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Over half a century ago, what started as a dream became a reality, what was reality became a legacy…….A family legacy that will continue throughout history…
In 1947, Angel and Daniela Rodriguez began the masterful art of cultivating tobacco on their private plantation in the town of Siguaney. The tobacco plantation was called, La Finca de Carmencita. Located in the Las Villas province of Cuba, La Finca de Carmencita specialized in growing, aging, and curing filler tobacco leaves for numerous manufacturers throughout Cuba. By 1952, La Finca Carmencita employed over 20 workers and grew over 120,000 pounds of tobacco annually. Eight years later, the Cuban government nationalized the private plantation and the Rodriguez family was forced to immigrate to the United States. In 1971, the Rodriguez family found a new beginning on the beautiful island of Key West and established the Rodriguez Cigar Factory. Founded in 1984, we stand as the oldest operating cigar manufacturer in the Florida Keys. Rodriguez Cigars are exclusively constructed with vintage leaves that have been cured, aged and constructed through the traditional Cuban manufacturing process.
With over 67 years of being in the tobacco industry our primary mission still, and will always remains the same…To deliver a premium, consistent product enriched with the Cuban Heritage.
The Rodriguez family would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to our loyal customers worldwide. We appreciate your continued support over the past 28 years, and it is because of you that we strive to manufacture a quality product that’s worthy to enjoy during the special moments that life has to offer.
Key West's Rodriguez Cigars & its branded smoking lounge at The Gates Hotel Key West
We spoke with Danny DiFabio of Rodríguez Cigars, a boutique manufacturer of premium cigars based in Key West, about his family's history in the business, its cigars, and the company's partnership with The Gates Hotel Key West.
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A video shot at a small cigar factory at Miami's famous 8th St. In La Calle Ocho is where most of Cuban exiles choose to have their factories or at least a token front when dealing with cigars. Tobacco is planted the world over and cigars are rolled everywhere that plant is harvested but for reasons I'm sure many people are unaware of, Cuba has an overwhelming preponderance when it comes to tobacco and particularly cigar's topmost quality. Connoisseurs say the tobacco from this island is the best there is and name the plants, soil and microclimate as the main reasons. But debatable as these may be there is little doubt on who makes the best cigars in America. Another elusive dictum is why Cubans choose Miami as their Cosa Nostra. It can't be just geographical proximity (the city of Key West is about 130 miles closer). But the thing is this is the city where you can find the best Cuban made cigars, and in all of Miami, in La Ocho is where you find them en masse.
I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Sandy Cobas, owner of El Titán de Bronze for so graciously allowing me to invade her factory and so patiently field my obnoxious questioning. I would also like to thank all of her generous staff that unflinchingly went around their normal business with a short focal lens camera over their heads, arms and shoulders and a blinding LED light shinning on their eyes. Special thanks to Don José Paredes for taking so much time to explain me the ins and outs of the shop. Thanks also to Luis Gallardo, Pedro Vázquez, Orlando Guerra, Juan Manuel Díaz and Martica Payán whom make the magic happen. Last but not least, thanks to my dear brother-in-law, Laurent Lecuyer, for so disinterestedly providing me with the better 50% of this film in the form of the gorgeous score that is a work in progress of his, soon to appear in a new album by a famous Venezuelan Jazz singer.
Shot mostly with available light on a Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8, Juiced Link DT 454, Audio-Technica AT875R's, LitePanels MicroPro LED light, Switronix Power Base 70, 7 Lilliput LCD monitor, Handy Base X support rig, Manfrotto 501 HDV head and 055XB tripod.
