We are the mercantile society Artistic and Literary Promotions S.A, known in its abbreviate form as ARTEX S.A. Founded in 1989, we currently are the major promoter and commercial enterprise of Cuban cultural products and services; embracing the wide spectrum of the national artistic creation.

We have Parent House and eight Agencies and Divisions gathering the main business branches of our enterprise plus twelve Subsidiaries, controlling the commercial centers distributed within the national territory.

Our ample Commercial Net, formed by Shops and Cultural Centers is extended along the whole country, having a strong presence in the main cities and tourist destinies. Our products are the result of a charming combination of usefulness, aesthetic value and the most genuine representation of Cuban culture.

The cultural centers boasting the most genuine services and products from ARTEX, are located at the major cities and tourist destinies of the national geography. They are classified according to the genre defined in its artistic performances: Trova Houses, Folk Centers and Show Centers, they are designed to typified the settlement region, achieving a signature feature in each cultural place.

We boast a wide importing and exporting capability allowing the presence of an assorted products and services portfolio on the diverse business branches of the enterprise.

Outstanding plastic artists contribute designs and creation of a varied range of cultural products included in our most distinctive projects.

Pioneer of the commercialization of the compact disk in Cuba, our Record Label Bis Music, was the first one along the entire island to win a Grammy Award for its CD La Rumba Soy Yo, which was acknowledged in 2001 as the Best Folkloric Album.

We are also responsible for the first steps in the E-Commerce in Cuba, having an agency devoted to these activities, offering a complete range cultural products and services. (www.soycubano.com)

Paradiso is the only Cultural Tourism Agency from Cuba aimed to serve as the official accepter of the most important cultural events and festivals, boasting a wide offer of academic and specialized services undertaking all manifestations of Cuban culture.

The greatest orchestras and groups of Cuban popular music take part of our Management Agencies` catalogs.