Agustín Serrano Torres -camographer of the Isla Visión Territorial Channel- received today the Jesús Montané Oropesa award for the work of life, from the Union of Journalists of Cuba (UPEC) on the Isle of Youth for his 34 years of fruitful work dedicated to journalism.
Serrano Torres' performance is endorsed by the multiple local, national and international awards obtained with the series "Memoria de un Caminante", "Mundos Paralelos", "Cazafortuna", "Al Sur de la Isla II", "Señores de la Ciénaga", the Teleplay “Mis Quince” and I want to know more, among others. The coverage behind the cameras in 1998, during the visit of Pope John Paul II and in accordance with the Olympic event in the People's Republic of China, Beijing (2008), are also among the merits of this lens artist, who has also served as cinematographer, video operator and teacher.
Serrano Torres, for his contributions and excellence in the work carried out during 2020, also received the award for the annual work in graphics, which is awarded by the UPEC affiliate in the special municipality. Similar recognitions were deserved by Karelia Álvarez, in the category of digital journalism, Yenisé Pérez (written press), Noel Otaño (television press) and Lisandra Peña (radio press) at the ceremony, which was attended by the Municipal Defense Council (CDM) , chaired by Zunilda García.
In the celebration for the 129 years of the newspaper Patria (founded on March 14, 1892), for the relevant trajectory at the service of Cuban journalism, Roberto Díaz, Yanelis Labrador, Yuleydys Soto, Rolando Febles and Osmany Castro received the Félix Elmuza distinction who conferred by the Council of State at the proposal of the presidency of the UPEC.
The moment was propitious for the youth vanguard political organization in Cuba (UJC) to distinguish with the condition Youth for life a dozen outstanding workers in the confrontation with COVID-19, a pandemic that has been hitting almost everyone a year ago of the planet.
Yusdanka Fuentes, on behalf of the CDM, praised the performance of the professionals in the sector and provided support from accurate and timely information, transparency and criticism in order to consolidate this social project anchored in the country's socio-economic strategy, starting in the local development program.
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