Florida Travel: Explore Key West and the Marquesas Keys
Diego Torian is a firefighter in Key West, but also hosts a local TV show about fishing in the Keys. Join Deigo as he takes you on a journey through Key West, making stops at Rodriguez Cigar Factory for hand-rolled cigars and Customs House to see Dr. Guy Harvey's pencil drawings. We end the video with fishing in the Marquesas Keys. Explore Key West here:
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Key West History - Feb. 14, 1884 - Cigar Tycoon and Former Mayor Dies
Edwin Oliver Gwynn Sr. was born on October 9, 1820 in New Providence, Bahamas. He was an auctioneer for a tobacco company that made cigars. In 1839, EO Gwynn married Anne Pinder, with whom he had one child, in Nassau. In April of 1851, Anne was granted a divorce from EO in Key West, on the basis of desertion. In 1855, Gwynn married Mary Elizabeth Pinder in the Bahamas. By 1860, EO Gwynn had come to Key West - drawn by the burgeoning cigar industry.
In 1864, Gwynn was elected as Mayor of Key West, where he served 2 consecutive terms, ending in 1867. He was elected to a 3rd term in 1874, and his 4th and final term as Mayor started in 1881. By 1878, E.O. Gwynn owned a cigar factory in Key West, and he was exploring ways to expand his cigar production without being dependent on importing the tobacco from Cuba. He purchased 500 pounds of leaf tobacco that had been grown in Miami. He hoped at that time that tobacco could be raised in Miami in sufficient quantity that Key West manufacturers would not have to depend on purchasing their tobacco from Cuban growers. The attempt by the Miami grower to produce larger quantities of tobacco were unsuccessful and the experiment of growing tobacco in Miami was stopped after just 3 years. By 1883, E.O. Gwynn was functioning in the capacity as the State of Florida’s Deputy Surveyor, stationed in Key West. And because its Valentine’s Day, we have to direct the conversation to love. Love Lane in Key West is one of the most confusing streets because there isn’t just one Love Lane, there are 2 - one coming off Fleming St. and another off Southard St, but not meeting mid-block. Some maps also indicate that Gwynn Street, named for former Mayor and Cigar Tycoon E.O. Wynn is the actual lane that runs off Southard St. And yet another source cites Johnny Cake Lane as perhaps making up the northern half of Love Lane, and perhaps one time it did. As it turns out now, both the Fleming side and the Southard side are now call Love Lane. It seems that the reason they don’t meet in the middle is because the bungalow that bisects the lane was built on the down low and over the decades it has been allowed to stand and grandfathered in. And it was today, Feb. 14, 1884: that E.O. Gwynn, a native of the Bahamas, died. He was one of the early cigar makers in Key West. And that’s what happened Today in Key West History. Today in Key West History is brought to you by 43 Keys Media. You can find us at
Key West History: Josè Marti Arrived for His First Visit to Key West
José Martí was born in Havana to Spanish immigrants in 1853. From a young age, he dedicated himself to the Cuban struggle for independence. During his life he visited Tampa 20 times, a place with strong ties to Cuba where he consolidated drive and advocacy to bring change to Cuba.
Martí attended university in Spain and studied law and philosophy. He published his first newspaper, La Patria Libre (The Free Fatherland), in 1869 and later El presidio político en Cuba (The Political Prison in Cuba), a protest against the abuse in Cuban prisons. He moved to New York in 1881, where he resided for the next 11 years.
Well-versed in Spanish literature, Martí wrote poems, essays, books, English translations of novels and journal articles. He also informed readers of major events and life in the United States in Spanish-language newspapers as an admirer of the country’s vigor, industry and Constitution.
Besides his literary prestige, Martí became known as a Cuban national hero and was invited to speak at Ybor City’s revolutionary clubs. In November 1891, he arrived to Tampa from New York via the Henry B. Plant railroad. He delivered two of his most famous speeches at El Liceo Cubano (The Cuban Lyceum), Vincente Martínez Ybor’s first cigar factory converted into a theatre, on 13th Street and 7th Avenue. That site became the headquarters of his visits.
Martí's speeches were published and read in cigar factories throughout Tampa and Key West. In both cities, he united different factions under a common cause—Cuban independence.
