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The cuban indie scene is growing, against all odds

 A year ago I couldnt have write this post. There was only one indie group worth to mention, ConWiro, and Vertex can not be considered indie, as it is a large team managed by a college and working with govermnent institutions related to movies industry. But seems that during 2019, many people, who are truly indies, were incubating, and blossomed during the quarantine. We have an ezine (or two) with gaming news, a Youtube channel, teams/people/projects like Kaytam, Luife, Krystapp, Reincarnated Souls, Juega Fast, and telegram groups specifically for cuban game developers. Of course, Havana, the capital, is the place were most projects are concentrated. It is a large city, with twice the population of the second city in the country (Santiago, where I live) and much more resources. Also, it is a place where people feels more attracted to try new things, while the rest of the country just follows the trend. Maybe it is the curse of being a small and poor island: the development and progres