“Las Voluminosas Cuba”, the carnival and the traditional and traditional festivals in Cuba

Abstract

Las Voluminosas Cuba, is a sociocultural event of the traditional and popular festivals, which for more than 12 years has generated admiration not only for its rhythms, but also for its aesthetics and casualness. It can be affirmed that their incursion into the various social spaces, shows and popular celebrations, as well as their work in labor, health, tourism, educational institutions, leave traces in the imaginaries of those who share and accept them as new models of beauty. The objective of this article is to show the sociocultural characterization of Las Voluminosas. The diversity of their geographical, age, professional, school, religious origins; the styles and manifestations of the arts they work, as well as their life stories, account for the presence of a cultural phenomenon, unprecedented in popular festivals. Inquiring about this manifestation has become a topic of interest for Cuban sociology.