Born in Santiago de Cuba, Keila Guilarte spent her early childhood years on the Caribbean island, concentrating on playing sports, which helped her overcome several difficulties and face life’s challenges with confidence. Upon her arrival in Italy, she embarked on a career as a model until she discovered her true passion: photography.  
This collection of black-and-white photographs, which came together almost by chance, tells the story of a return to and rediscovery of Cuba through its picturesque vistas flooded with light and music, and its inhabitants who, with simple generosity, open up their homes to strangers, offering the allure of this land and smiles that shine like poems. Unforgettably.

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Passion for photography
Piero Piazzi

Looking for the soul
Gisella Borioli

To the Cuban people
Keila Guilarte

Portraits of my Cuba
Keila Guilarte

Mi Tierra

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Biography