Original Blog in Spanish
FERNANDO DÁMASO
I was born in 1938 in Havana. I'm a Sagittarius. I studied at the Escolapios de la Víbora and graduated as a Qualified Accountant. I worked in advertising (market researcher and producer of commercials and television programs) and also was in the military. I am interested in literature, film, professional sports and nature. I have been writing for years.
mermeladacuba@gmail.comYou can help translate
-
Recent Posts
Translated Blogs From Cuba
Categories
- Fernando Damaso (183)
- Society (140)
- Translator: @Hache (1)
- Translator: Adrian Rodriguez (5)
- Translator: Alex Vizcarra (1)
- Translator: Antonio Trujillo (1)
- Translator: Carlos Maristany (1)
- Translator: Chabeli (1)
- Translator: Eduardo Alemán (1)
- Translator: Jack Gibbard (1)
- Translator: James Delacroix (1)
- Translator: Jenessy Rodríguez (1)
- Translator: JT (1)
- Translator: Juanita M. (1)
- Translator: Kathryn Sue (1)
- Translator: lapizcero (4)
- Translator: M. Ouellette (1)
- Translator: Maria Montoto (2)
- Translator: Mark B. (1)
- Translator: MLK (8)
- Translator: Norman Valenzuela (1)
- Translator: Rafael Gómez (1)
- Translator: Ricote (1)
- Translator: RST (1)
- Translator: Stephen Clark (1)
- Translator: Unstated (2)
- Translator: Xavier Noguer (3)
Archives
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
Blog Stats
- 10,498 hits
Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Myth of Old Age
Everything the government does for senior citizens is constantly spoken of and written about in the national media. It all consists of marvelous plans and measures, which, as emphasized, would be impossible without the Revolution. Rhetoric included, it seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Society, Translator: Kathryn Sue
Leave a comment
Talking About Gypsy Cabs: “Almendrones”
In the city of Havana, Cuba, “Big Almond” (almendrón in Spanish) is the nickname given to the antique cars, most of them made in USA, from the decades of the forties and the fifties. With ingenious bodywork they are still … Continue reading
Posted in Society, Translator: Adrian Rodriguez
Leave a comment
My Grandchildren’s Country
At times I’ve stopped to imagine the country I wish Cuba would be in my grandchildren’s future. First of all, and I am being absolutely frank, it shouldn’t be either like the current one, nor the one I’ve been living for … Continue reading
Posted in Society, Translator: Adrian Rodriguez
Leave a comment
Absurd Reasons
I have often questioned the existence of a single party. I think it’s exclusive, unnatural, and directly undermines the very nature of human beings. It is very difficult to find absolute coincidence of views between different people. It does not … Continue reading
The “Rescue” of a Manipulated Term
According to dictionaries, a revolutionary is someone who favors or causes a complete change. Is directly related to the new, the cutting edge, never with the old and obsolete nor with the retrograde. In Cuba, in different eras, it was … Continue reading
Posted in Society
Leave a comment
