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Award Name (English/Spanish) Date of creation Award criteria Hero of the Republic of Cuba Héroe de la República de Cuba: 10 December 1979 "Awarded to members of the Armed Forces and to any Cuban citizen or from friendly countries, for extraordinary merits and feats carried out in the defense of the homeland and the conquests of the Revolution or for exceptional contributions to the cause of ...
[6] [7] Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" 5 April 1971 [8] National Order of Fidelity to People Guinea: 8 May 1972 Country's highest decoration. [9] Order of Georgi Dimitrov Bulgaria: 17 May 1972 [10] Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic, First Class Romania: 26 May 1972
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of Cuba" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Friendship Medal (la Medalla de la Amistad) is conferred by the Council of State of Cuba on foreigners for their solidarity with the Cuban Revolution, or who have contributed to peace and the progress of humankind. The medal is gold colored with the word "Amistad" (Friendship) in the center (with a single star above the writing).
Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso was born on 21 October 1925, at 47 Serrano Street in the Santos Suárez neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. [10] [3] [11] Her father, Simón Cruz, was a railway stoker, and her mother, Catalina Alfonso Ramos, a housewife of Haitian descent who took care of an extended family. [3]
The honorary title Hero of the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Héroe de la República de Cuba) is the highest decoration awarded by the Republic of Cuba. It is equivalent to other hero titles common in the Socialist Bloc .
Lucía is a 1968 Cuban black-and-white drama film directed by Humberto Solás, and written by Solás, Julio García Espinosa and Nelson Rodríguez.It was the winner of the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival in 1969.
Men of Honor (released in the UK and Ireland as Men of Honour) is a 2000 American drama film directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. The film is inspired by the true story of Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear, the first African American master diver in the United States Navy.