CAMAGÜEY.— The exhibition 100 Times Fidel, dedicated to the centenary of the Commander in Chief, was inaugurated at the Nicolás Guillén gallery space of Adelante newspaper with a performance of Canto a Fidel (Song to Fidel), by Carilda Oliver Labra, recited in the poet’s own voice.

 Divided into three main sections, the exhibition presents the people of Camagüey with one hundred pieces of documentary material, including both printed and digital photographs, newspaper articles, videos, and audio recordings documenting Fidel’s visits to the region.

 The exhibition will remain open until September 2, a significant date for the newspaper’s staff, as it marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic photograph of the revolutionary leader reading Adelante newspaper the day after the inauguration of the Máximo Gómez Báez Vocational School.

 Open on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to noon, the exhibition features 25 photographs documenting some of Fidel’s visits to various institutions in Camagüey, including images that were not published at the time. Visitors will also find several issues of Adelante dating from 1959 to 1985 that covered those visits, along with journalistic materials written during Fidel’s stays in the city and at different locations throughout the province.

 The exhibition also includes materials from 2000 to 2006 featuring testimonies from people who met Fidel and were present at the institutions during his visits, as well as accounts from those who shared his experience in the Sierra Maestra. From 2016, there is an extensive selection of similar works produced to mark the revolutionary leader’s 90th birthday.

 Daicar Saladrigas González, director of Adelante newspaper, noted that “in 2026, the print press is going through a difficult period due to the challenges surrounding printing, but this exhibition reaffirms the role of the written press in preserving a nation’s historical memory.”

 According to historical records, Camagüey is the province visited most frequently by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.

Translated by Linet Acuña Quilez