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The
famed Cuban rum presents different types of aging and a wide variety
of brands. Here is a list of them:
Amalia - Arechavala - Bariay - Bucanero
- Cajio - Caney - Caribbean Club - Cienfuegos - corsario - Cubanacan
- Cubay - Damují - Decano - Edmundo Dantes - El Valle -
Havana Club - Jagua - Jardines del Rey - La Palma - Legendario
- Mulata - Oro Sur - Paticruzao (Los Marinos) - Perla del Norte
- Pinilla - Puerto Príncipe - Relicario - Santa Cruz -
Santiago - Siboney - Varadero - Vigía - Villa Clara (V.C.)
- Yucayo
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PUROS
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Known
all over the world as the best tobacco, Havanos SA offers many
different formats for each brand:
Bauzá - Belinda - Bolívar
- Cohíba - Cuaba - El Rey del Mundo - Fonseca - Guantanamera
- H. Upmann - Hijos de Cabañas y Carvajal - Hoyo de Monterrey
- José L. Piedra - Juan López - La Corona - La Gloria
Cubana - Montecristo - Partagás - Por Larrañaga
- Punch - Quai D'Orsay - Quintero - Rafael González - Ramón
Allones - Romeo y Julieta - Sant Louis Rey - San Cristóbal
de la Habana - Sancho Panza - Statos de Luxe - Trinidad - Troya
- Vegas Robaina - Vegueros
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COFFEE
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Cuba
also produces a good coffee, strong and flavorful. These are several
kinds of coffee that can be found:
Altura - Caracolillo - Cubita - Cristal
- Hola - Indiana - Monte Rouge (Monterrú) - Pilón
- Serrano - Tropicana - Turquino
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MUSIC
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The
Cuban music popular has created many unegualed personalities during
the XX century. People may get compact disk, cassette and music
in vinyl, at the stores easily. There is a representative list
of singers and musical groups below:
Abelardo Barroso - Arsenio Rodríguez
- Barbarito Díez - Bebo Valdés - Beny Moré
- Blanca Rosa Gil - Bola de Nieve - Cachao - Carlos Puebla - Celina
González - El Guayabero - Elena Burke - Enrique Jorrín
- Ernesto Lecuona - Esther Borja - Irakere - José Antonio
Méndez - José María Vitier - Joseito Fernández
- La Lupe - Los Compadres - Los Van Van - María Teresa
Vera - Merceditas Valdés - Miguelito Cuní - Moraima
Secada - Nico Membiela - Ñico Saquito - Omara Portuondo
- Orlando Contreras - Orlando Vallejo - Orquesta Aragón
- Orquesta Casino de la Playa - Orquesta Maravillas de Florida
- Pablo Milanés - Paulina Alvarez - Pérez Prado
- Rita Montaner - Septeto Nacional - Silvio Rodríguez -
Sindo Garay - Tito Gómez - Trío Matamoros
And the musical groups in fashion are:
Adalberto Alvarez y su Son -Agonizer - Ángel Bonne - Azúcar
Negra - Bamboleo - Buena Fe - Chispa
y los Cómplices - Colé Colé - Cubanos en
la Red - Issac Delgado - Juego de Manos - Klímax - La
Charanga Forever - La Charanga Habanera - Manolito y su Trabuco
- Manana
Reggae - Michel Maza - Moneda Dura - NG La Banda - Obsesión
- Orishas - Salsa Mayor - Sur Caribe - Pupy y los que Son Son
- Pedrito Calvo - Son Candela - Paulito y su Elite - S.B.S.
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BOOKS
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Literature
(next to the paintings) has had a leading rol since last century.
These are some Cuban book writers:
Alejo Carpentier - Cirilo Villaverde - Eliseo
Diego - Emilio Ballagas - Fernando Ortiz - José Lezama
Lima - José Martí - Julián del Casal - Lino
Novas Calvo - Miguel Barnet - Nicolás Guillén -
Virgilio Piñera
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CINEMA
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Some
Cuban films got several international prices and good popularity.
Most of the films are on video:
| Memorias
del Subdesarrollo |
Tomas
G. Alea |
(Masterpiece)
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| La
Última Cena |
Tomas
G. Alea |
(Excelent)
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| La
Muerte de un Burócrata |
Tomas
G. Alea |
(Excelent)
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| Las
Doce Sillas |
Tomas
G. Alea |
(Excelent)
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| Los
Sobrevivientes |
Tomas
G. Alea |
(Good)
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| Fresa
y Chocolate |
Tomas
G. Alea |
(Regular)
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| Lucía
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Humberto
Solas |
(Excelent)
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| Un
Hombre de Éxito |
Humberto
Solas |
(Good)
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| El
Hombre de Maisinicú |
M.
Pérez |
(Excelent)
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| Papeles
Secundarios |
O.
Rojas |
(Excelent)
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| Clandestinos
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F.
Pérez |
(Good)
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| La
Vida es Silbar |
F.
Pérez |
(Good)
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| El
Retrato de Teresa |
Pastor
Vega |
(Good)
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| De
Cierta Manera |
S.
Gómez |
(Excelent)
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| La
Primera Carga al Machete |
Manuel
O. Gómez |
(Good)
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PAINTING
You can find reproductions of the great cuban painters 'of the
twentieth century:
| Arístides
Fernández |
Marcelo
Pogolotti |
| Amelia
Peláez |
Mariano
Rodríguez |
| Antonio
Gattorno |
René
Portocarrero |
| Carlos
Enríquez |
Servando
Cabrera |
| Domingo
Ravenet |
Victor
Manuel |
| Eduardo
Abela |
Wifredo
Lam |
| Fidelio
Ponce |
Jorge
Arche |
From the current painters you may obtain prints, posters and originals:
in this latest you must obtain an official certificate if you
want to take it out of the country. These are some of the ones
we recommemd you.
| Alicia
Leal |
Leslie
Sardiñas |
| Alfredo
Sosabravo |
Manuel
López Oliva |
| Cosme
Proenza |
Manuel
Mendive |
| Elsa
Mora |
Nelson
Domínguez |
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Ernesto Rancaño |
Pedro
Pablo Oliva |
| Ever
Fonseca |
Roberto
Fabelo |
| Flora
Fong |
Zaida
del Río |
| Juan
Roberto Diago |
K-cho |
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