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idol. Kid Chocolate garnered constant attention, not only from the media, but also enormous crowds both inside and outside Cuba. Finally, the artistic world of puppets and their value for recreating stories and legends of cultural and educational value is the subject of Víctor Manuel Cantely’s “Guachipilín in the Miracle Corner.” The presentation of “nica” puppets at an international event that took place in Cuba was essentially “an act of love for Cuba, its past and its future.” It is our sincere wish that this issue is revealing of many of Cuba’s current realities, realities whose meaning become multiplied when most of those who are writing about them actually represent the people whose day-to-day problems the articles discuss. Dr. Juan Antonio Alvarado Ramos Editor-in-Chief 10