With a Cuban Song in the Heart/Con una Canción Cubana en el Corazón - Iván Acosta

“With a Cuban song in the heart is a book about mambo and rumba and all the elements of salsa. And yet, it is not a book specifically about music. It is a book about life (Cuban) and the pursuit of freedom (human) and happiness (Cuban-American). But it is not a book about politics. It is a book about diversity and religious syncretism, about folklore and Cuban history told through droll narrative, inspired lyrics and classic album covers. It is a book about losing and gaining freedom, about preserving culture and family. A book in which recent political events figure and many of the lives that changed in the process. A book about love: love for a nation that does not allow itself to be destroyed; love for traditions that cannot be lost; love for music so universal that no one can silence it.” (Ileana Fuentes)  Printed simultaneously in English and Spanish, With a Cuban Song in the Heart/Con una Canción Cubana en el Corazón is the culmination of the Cuban-American playwright and filmmak