Nominated
Best Latin Male Video of the Year Nominated
Best Latin Song of The Year Nominated
Best Latin Collaboration of the Year Nominated
“El Taxi” ft. Osmani Garcia, Sensato Nominated
Best Latin Urban Song of the Year Won
“Dale Best Latin Male Album of The Year Won
Pitbull Best Latin Male Artist of the Year Nominated
2016 “Ay Mi Dios” ft. IMChino, Yandel, Chacal Best Latin Urban Song of The Year Nominated
“Greenlight” ft. Flo Rida Best Latin Dance of the Year Nominated
Pitbull Best Latin Male Artist of the Year Nominated
Artist Saga Nominated
2017 “Hey Ma” ft. Camila Cabello & J Balvin Best Latin Collaboration of the Year Nominated

VIDEOS- Armando “PITBULL” en Escena….

Latin Grammy Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 “Armando” Best Urban Music Album Nominated
“Bon, Bon” Best Urban Song Nominated
2012 “Crazy People” (with Sensato) Best Urban Song Nominated
2013 Echa Pa’lla (Manos Pa’rriba) Best Urban Performance Won
2017 “Hey Ma (Spanish Version)” (with J Balvin & Camila Cabello) Best Urban Song Nominated

Los Premios MTV
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Pitbull Best MTV Tr3’s Artist Nominated

MP3 Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” Best Latin Song Won

MTV Video Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 I Like It Best Electronic Dance Video Nominated
2011 Give Me Everything Best Collaboration Nominated
Best Pop Video Nominated
2012 Pitbull Best Latino Artist Nominated
2013 Pitbull Best Latino Artist Nominated
Feel This Moment Best Collaboration Nominated
2014 Timber Best Collaboration Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Pitbull Best Hip Hop Nominated
“On the Floor” (with Jennifer Lopez) Best Song Nominated
2012 Pitbull Best Male Nominated
International Love Best Song Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 Back in Time Best Video from a Film Nominated
2014 “Live It Up” (with Jennifer Lopez) Best Collaboration Video Nominated

MuchMusic Video Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 “On the Floor” (with Jennifer Lopez) International Video of the Year Nominated
“DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” (with Usher) Most Watched Video Nominated
2012 Give Me Everything (with Ne-Yo) International Video of the Year Nominated

Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 Pitbull Favorite Male Singer Nominated

Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Colombia
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 “Hey Ma” Favorite Collaboration Won

Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards México
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 “Hey Ma” Favorite Collaboration Nominated

Meus Prêmios Nick
The Meus Prêmios Nick is an annual awards show that awards entertainers with a blimp trophy, as voted by kids on internet.
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2017 “Hey Ma” Favorite Collaboration Won

NRJ Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” International Song of the Year Nominated
2012 Pitbull International Artist of the Year Nominated
2013 Nominated

People’s Choice Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Pitbull Favorite Hip Hop Artist Nominated
2013 Pitbull Favorite Hip Hop Artist Nominated

Premio Lo Nuestro
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Pitbull Urban & General Artist of the Year Won
2012 Pitbull Favorite Hip-Hop Artist Won

Armando Best Album of the Year Won
2013 “Bailando Por El Mundo” (with Juan Magan) Urban Song of The Year Nominated
Collaboration of the Year Nominated

Premios Juventud
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 “Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera)” My Favorite Ringtone Nominated
2010 Pitbull The Best Dressed Award Won
2011 Pitbull Best Urban Artist Won
Best Moves Nominated
“I Like It” (with Enrique Iglesias) The Perfect Combo Nominated
On the Floor” (with Jennifer Lopez) The Perfect Combo Nominated
“Bon, Bon” Best Song Won
Best Ringtone Won
2012 Pitbull Best Urban Artist Won
All Over the Dial Nominated
Best Moves Nominated
“Euphoria” (with Enrique Iglesias) My Favorite Concert Won
Planet Pit Everything I touch it Nominated
“International Love” The Perfect Combination Nominated
Best Ringtone Nominated
2013 Pitbull Best Urban Artist Won
All Over the Dial Nominated
Best Moves Nominated
Planet Pit World Tour My Favorite Concert Nominated
“Feel This Moment” Favorite Hit Nominated
2014
Pitbull Best Urban Artist Won
Idolo de la Juventud Won
2015
Pitbull Best Urban Artist Won
Tour of the Year (with Enrique Iglesias & J Balvin) Won
2016 “Back it Up” (with Jennifer Lopez & Prince Royce) The Perfect Combination Nominated
2017 “Hey Ma” (with Camila Cabello & J Balvin) Best Song For Dancing Nominated

