The community of Las Terrazas
has a rich culture where great musicians such as Fito Paez,
Joaquin Sabina, Ana Belen,
Victor Manuel y Steve Turre , film makers and great actors
such as Julio Medem, Cecilia Roth and Jorge Perugorria,
writers like Garcia Marquez (Nobel Prize) and ballerines
like the Spanish Antonio Gadez all take refuge.
The Studio Duporte is also located in the community. It
is a residence and a studio for the coveted painter of nature.
It is located at the top of the Cañada de las Mariposas.
Another painter that chose Las Terrazas to live and to establish
his studio is the distinguished and appreciated Lester Campa
whom can be visited at Lester's Studio.
Among numerous treasures of Las Terrazas, a Serigraphic
workshop and a studio where Silvio Freddy Gonzales and other
major Cuban or foreign serigraphists work.
It is also in Las Terrazas where lived, until his tragic
death, the world known singer Polo Montanez, winner of various
Golden and Platinum awards. His music reflects the authenticity
of the Sierra del Rosario. His records were sold throughout
the world. Polo Montanez and his song "El Guajiro natural",
also know as such, was, in one occasion, nominated at the
Grammys Awards.
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