A Conversation with FIDEL 30TH ANNIVERSARY

A look back at Marvin R. Shanken’s exclusive interview with the Cuban leader in 1994

Thirty years ago, in the summer of 1994, CIGAR AFICIONADO magazine published a milestone piece that drew record attention to the publication. It was a Q&A between Cuban president Fidel Castro and Marvin R. Shanken, editor and publisher of CIGAR AFICIONADO. Shanken interviewed Castro that February at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, the culmination of more than two years of effort. Castro died in 2016 at the age of 90. What follows are excerpts from his encounter with Shanken, one of few interviews Castro ever granted to an American journalist. ON CIGARS SHANKEN: How important are cigars to Cuba? CASTRO: It is one of our most important export items. It is also one of our main sources of revenue. It is also an important factor for us in the domestic market……

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Cigar Aficionado (Digital) - 1 Issue, May/June 2024

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