Los Premios 40 Principales
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Pitbull Best Latin Artist Nominated
2011 Pitbull Best International Artist Won
“Give Me Everything” Best International Song Nominated
“On the Floor” (with Jennifer Lopez) Best International Song Nominated
“Bailando Por El Mundo” (with Juan Magan) Best Dance Act Nominated
Best Song Nominated
2012 Pitbull Most Influential Latin Artist and Producer Won
Best Latin Artist Nominated
Best Spanish Language International Artist Nominated

Premios 40 Principales America
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Pitbull Best Urban Artist Won

Premios Tu Mundo
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 “International Love” Party Song Nominated
“Bailando Por El Mundo” (with Juan Magan) Party Song Nominated
2013 “Sin Ti” (with Dyland y Lenny) Presents Best Music Video Nominated
Pitbull I’m Sexy & I Know It Nominated
Pitbull (Epic) Film Presents: Latino Pride In Hollywood Nominated

Teen Choice Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008[30] “The Anthem” Rap/Hip-Hop Track Nominated
2009[31] Pitbull Rap Artist Nominated
“I Like It” (with Enrique Iglesias) Hook Up Nominated
2010[32] Pitbull Rap Artist Nominated
“I Know You Want Me” Rap/Hip-Hop Track Nominated
2011[33] Pitbull R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
Summer Music Star: Male Nominated
“Give Me Everything” Single Nominated
2012[34] Pitbull Male Artist Nominated
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
Summer Music Star: Male Nominated
2013 Pitbull Male Artist Nominated
Hip-Hop/Rap Artist Nominated
Music Star: Male Nominated
“Feel This Moment” (ft Christina Aguilera) Choice Single: Male Artist Nominated
2014 Pitbull Choice Male Artist Nominated
“Mmm Yeah” (with Austin Mahone) Choice Single: Male Artist Nominated
2015[35] Pitbull Choice Male Artist Nominated
2016 “Hey Ma” ft. Camila Cabello & J Balvin Choice Latin Song Nominated

American Academy of Achievement
In 2019, he received the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement during the International Achievement Summit in New York City.

Year Nominee/Work Award Result
2019 Arts and Philanthropy Golden Plate Award Won
San Diego International Film Festival
The ceremony was on October 18, 2019. Previous winners include Kenny Loggins.

Year Nominee/Work Award Result
2019 Life’s Work Music Icon Award Won

ARMANDO “PITBULL” CHRISTIAN PEREZ, RAPPER, AND SONGWRITER. AWARDS & NOMINATIONS. VIDEOS

Armando Christian Pérez was born in Miami, Florida to Cuban immigrant parents, known professionally by his stage name Pitbull. While growing up, he was strongly encouraged by his family to “take advantage” of the privilege of living in America, and the opportunities it came with. His family has a history of fighting against the Castro regime, he is a Grammy award-winning rapper, songwriter, and record producer.

He began his career in the early 2000s, recording reggaeton, Latin hip-hop, and crunk music under many labels.

READ “PITBULL” FILMOGRAPHY, TELEVISION, AND AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS IN THE SPANISH SECTION ABOVE)

Agencies/ Wikipedia/ PitbullBio./ Extractos/Excerpts/ Internet Photos/ YouTube/ Arnoldo VArona/ www.TheCubanHistory.com
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VENEZUELA receives Russian and Cuban Turists on Margarita Island. PHOTOS. * RECIBE Venezuela a Turistas Rusos y Cubanos en Isla Margarita. PHOTOS.

Posted on April 17, 2023 by admin

RECIBE VENEZUELA A TURISTAS RUSOS Y CUBANOS EN LA ISLA MARGARITA. PHOTOS.

Más de 21.000 rusos visitaron la isla venezolana de Margarita desde 2021. El destino turístico también recibe a miles de cubanos, que han encontrado un mercado de compras de productos escasos en la Isla.

MAS DE 21.000 rusos han visitado la isla venezolana de Margarita, en el sureste del mar Caribe, desde 2021, cuando comenzó una operación chárter entre Moscú y este destino turístico de Venezuela, que forma parte de un “plan estratégico” implementado por el Gobierno para potenciar el turismo, informó este sábado la viceministra de Turismo Internacional, Leticia Gómez.

