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The unique subculture of Cuban punk

Carmen Torre Pérez assembles an online archive to shed light on a subculture that offers an underground perspective of Cuban social history
A young mohawked man with a leather vest featuring a red anarchy symbol styles another young man's hair into a mohawk
Mohawks, tattoos, and piercings are all familiar aspects of the punk aesthetic, setting “los frikis” apart from mainstream society. Image credit: Samuel Reina Calvo, an audiovisual technician and photographer that accompanied Torre Perez during field work.

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