Presented by the Provincial Directorate of Culture of Cienfuegos. Since 1997, the Provincial Directorate of Culture of Cienfuegos, created the Jagua Award to stimulate the artistic and literary creation in the province.  It is presented to personalities, groups or representative institutions of the local identity, that during their long and recognized career have made excellent contributions to the development and consolidation of the culture of the province and have contributed to the increase of the level of appreciation and satisfaction of preferences and interests of the people.

The Award consists of the presentation of a copy of a pendant amulet which represents the aboriginal culture and it was found in the bay of Jagua by 1979, and it is also one of the few vestiges of the Cuban natives that represent their way of seeing the world.

Winners of previous editions:

2015

Personality: Dra Lilia Martín Brito

Institution: Universidad Carlos Rafael Rodríguez

2014

Personality: Manolo Ávila (Actor)

Institution: Así Son duet.

2013

Personality: Dr Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito

Institution: Cultural magazine Ariel.

2012

Personality: Orlando García (Researcher, President of UNEAC)

Personality: Frank Iraola (Artist of plastic arts)

Institution: Center of Investigación and Literary Promotion ¨Florentino Morales¨.

2011

Personality: Jesús Fuentes Guerra (writer)

Institution: Luisa Movie Theater.

2010

Personality: Doris Era González.

Institution: UNEAC

2009

Personality: Marcos Rodriguez Matamoros

Institution: Duet Brothers I novate

2008

Personality: Alberto Vega Falcon

Institution: Culture Improvement Center

2007

Personality: Francisco Rodriguez Marcet

Institution: Loyola Orchestra

2006.

Personality: Iran Millán Cuétara.

Personality: Group My Clown.

2005.

Personality: Pedro Posada.

                     Leopoldo Beltrán Moya.

Institution: Provincial Center of Cultural Heritage.

2004

Personality: Lazaro Garci'a Gil

Institution: Choir Cantores de Cienfuegos

2003

Personality: Lourdes Diaz Canto and Ines Soao Bonet

Institution: Tomás Terry Theater

2002

Personalities: Efraín Loyola, Thorny Julian and Aida Conde

Institution: Provincial library Robert García Valdés

2001

Personality: Dr Olga Hernandez Guevara

Institution: Municipal Concert Band of Cienfuegos

2000

Personality: Luisa Rosario Acea Leon

Institution: Dramatic Center of Cienfuegos

1999

Personality: Luis Go'mez and Féliz Molina

Institution: Trio Los Bohemios

1998

Personality: Florentino Morales Hernandez

Institution: Musical band Arte Mixto

1997

Personality: Jose Diaz Roque

Institution: Conjunto de Sones Los Naranjos

Translated by: Osmany Ortiz González (Azurina)