A conversation with Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo

About this episode

Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo discusses his career, the legacy of El Taiger, and the challenges of leaving Cuba for Texas.

Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo joins Rebecca to speak about a range of topics, including the legacy of El Taiger, one of Cuba's most popular artists who was killed recently in Miami. We also talk about Curbelo's career in Cuba reporting on the reparto movement, as well as the pain of leaving Cuba and challenges of building a new life in Texas. Curbelo has published several pieces at the Texas Observer and Palabra. Conversation in Spanish. Follow along with an English-language transcript...

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Bodenheimer

Guest: Jesús Jank Curbelo

Topics covered

• Cuban journalism
• El Taiger
• Cuban artists
• reparto movement
• immigration
• life in Texas

Keywords

• Cuban journalist
• El Taiger
• reparto movement
• immigration
• Texas Observer
• Palabra
• Cuba
• Miami

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Observer, Palabra

Places: Cuba, Texas, Miami

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