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Monday, March 19, 2012

The old, decadent Red Light Havana

Una Mujer para Todos promises one promotional flyer, inviting tourists to visit one of Old Havana's cabarets. (Source: Peter Moruzzi)
I was watching Robert Redford’s flick, Havana, which is a fictional yet enlightening portrayal of Havana’s socio-economic situation at the throes of the 1959 Revolution. In the movie, the two American lady tourists, clearly looking for sleazy fun, pleaded the fictional character Jack Weil (Redford) to show them the “real” Havana. Weil then proceeded to show them Havana’s risqué side, the decadent red light district. Read More ...
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  1. AnonymousApril 13, 2015 at 1:18 PM

    Having visited Havana several times at the turn of this century it is nice to find someone who can describe how the "night-scene" thrived before it all became sanitized so now only the music of the period remains .......
    J.

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  2. Damsel GoddessNovember 11, 2015 at 9:17 PM

    nice documentary of the red light district in Havana ...and closing statements that say it all

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