A través de su cuenta de Instagram, la funcionaria indicó que, este sábado, aterrizó en la isla un grupo de 453 “nuevos turistas rusos”, para “un total de 21.790” visitantes provenientes del gigante euroasiático desde que comenzó esta iniciativa comercial.

Los “turistas” cubanos han encontrado en la isla un mercado potencial para conseguir alimentos, artículos de primera necesidad y otros objetos libres de impuestos aduaneros. Miles de turistas cubanos tambien esperan visiten la isla en los próximos meses junto a viajeros polacos gracias a un acuerdo de cooperación que firmaron Venezuela y Polonia el pasado enero, según la cartera de Turismo.

Los cubanos encontraron en la isla un mercado potencial para conseguir alimentos, artículos de primera necesidad y otros objetos libres de impuestos aduaneros, que en Cuba difícilmente encuentran por la profunda crisis económica que atraviesa el país. Alí Padrón, ministro venezolano de Turismo, aseguró en enero pasado que llegan sobre todo “pequeños empresarios cubanos” que gastan en promedio 5.000 dólares por persona, solo en compras de productos.

Rusia también ha sido uno de los emisores de turismo más importantes en Cuba, e incluso ocupó el primer lugar en 2021 durante la pandemia, pero fue desplazado en 2022 luego de las sanciones económicas de Occidente por su invasión de Ucrania, ya que las aerolíneas rusas debían esquivar el espacio aéreo de Europa y esto generaba más costos.

De acuerdo con la Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas e Información cubana, las llegadas de viajeros rusos sufrieron una contracción interanual del 47,1% en enero de 2023 al sumar 10.275 entradas. Este grupo de turistas se colocó en el tercer puesto, por detrás de Canadá y EE UU.

En un intento por reanimar los maltrechos datos de turismo ruso, las autoridades de aviación de Rusia y de Venezuela acordaron que sus aerolíneas, que vuelan a Moscú a Porlamar, en la isla de Margarita, puedan realizar vuelos con escala en Varadero, Cuba.

VENEZUELA RECEIVES RUSSIAN AND CUBAN TOURISTS ON MARGARITA ISLAND. PHOTOS.

More than 21,000 Russians have visited the Venezuelan island of Margarita since 2021. The tourist destination also receives thousands of Cubans, who have found a market to buy scarce products on the island.

MORE THAN 21,000 Russians have visited the Venezuelan island of Margarita, in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, since 2021, when a charter operation began between Moscow and this Venezuelan tourist destination, which is part of a “strategic plan” implemented by the Government to promote tourism, reported this Saturday the Vice Minister of International Tourism, Leticia Gómez.

Through her Instagram account, the official indicated that a group of 453 “new Russian tourists” landed on the island this Saturday, for “a total of 21,790” visitors from the Eurasian giant since this commercial initiative began.

Cuban “tourists” have found a potential market on the island to get food, basic necessities, and other objects free of customs duties. Thousands of Cuban tourists also expect to visit the island in the coming months along with Polish travelers thanks to a cooperation agreement signed by Venezuela and Poland last January, according to the Tourism portfolio.

Cubans found on the island a potential market to get food, basic necessities, and other objects free of customs duties, which are difficult to find in Cuba due to the deep economic crisis that the country is going through. Alí Padrón, the Venezuelan Minister of Tourism, assured last January that “small Cuban businessmen” who spend an average of 5,000 dollars per person only on product purchases arrive.

Russia has also been one of the most important sources of tourism in Cuba, and even ranked first in 2021 during the pandemic, but was displaced in 2022 after economic sanctions from the West for its invasion of Ukraine, as Russian airlines had to avoid the airspace of Europe and this generated more costs.

According to the Cuban National Office of Statistics and Information, the arrivals of Russian travelers suffered a year-on-year contraction of 47.1% in January 2023, adding 10,275 entries. This group of tourists was placed in third place, behind Canada and the US.

In an attempt to revive battered Russian tourism data, Russian and Venezuelan aviation authorities have agreed that their airlines, which fly to Moscow from Porlamar on the island of Margarita, can make flights with a stopover in Varadero, Cuba.

Agencies/ EFE/ 14yMedio/ TuristasCubanos/ Extractos/ Excerpts/ Internet Photos/ Arnoldo Varona/ www.TheCubanHistory.com
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MAGDALENA “Mima” Rovenskaya, a Russian Lady who Made Cuba the Land of her Legend. PHOTOS. * MAGDALENA “Mima” ROVENSKAYA, la dama Rusa que Hizo de Cuba la Tierra de su Leyenda. PHOTOS.

