sentences:  In January 2019, Valdés was advanced by the Cuban ministry of culture and Alicia Alonso to the role of Deputy Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Cuba.In October 2019, after Alonso died at age 99, the Cuban ministry of culture promoted her to the Artistic Director.She is now in charge of all the artistic and technical aspects of National Ballet of Cuba, including the casting, organizing ballet tours, and programming.