Martí loved Tampa and its people, and called the city “El Pueblo Fiel” (The Faithful Town). In 1892, he founded the Cuban Revolutionary Party and drafted its basic principles in Tampa. His compelling oratory raised money for the Cuban Independence Movement, and cigar workers offered a portion of their wages to the mission.
Martí and other Cuban insurrectionists were received by Tampa Mayor Herman Glogowski, who transported them from City Hall across the new Lafayette Street Bridge in his carriage to see the newly dedicated Tampa Bay Hotel. He was also hosted at the Pedroso House on 13th Street and 8th Avenue, the current location of Parque Amigos de José Martí (Friends of José Martí Park).
After celebrating his 40th birthday, Martí paid seven visits to cigar factories in Ybor City and held meetings and fundraisers at El Liceo Cubano. The growing number of cigar manufacturers in the city increased financial support for his endeavor.
Among Martí's friends in Tampa elected to City Council were Ramon Rubiera de Armas, Emilio Pons, Candido Martínez Ybor and Ramon Rivero y Rivero. Rivero is noted for having introduced Martí at his speeches, but also for his work as the publisher of many local Cuban patriotic newspapers, such as La Revista de Florida and El Critico de Ybor City.
The Cubans in Tampa frequently traveled back and forth between the city and their homeland. Martí listened to his compatriots’ grievances and reports about the atrocities of Spanish colonial reign, which made Tampa a safe haven to openly discuss their objections and desire to overthrow Spanish regime.
While in New York, a few days after his 42nd birthday Martí signed the order of uprising against Spain. He then directed his secretary Gonzalo de Quesada to deliver it to Fernando Figueredo Socarrás, West Tampa’s first mayor.
Socarrás requested cigar magnate O’Halloran to roll the decree into a cigar, which Quesada (later Cuba’s first U.S. ambassador) carried to Key West on Henry B. Plant’s steamship. There, Quesada handed the cigar to another courier who took it to Cuba aboard Plant’s steamer and gave it to Juan Gualberto Gomez.
Gomez opened the loaded West Tampa cigar with Martí's instructions and ordered Cuban insurrectionists to initiate the War of Independence, which began on February 24, 1895. Martí arrived in Cuba shortly afterward, but was killed in a small skirmish on May 19.
Martí’s “Cuba Libre!” (“Free Cuba!”) dream was ultimately fulfilled on May 20, 1902, when the country obtained independence. Several effigies of Martí are scattered throughout Ybor City, including busts and a statue which stands in José Martí Park.
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What a weekend in the sun with very few sprinkles in Key West this past weekend. For over 40-years the Key West Poker Run that draws thousands of bikers to the Southernmost City happened automagically, as its founder was often quoted. That's what dad always said every year, said Drew Peterson, son of the bike rally's original organizer, Phil Peterson, owner of Peterson's Harley-Davidson of Miami. In in the early days, it just sort of happened and dad would say at the last minute, 'Hey, it's poker run time again.'
This is the 40th anniversary of one of South Florida's most fashionable motorcycle runs that began with only 42 riders in 1972. Just three years later, the run attracted 300 riders, Peterson said. Now it typically attracted up to 10K motorcyclists, to Key West's hotels, bars and restaurants. The poker run now raises about $80K a year for the Key West Sunrise Rotary and Diabetes Research Center. It has become a tradition every third week of September for riders across Florida as well as motorcyclists out of state, and continues to put much-needed cash into business coffers during one of the slowest month of the year for Key West.
Peterson's business partner and Key West resident Mike Horn altered the date of the event 21 years ago from August to September after hearing that the event wasn't impacting local businesses much, he said. They've been booked solid ever since, Horn said.
One of the biggest events within the Poker run was the motorcycle Bike Show where bike builders register their creative motorcycles to win the top coveted trophy. The show is held by the Big Bike Riders Children's Foundation, headquarter in Fort Lauderdale, FL. There were 85 motorcycles registered for the contest vying for the number one spot. Over 25 motorcycle categories and 75+ awards to boot. One whole block of prime real estate was closed off for the show from Sloppy Joes' Bar to the end of the Bull Bar.