Posted on April 16, 2023 by admin

MAGDALENA “MIMA” ROVENSKAYA, LA DAMA RUSA QUE HIZO DE CUBA LA TIERRA DE SU LEYENDA. PHOTOS.

Magdalena Menasse Rovenskaya, una ciudadana rusa tenía solo seis años cuando su padre fue ejecutado durante la revolución bolchevique de 1917 en Rusia. Con su madre huyó a las montañas y luego a través de Turquía, Francia, Italia y finalmente a Cuba. La nación insular la embrujó, y ella y su esposo se radicaron en Baracoa.

ERA 1924 cuando llegó a Constantinopla (Estambul), donde conoció a Albert Menasse, diplomático ruso en Turquía, con quien inició un viaje por Java, Italia, Francia y finalmente Cuba, la tierra de su leyenda.

Se casaron en París. Albert se convirtió en comerciante de joyas; ella, como ‘Mima Rovenskaya’, trabajó como bailarina, pianista y cantante, actuando en importantes escenarios como la Ópera de París, la Ópera de Milán, en Las Palmas y en Madrid. A la muerte de su padre, Albert se hizo cargo del negocio de su padre. en la zona del Caribe y él y su esposa viajaron a La Habana donde Magdalena conoció a la Acera del Louvre y a los intelectuales cubanos de la época.

Daba exitosos conciertos, pero eran tiempos de crisis económica.Baracoa, aunque lejana, atraía el matrimonio porque allí había buenos negocios por el boom bananero y las actividades comerciales de las empresas americanas, allí Alberto Menasse se incorporó a la Respetable Logia Masónica de los Trabajadores de Oriente, convirtiéndose en su Venerable Maestro, abrió un negocio de joyería, curtiduría, bar-restaurante y compró varias fincas a las que se incorporó después Magdalena.

Baracoa ejerció su brujería sobre esta elegante mujer ya cambio la atractiva rubia hechizó a la población. Echó raíces y en 1944 obtuvo la ciudadanía cubana.

En 1953 construyeron este hotel en un extremo del Malecón, que se terminó el mismo año y lo llamaron Miramar. La vida de la ciudad pronto se centró en ella y fue muy utilizada por empresarios, estadounidenses asentados en la base de Guantánamo y en Nicaro e incluso por Errol Flynn.

Y cuando Fidel Castro y el Che Guevara iniciaron la revolución que derrocaría el régimen del dictador Fulgencio Batista en 1959, La Rusa fue una ferviente partidaria, a pesar de su propia experiencia con la revolución en Rusia cuatro décadas antes. Su propia prosperidad no cegó a La Rusa sobre el destino del pueblo. Se compadeció del pueblo luchador que la rodeaba y se identificó con el movimiento juvenil que a partir de 1953 intentó combatir la tiranía de Fulgencio Batista. Les ayudó con dinero y medicinas y así, paradójicamente, se vio envuelta en un proceso revolucionario de la misma índole que aquel del que tan precipitadamente huyó a principios del siglo XX.

“Miramar” tambien llamado el Hotel La Rusa, un edificio amarillo bilioso en el paseo marítimo de la ciudad, o Malecón. Lleva el nombre de esta dama Magdalena “Mima” Menasse Rovenskaya.

LUEGO LLEGÓ LA REVOLUCIÓN DE 1959…

El Hotel La Rusa aún existe (Ahora llamado El Encanto La Rusa), aunque desde los años sesenta fue tomado por el estado. Donde se muestran pertenencias personales como un pequeño museo con recuerdos de la Mima de Rovenskaya.

Aunque la rusa entregó las joyas y toda la ayuda que pudo a los trinfadores en 1959, nada se tomó en consideración y sus propiedades fueron incautadas por el gobierno, Mima murió un 5 de Septiembre de 1978 sin reconciliarse con el comunismo. Su caso aún genera algunos malentendidos y problemas en Baracoa, donde vivió los mejores años de su vida.

A la tierra de Baracoa dedicó más de las dos terceras partes de su existencia, el encanto de esta ciudad hace que se establezcan en ella, donde enriqueció la cultura y el nombre de la Villa Baracoa.

En una ocasión, un funcionario de una televisora, al recordar su vida en un informativo, dijo que Magdalena “huyó del socialismo en la Unión Soviética y se refugió en Baracoa” (sic). No pasó nada, pero en las caras de los oyentes y espectadores que los han conocido, se podía ver la tristeza de este episodio de la vida real.

