Cuban bolero aficionados celebrate musical genre they say will never die

“Dressed in light blue silk and towering high heels, her dark brown hair lacquered immobile and her long nails and lips painted perfectly, Olga Navarro pauses not a second when asked about the Cuban love song called the bolero.

“It’s life, it’s death,” said Navarro, a composer and conductor who has introduced the bolero to generations of audiences. “It’s liquor, it’s happiness, celebration, love, a form of expression through music.”"

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