Ella Fernández
Licenciada en Comunicación por la Universidad de La Habana, Cuba (2018). Ha colaborado con medios como Progreso Semanal, Magazine AMPM, Alas Tensas y Afrocubanas. La Revista. Actualmente reside en Buenos Aires, Argentina, donde se desempeña como fotógrafa y realizadora audiovisual con énfasis en temas relacionados al feminismo, la migración y los movimientos sociales en América Latina.
From Cuba to Argentina: the Route of a Cuban in BarilocheAlejandro, born in the Havana municipality of Diez de Octubre, is one of the 1,200 Cubans who, up to 2020, were living in Argentina—specifically among those who reside in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, commonly called Bariloche. It isn’t the southernmost location in the country, but without a doubt it isn’t the Caribbean.
Marisabidillas – A Reading Club to Combat Cuba’s ChaosIn Havana, Elizabeth Quintana Lezcano reclaims the word marisabidilla—once a slur for opinionated women—to name her book club. Through short, powerful works by contemporary women writers, the club has become a space of community, resilience, and self-discovery amid Cuba’s crises.
Osvel Barzagas: A Free Cuban in Mexico’s ZocaloAmid the chaos of the Zocalo, Mexico City’s central plaza, Cuban Osvel Barzagas was free. He didn’t know if he was happy, but yes, he was free.
Violence Against Cuban Women on the Migration RouteThe lifeless bodies of Cuban women Ana Mercedes Capetillo Savón and Leydi de la Caridad Rodríguez Acosta, aged 33 and 36 respectively, were found on Friday, November 15, 2024, in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
Cubans Worn Out by the Scarcity of Psychiatric ResourcesMaria Caridad Castillo Palau, “Cari” as she’s affectionately known, arises very early each morning to seek “some option” for her 39-year-old son Allen, who refuses to take his pills without something to accompany them with.
Me Too Cuba: Safe Community for Survivors of Sexual AssaultThe self-managed platform seeks to generate safe spaces for victims of sexual violence in the absence of institutional support, as well as to make visible the history of the movement of denunciation and accompaniment in Cuba and the world.