Motorcycle enthusiasts from as far as California drooled over the creative artistic looks of the motorcycles. All the monies raised went to the Diabetes Research Center and the Key West Rotary Club. This is the 9th year the event has been held. All of the organizers and supporters expect next year to be their biggest year to date banking on its 10th year anniversary. The writer for the War Room, Gabriel Carrera, is diabetic and appreciates the financial efforts going towards a cure.
Big Bike Riders Children's Foundation mission statement starts off as: Big Bike Riders Foundation will provide the needed assets in the form of in-kind or financial assistance to help the children of our south Florida communities. Purpose: Big Bike Riders Foundation will focus its efforts on creating smiles on the faces of the children and organizations we serve. Ron Catronio, one of the big dogs at Big Bike Riders was pleased with this year's event. Although the proceeds is currently being tallied he expects the amount to surpass last year's charity funds raised. If you want more information on the Big Bike Rider's Children Foundation you can find them on the web at: bigbikeriders.org
Another event was the poker run that the majority of the people rode in for. Upon registering, each participant receives a poker sheet and weekend parking pass. Drivers of cars, motorcycles, boats, and trucks also took part in the poker run. The poker game began at at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14, Poker Run participants are to ride the Overseas Highway from Miami to Key West, stopping at designated points to get their cards. Entrants who end up with the 10 best poker hands are qualified to play in a winner-take-all round of Texas Hold 'Em, playing to win a new Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster Iron motorcycle or $6,000 cash. The high-stakes round is set for 11 p.m. Saturday at Cowboy Bill's Saloon, 610 Duval St.
The weather cooperated with the event with only a few light showers on Friday and no day time showers on Saturday. As I was walking around Key West many of the locals thanked me for coming down. They stated that the economy had hurt Key West's economy and that is was great for us to come and spend our cash in their home town. I guess the Obama economy has hurt even the most beautiful island of Florida. I can't wait for next year's run to go down and try my poker hand luck. This year I bought two hands.....I only scored a pair of fives.
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Anarchism as a social movement is one of the manifestations of the political left within the working classes of Puerto Rico, having its peak during the late 19th and early 20th century. Anarchism was predominantly present within, but not exclusive to, the working classes that emerged as the sociopolitical environment changed. The municipalities of Caguas and Bayamón were the epicenters of the movement. It was also recorded in other industrial centers, such as Ponce, San Juan, Arecibo, Cayey, Cidra, Juncos, Vega Baja, Utuado, Lares, Yauco and Mayagüez. Despite sharing some core values, Puerto Rican anarchism was heterogeneous in nature. In general, Puerto Rican anarchism was distinctly anti-organized religion, in particular against the Catholic Church that had retained considerable influence since the beginning of Spanish colonialism. Following the Treaty of Paris, it also grew to oppose American sovereignty, as it perceived that the island was being forced into servitude with an Americanization initiative, leading to distinct antiauthoritarian stances against both foreign and local politicians, the wealthy higher classes and American labor unions. However, on principle (as an opposition to nationalism, which was viewed as a manner for the state to consolidate power) the anarchists opposed joining the independence movement.During the early 20th Century, anarchists were considered a small, but active, minority within the Puerto Rican left. The movement attracted women, particularly younger ones, who felt unsatisfied within what they considered a predominantly patriarchal society. Initiatives were made to create schools for the uneducated fraction of the population. It also faced unique circumstances among the Latin American anarchist movements, operating under an American colonial administration (whereas all of the others operated in a post-colonial or neocolonial environment), by not conforming to particular ethnic groups and by lacking an influx of Spanish anarchists after 1898. They still opposed organizations that represented Spanish power, such as was the case in 1912, when they participated in an anti-Church campaign led by anti-clerical activist Belén de Sárraga. As part of their internationalist ideals, Puerto Rican anarchists would denounce the working conditions in places abroad, such as Tampa. Ultimately, defection of leaders and