Alejo Carpentier la inmortalizó en su personaje Vera, cuando escribió su novela La Consagración de la Primavera, como embrujadora figura que de boca en boca ha trascendido el tiempo y el espacio.

Magdalena, Mima, La Rusa… su nombre marca un período de la historia del Primer Poblamiento de la Isla de Cuba, donde inscribió su nombre como una de las mujeres más universales de Baracoa.

MAGDALENA “MIMA” ROVENSKAYA, A RUSSIAN LADY WHO MADE CUBA THE LAND OF HER LEGEND. PHOTOS.

Magdalena Menasse Rovenskaya, a Russian citizen was just six years old when her father was executed during the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Russia. She with her mother fled to the mountains and then through Turkey, France, Italy, and finally to Cuba. The insular nation bewitched her, and she and her husband settled in Baracoa.

It was 1924 when she arrived in Constantinople (Istanbul), where she met Albert Menasse, a Russian diplomat in Turkey, with whom she began a journey through Java, Italy, France, and finally Cuba, the land of her legend.

They got married in Paris. Albert became a jewelry dealer; she, like ‘Mima Rovenskaya’, worked as a dancer, pianist and singer, performing on important stages such as the Paris Opera, the Milan Opera, Las Palmas, and in Madrid. On the death of his father, Albert took over his father’s business. in the Caribbean area and he and his wife traveled to Havana where Magdalena met Acera del Louvre and the Cuban intellectuals of the time.

She gave successful concerts, but they were in times of economic crisis. Baracoa, although far away, attracted marriage because there was good business there due to the banana boom and the commercial activities of American companies, there Alberto Menasse joined the Respectable Masonic Workers’ Lodge de Oriente, becoming his Venerable Master, opened a jewelry business, a tannery, a bar-restaurant, and bought several farms that Magdalena later joined.

Baracoa exercised witchcraft over this elegant woman and in return her attractive blonde cast a spell on the population. She put down roots and in 1944 she obtained Cuban citizenship.

Four years later, the couple abandoned their other commercial activities and, taking advantage of a space previously occupied only by prickly pears and sea grapes, right in front of the Atlantic Ocean, they built a hotel. It was finished in 1953 and they called it Miramar. City life soon became centered around it and it was widely used by businessmen, Americans based at the Guantanamo base and Nicaro, and even by Errol Flynn.

In 1953 they built this hotel at one end of the Malecón. And when Fidel Castro and Che Guevara launched the revolution that would overthrow the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959, La Rusa was an ardent supporter, despite her own experience with the revolution in Russia four decades earlier. Her own prosperity did not blind La Rusa to the fate of the town. She felt sorry for the fighting people that surrounded her and identified with the youth movement that from 1953 tried to combat the tyranny of Fulgencio Batista. She helped them with money and medicines and so she, paradoxically, found herself involved in a revolutionary process of the same nature as the one from which she so hastily fled at the beginning of the 20th century.

“Miramar” also called the Hotel La Rusa, a bilious yellow building on the city’s waterfront, or Malecón. It is named after this lady Magdalena Menasse Rovenskaya.

THEN CAME THE REVOLUTION OF 1959…

The Hotel La Rusa still exists (Now called El Encanto La Rusa), although since the sixties it was taken over by the state. Where personal belongings are displayed in a small museum with memories of the Rovenskaya Mima.

Although the Russian gave the jewels and all the help she could to the winners in 1959, nothing was taken into consideration and her properties were seized by the government. Mima died on September 5, 1978, without reconciling with communism. Her case still generates some misunderstandings and problems in Baracoa, where she lived the best years of her life.

She dedicated more than two-thirds of its existence to the land of Baracoa, the charm of this city makes them settle there, where she enriched the culture and the name of Villa Baracoa.

On one occasion, a television station official, when recalling her life in a news program, said that Magdalena “fled from socialism in the Soviet Union and took refuge in Baracoa” (sic). Nothing happened, but in the faces of the listeners and viewers who have met them, you could see the sadness of this real-life episode.

Alejo Carpentier immortalized her in the character of her Vera de Ella, when he wrote his novel The Rite of Spring, as a bewitching figure that by word of mouth has transcended time and space.

Magdalena, Mima, La Rusa… her name marks a period in the history of the First Settlement of the Island of Cuba, where she inscribed her name as one of the most universal women of Baracoa.

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