Trades

"My life was filled with moments between scissors and fabrics": A tribute from this Cuban to her seamstress mother touches hearts on social media

A TikToker claims that Cuban barbers are the best in the world

A Cuban shows what his day is like working as a messenger in Havana, and users react: "Cuban DoorDash."

Is it worth emigrating to the United States? The viral response from a Latino on TikTok

Blind electrician from Matanzas shows that limitations are not obstacles to success

Bolivian YouTuber surprised by street matchstick repairmen in Cuba

Bárbaro, the man of a thousand talents: Bike taxi, matchboxes, and a big-hearted spirit in Cárdenas

The Whistle of the Grinder: A Tradition That Faded in the Streets of Matanzas

Punta de Maisí Lighthouse celebrates 161 years

Julián, a Cuban who cleans cauldrons to survive

Carlos, the Cuban who cleans boilers for 80 pesos in Cienfuegos

A group of women is promoting tattooing in Cuba, which has been considered taboo for decades

Faces of Cuba: Danelys, the tattoo artist

Cuban government raises prices of 124 construction materials

Faces of Cuba: Ramón, the street sweeper

Cubans earn their living from the ruins of the unfinished Juraguá nuclear plant

A manicurist surprises clients in Santiago de Cuba

The daily life of a young Cuban "ponchero"

Street vendors in Cuba: a tradition that survives despite police harassment

Cubans search for gold in the sewers of Guantánamo

Maruchy Sánchez, "the Santiago queen of the Cuban fan"

Barbers working independently in Pinar del Río will not be able to charge more than 10 pesos for a "regular haircut."

Connecting to the Internet in Cuba: "a profitable business"

The dispute over waste in Santa Clara

Otto Ortiz: "In Havana nowadays, there are more parking attendants than CDR."

Some of Havana's showbiz flaunts bodyguards in guayaberas and fake earpieces

The world's oldest barber is 107 years old and is still active in New York

Tobacco readers, a trade that survives in Cuba

What is the Cuban woman capable of today?

Ricardo Fernández, the blind man from Camagüey who tunes pianos

Cuba: the country where a lawyer is a living statue and a nurse is a pedicab driver

New trades are gaining ground in the self-employment sector in Cuba

Buyers and collectors discuss the raw materials collection business in Cuba

German poet sells his verses on the streets of Havana

Reselling trash to generate income

Testimonies from street sweepers in Havana