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How Jeff Bezos' Dad Who Came from Cuba Alone at 16 Inspires Him
By: Cat Clifford "When he came here from Cuba at 16, not only was he all alone, but he only spoke Spanish. His grit, determination, and...
May 22, 20191 min read


Le negaron la entrada a un club por ser cubano. Hoy recibe premio junto a otros líderes de Miami
POR SARAH MORENO Esto es un acuerdo de Cesar L. Álvarez, unos de los honrados este año en los premios de excelencia de FACE. Nos cuenta...
May 21, 20191 min read


César Alvarez celebró los homenajeados del próximo almuerzo F.A.C.E.
Facts About Cuban Exiles (FACE) 2019 Award Honorees Mike B. Fernandez, Cesar Alvarez, Aida Levitan, Cesar Pizarro and Sam Verdeja.
Apr 22, 20191 min read


Armando Codina
Armando Codina is a Cuban-American self-made entrepreneur. A prominent figure in real estate and Miami civic and community activities,...
Apr 12, 20191 min read


Jorge Plasencia, Presidente de la Junta Directiva y director ejecutivo de República Havas
POR SARAH MORENO Originalmente publicado en El Nuevo Herald Jorge Plasencia es parte de nuestra Junta Directiva. Share this fact on...
Mar 26, 20191 min read


Chef Eileen Andrade: “People’s doubt gives me my grit & drive to continually push to be successful"
By Yitzi Weiner Originally Published on ThriveGlobal.com Chef Elieen Andrade is the owner of FINKA Table and Tap restaurant in Miami, FL....
Mar 25, 20191 min read


Tony Argiz, Chairman & CEO, MBAF, the 2019 recipient of the Sand in My Shoes Award
Congratulations to Tony Argiz, Chairman and CEO/MBAF, the 2019 recipient of the Sand in My Shoes Award, the Greater Miami Chamber's most...
Mar 24, 20195 min read


Miami Film Festival Winner Maylen Calienes Is Bringing Latino Equality to Hollywood
By: CAROLINA DEL BUSTO Originally published in Miami New Times, read the full article here. "Producer Maylen Calienes, a Miamian who was...
Mar 21, 20191 min read


Donors rush to aid survivor of Castro’s prisons. ‘This shows me there’s still hope’
Originally Published in the Miami Herald Written by Jimena Tavel This story is about Cuban exile and former political prisoner, Ana...
Mar 20, 20191 min read


Jose Diaz-Balart Will Serve as MC for FACE's Annual Awards Luncheon
José Díaz-Balart Telemundo and NBC News Anchor of “Noticiero Telemundo” and “NBC Nightly News Saturday” Host of “Enfoque con José...
Mar 13, 20191 min read


Los fusilamientos en Cuba: el terror como política de Estado
POR MANUEL C. DÍAZ ESPECIAL/EL NUEVO HERALD 06 DE MARZO DE 2019 05:19 PM Una historia increíble y emotiva de los cubanos que fueron...
Mar 6, 20191 min read


SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS JOURNAL INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS WOMEN RECOGNIZES CHAIRWOMAN AIDA LEVITAN
On March 15th at 11:30 a.m., Dr. Aida Levitan, President of ArtesMiami and Chair of U.S. Century Bank will be recognized as one of the...
Mar 1, 20191 min read


JEANETTE NUÑEZ, Lieutenant Governor of Florida
Jeanette Nuñez, FIU Masters in Public Administration & former Representative in the State Legislature became the first Cuban and Hispanic...
Feb 5, 20191 min read


Meet the Cuban-American doctor behind the world's most amazing face transplant
By Bryan Llenas, | Fox News The man who recently performed the most extensive face transplant in human history had not really planned to...
Feb 4, 20194 min read


Barbara Lagoa, Nominated to FL Supreme Court
Barbara Lagoa, the first Cuban-American woman to serve on Miami’s appeals court, nominated to the Florida Supreme Court. BY DAVID OVALLE...
Jan 26, 20196 min read


Miami, una ciudad global víctima de su éxito financiero | El Nuevo Herald
Originalmente publicado por: POR SARAH MORENO 25 DE ENERO DE 2019 06:52 PM Autor Alejandro Portes presenta su nuevo libro The Global...
Jan 25, 20191 min read


Dr. Aida Levitan, Phd. FACE 2019 Chairwoman
Facts About Cuban Exiles (FACE), announces that Aida Levitan, Ph.D., has been elected its 2019 Chairperson of the Board of Directors....
Jan 23, 20192 min read


Jorge Mas
Mastec, Inc. is an American multinational infrastructure engineering and construction company with an approximate $3.5 Billion in market...
Jan 14, 20191 min read


Carlos J. Finlay
Carlos J. Finlay (1833-1915) Cuban epidemiologist deternined that yellow fever is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The...
Apr 24, 20181 min read
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