Eduardo Torres Cueva, director of the Library, described as "monumental work of art" that collects in just over 500 pages and over a thousand color images.
The author since childhood, began collecting, for his devotion to the Virgin, everything related to it. Victim of "Operation Peter Pan" feels inordinate passion for Cuba, which has led to 250 cities in the world to establish the presence of "Cachita" - Oshun, the Yoruba syncretic cult - treasuring in its countless manifestations Emilioteca recognized museum staff Washington, DC, where he lives.
"It's a monument to the Virgin of Cubans work that gives us from afar Emilio Cueto, where music has its living space," the noted musicologist Radames Giro.
The book - in the words of author-of generous dimensions, great paper, is essentially a tour of Cuban culture for four centuries, showing the multifaceted presence of Charity in our history.
Its main chapters demonstrate the impact of Charity in the Visual Arts; Literature; Music; Radio Television and Film; and Dance. It also has an illustrated essay that recounts the presence of Charity throughout the world, not only in different shrines and churches in many cities, but also in the business name pharmacies, restaurants, jewelers and other companies on several continents.
Importantly, the book lists various contributions appear all Cubans living on the island and beyond. Therefore, I think that is a valuable contribution to the literature of our culture, Cueto added.
This beautiful book of encyclopedic content is the product of decades of research and has been written with a high academic rigor. To all the libraries in the country will get a copy of this book, and Catholic churches, distributed through the Episcopal Conference.
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