The Legend Endures

[El Presidente]

The Legend Endures

Source: TelePinar

The legend of tobacco grower Alejandro Robaina, revered as the ambassador of Cuban cigars, Habanos, endures in photographs, news clippings and the splendor of his tobacco fields. Documents and other family heirlooms fill a modest museum built in the old farm El Pinar, and tell the story of the white-haired man with a straw hat who died in 2010 at the age of 91.

Among the paintings and personal objects that can be seen at the museum are the awards conferred on Robaina, who was named Habano Man.

Politicians, prominent businessmen, movie starts and international musicians like Sting shook his hand, weathered by the sun.

He once told Prensa Latina that he had learned seven secrets from his grandfather for obtaining the best harvests.

Now the museum that honors him stands very close to the tobacco fields so admired by locals and visitors, and brings to mind the charisma of a Cuban farmer who was applauded the world over as a celebrity of the Cuban cigar.

[Habanakane21]

Habano Hall of Famer!!!

[MIKA27]

Fantastic!!

[finecigar]

This would be a dream To visit that museum. Wow. At 91 years, there is so much history, change, and passion- he will always be remembered. So glad something like the museum has happened. It is like a famous artist, though an artisan of perfecting cigars.

[Tarks]

I was at the farm about a month ago and was able to walk through the museum. It is a wonderful room. Small, quaint and full of great pictures, artefacts and newspaper/magazine clippings. Hirochi said that the museum will be open to the public very shortly, expected early 2012. Out of respect to the family I did not take pictures or I would share them with all of you but if you find yourself in Havana it is worth the trip to the farm to check it out.

[LLC]

I was at the farm about a month ago and was able to walk through the museum. It is a wonderful room. Small, quaint and full of great pictures, artefacts and newspaper/magazine clippings. Hirochi said that the museum will be open to the public very shortly, expected early 2012. Out of respect to the family I did not take pictures or I would share them with all of you but if you find yourself in Havana it is worth the trip to the farm to check it out.

As well a stop at their new restaurant (close to the farm) was a good part of the day.

[Nino]

The idea of having a Museum or collection of memories for Don Alejandro started soon after his passing away and is long from being properly completed.

Hirochi liked to have a visitor’s center where, besides the memories, an audiovisual homage could be paid to the great man.

A friend assisted Hirochi in collecting international photographic data for a pictorial show and when asked, I, among many others, was happy to send over hundreds of pictures I took in Cuba and Europe for use at the farm. That is still worked on.

There is also a small corner on the farm that has pictures and a collection of (among other books ) the yearly pictorial books that our group would bring to remember the visits.

Nino

All pictures are from last month :

[adic88]

To add to this thread about Robaina, i was fortunate enough to have met him in 2005.

http://mycigarblog.org/blog/?p=741

He signed a couple of boxes for me.

Then had a chance for 1-to-1 time with him, with Hirochi as a translator.

[riazp]

awesome stuff guys, thank you for sharing