Independent media from Cuba

Talento Urbano and La Tierra Caliente

Two projects that increased visibility for artists, culture and events without a place in official media.

Talento Urbano and La Tierra Caliente
Talento Urbano
01 · Talento Urbano

One of Cuba’s earliest YouTube channels.

Talento Urbano operated as an independent outlet for interviews, artists, music, culture and realities excluded from official media. Content circulated through the internet, USB drives and informal distribution networks.

The Cuban regime harassed the project because of its independence and the space it created for expression and cultural visibility.

Entrevista cultural
02 · La Tierra Caliente

The city’s artistic and cultural life beyond official silence.

La Tierra Caliente followed Talento Urbano, focusing on artistic and cultural events in the city that official media did not cover.

The project highlighted artists, performances, initiatives and conversations from everyday cultural life, building an alternative archive of that period.

Visual archive

Interviews and independent production.

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Continuity

From independent creation to a platform of his own.

The experience of producing, interviewing and distributing content continued in Miami and expanded through new shows and projects.

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