government intervention mined Puerto Rican anarchism. Some like Iglesias Pantín did it early and formed an alliance with the AFL, eventually becoming a socialist senator in 1917.The union's ties with the AFL distanced it from the anarchist roots of Spanish syndicates, from which the local working class had been linked. The former formally adopted a liberal ideology that mirrored their associate. However, with it also came an anti-anarchist sentiment that was predominant within the higher echelons of the AFL. Romero Rosa moved away from anarchism as he made his move to party politics, being elected in 1904. On March 9, 1911, Vilar in representation of the CES lead the tobacco worker's strike at Caguas. During the late stages of the event, two wealthy citizens were shot. The colonial authorities responded by intervening with a number of anarchists, leading to reports of torture. The suspect was eventually tried and found guilty of first degree murder. Vilar was not accused in this case, but the colonial authorities decided to charge him for violating the public morality codes, after he denounced a case of child abuse by a member of the clergy. In 1915, Vilar died while serving the year sentence for which he was convicted. The event led to a crisis in which several leaders either migrated or left for more moderate causes. Another fraction of the Puerto Rican anarchists would migrate to political organizations, such as the Partido Socislista. Figures like Romero Rosa would be lost, in his case becoming increasingly con ...
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Ybor City Cigar Festival
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Ybor City Cigar Festival is a free, cigar oriented festival in Centennial Park that features the history of Ybor along with cigars, food, entertainment!
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Ybor City Cigar Festival is a free event.
This event will feature venues showcasing the history of Vicente Martinez Ybor a Spanish immigrant to the United States, who became a noted industrialist and cigar manufacturer first in Cuba, then Key West, and finally Ybor City!
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Ybor City Cigar Festival
Saturday, November 7, 2015
at Centennial Park
1800 E 8th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
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To raise awareness and showcase the history of Ybor City!
Now known as Tampa's National Historic Landmark District, Ybor City in the 1880s was a melting pot of immigrants from Spain, Cuba, Germany and Italy and home to some of the world's most famous cigar factories. In the history of Ybor City, most early Ybor City residents made their living from cigar making, while the occupations of many other workers revolved around the cigar trade. Known for its unique collection of mutual-aid societies and multiethnic population, Ybor City remained the Cigar Capitol of the World until the 1930s.
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Key West Key Lime Pie Eatin’ Contest in July 4 ‘Limelight’
New Yorkers might stage a famous hot dog eating contest each July 4, but a far sweeter treat was in the “limelight” in Key West during the holiday’s “Mile High Key Lime Pie Eatin’ Contest.”
Elliot Zeller of Sunrise, Florida, who is in Key West on his honeymoon, won the quirky competition Monday that celebrates the Florida Keys’ signature dessert. He consumed an entire whipped-cream-topped Key lime pie in 62.62 seconds.
The competition drew 24 entrants who were each challenged to gobble a 9-inch pie faster than their rivals -- without using their hands. Most wore provided safety goggles to keep the whipped cream and sweet yellow pie filling out of their eyes.
“I think I’ve been training for this my whole life,” said Zeller after the contest, his face and beard still smeared with pie. “My wife can vouch I don’t eat with my hands very much, and I’m a very sloppy eater -- so this was written for me.”
Historians believe Key lime pie was born in Key West in the late 19th century, and it was designated Florida’s official pie by the state legislature in 2006. Its main ingredients are condensed milk, egg yolks and Key lime juice, with the creamy filling typically nestled in a graham cracker crust and topped with whipped cream or meringue.
The pie is so popular that few people visit the Florida Keys without sampling at least one slice.
“A lot of people spend the Fourth of July eating hot dogs or eating watermelon, but not here in the Florida Keys. Here in the Florida Keys, we celebrate by eating Key lime pie,” said contest co-producer David Sloan.
The consumption competition was the highlight of Key West’s three-day Key Lime Festival. Other festival events included a Key lime libation showcase, pie-sampling stroll, Key lime cooking class, and a distillery tour featuring tastes of locally-made Key lime rum.
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Julius Henry Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 -- August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film and television star. He is known as a master of quick wit and widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era. His rapid-fire, often impromptu delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers and imitators. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigar, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows. These exaggerated features resulted in the creation of one of the world's most ubiquitous and recognizable novelty disguises, known as Groucho glasses, a one-piece mask consisting of horn-rimmed glasses, large plastic nose, bushy eyebrows and mustache.
Groucho Marx was, and is, the most recognizable and well-known of the Marx Brothers. Groucho-like characters and references have appeared in popular culture both during and after his life, some aimed at audiences who may never have seen a Marx Brothers movie. Groucho's trademark eye glasses, nose, mustache, and cigar have become icons of comedy—glasses with fake noses and mustaches (referred to as Groucho glasses, nose-glasses, and other names) are sold by novelty and costume shops around the world.
Nat Perrin, close friend of Groucho Marx and writer of several Marx Brothers films, inspired John Astin's portrayal of Gomez Addams on the 1960s TV series The Addams Family with similarly thick mustache, eyebrows, sardonic remarks, backward logic, and ever-present cigar (pulled from his breast pocket already lit).
Alan Alda often vamped in the manner of Groucho on M*A*S*H. In one episode, Yankee Doodle Doctor, Hawkeye and Trapper put on a Marx Brothers act at the 4077, with Hawkeye playing Groucho and Trapper playing Harpo. In three other episodes, a character appeared who was named Captain Calvin Spalding (played by Loudon Wainwright III). Groucho's character in Animal Crackers was Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding.
On many occasions, on the 1970s television sitcom All In The Family, Michael Stivic (Rob Reiner), would briefly imitate Groucho Marx and his mannerisms.
Two albums by British rock band Queen, A Night at the Opera (1975) and A Day at the Races (1976), are named after Marx Brothers films. In March 1977, Groucho invited Queen to visit him in his Los Angeles home; there they performed '39 a capella. A long-running ad campaign for Vlasic Pickles features an animated stork that imitates Groucho's mannerisms and voice. On the famous Hollywood Sign in California, one of the Os is dedicated to Groucho. Alice Cooper contributed over $27,000 to remodel the sign, in memory of his friend.
In 1982, Gabe Kaplan portrayed Marx in the film Groucho, in a one-man stage production. He also imitated Marx occasionally on his previous TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter.
Actor Frank Ferrante has performed as Groucho Marx on stage for more than two decades. He continues to tour under rights granted by the Marx family in a one-man show entitled An Evening With Groucho in theaters throughout the United States and Canada with piano accompanist Jim Furmston. In the late 1980s Ferrante starred as Groucho in the off-Broadway and London show Groucho: A Life in Revue penned by Groucho's son Arthur. Ferrante portrayed the comedian from age 15 to 85. The show was later filmed for PBS in 2001. Woody Allen's 1996 musical Everyone Says I Love You, in addition to being named for one of Groucho's signature songs, ends with a Groucho-themed New Year's Eve party in Paris, which some of the stars, including Allen and Goldie Hawn, attend in full Groucho costume. The highlight of the scene is an ensemble song-and-dance performance of Hooray for Captain Spaulding—done entirely in French.
In the last of the Tintin comics, Tintin and the Picaros, a balloon shaped like the face of Groucho could be seen in the Annual Carnival.
In the Italian horror comic Dylan Dog, the protagonist's sidekick is a Groucho impersonator whose character became his permanent personality.
The BBC remade the radio sitcom Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel, with contemporary actors playing the parts of the original cast. The series was repeated on digital radio station BBC7. Scottish playwright Louise Oliver wrote a play named Waiting For Groucho about Chico and Harpo waiting for Groucho to turn up for the filming of their last project together. This was performed by Glasgow theatre company Rhymes with Purple Productions at the Edinburgh Fringe and in Glasgow and Hamilton in 2007-08. Groucho was played by Scottish actor Frodo McDaniel.