El cruce de las calles Prado y Neptuno marcó la cara inusual y olvidada de Cuba en los años 50’s. Una Cuba que disfrutaba del placer, del lujo, del tiempo, en donde todos los grandes escritores, políticos y científicos de la época querían estar
Dicha esquina se convirtió en el lugar en donde la propia Cuba tuvo un importante énfasis en todo lo artesanal, lo elaborado a mano y con un gusto inigualable.
Cuban High Society (1950) Boleros de Cuba cantan: Eydie Gorme y el Trio Los Panchos
Uploaded by AbrahamDiner on Mar 18, 2011
Romantic cuban boleros of the 1930s and 1940s, sung by Eydie Gorme
and El Trio Los Panchos. Images from
a special report by LIFE in the February 6th, 1950 issue concerning
the elegant life in Havana, titled " High Society in Cuba".
Some quotes from that article:
" The first families of Havana lead a life of elegance that
the Yankee rum-and-rumba tourists never see.
In the winter before the bulk of American tourists arrive,
Cuba's high society breaks out with some of the most
elegant and lavish parties given in the Western Hemisphere. Wealthy Havanese feel that $ 5,000.- is not
too much to spend on a children's party and upwards of
$ 10,000.- seems justified for a successful debut. They
dress their daughters in the latest Paris fashions, and
expect women to appear in mink and sables in the
hottest weather. Although the local society reporter makes
a good living describing their parties in glowing terms,
most of the top affairs need no embellishment. La Condesa de Camargo last year fortified her position as
Cuba"s first lady of society by decorating a party for her
niece with 5,000 dozen gladioli banked along the fence
around her home, but Havana is still talking about the ball
she gave 20 years ago for which 500 pheasants were
flown in from the U.S.. Cuba's season of pomp and
extravagance is shortlived. By the time the rum-and-rumba
"touristas" begin to flood the island, chic Cubans have
gone into semiretirement, and Havana's best parties are
over."
00:05-04:39 " Eight of Cuba's loveliest society girls gather
in a Havana garden to compare notes on their new clothes,
most of which come direct from Paris."
04:41-04:45 " Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera.
La Habana, 1949.".
04:46-05:41 " DINNER SETTING FOR ROYALTY, duplicate
of table she set when King Leopold of Belgium was her
guest last year, was laid for a dinner party this season by
La Condesa de Revilla Camargo, who has one of Cuba's
largest sugar fortunes, She wears a diamond necklace
set with 24 square-cut emeralds. Solid gold candlesticks
weigh 100 pounds each."
05:42-06:01 and 08:15-08:43 " Fully equipped reporter Luis de
Posada arrives with note-taking aide, photographers, chauffeur."
06:41-06:49 and 07:35-07:44 " AMERICAN INFLUENCE is
personified by Donald Lam, Yale '50, dancing with U.S.
ambassador's daughter. His father is Cuban. mother American.".
07:15-07:19 " EUROPEAN INFLUENCE is supplied by the
Marchesa de Sanfelice ( white dress), wife of the Italian
diplomat, and Spanish Marques Campo-Florido ( right).".
07:51-07:59 " Fully equipped bar built outdoors for a single
evening party, was covered with a canopy of heavy satin.".
09:19-10:07 " Outdoor ball for 15-year-old debutante
Dolores Benitez, one of the season's biggest parties, was
given for his daughter by former Cuban Army Chief....
General Manuel Benitez in the gardens of their Havana
home. Elaborate decorations and special lightning effects
helped bring the party's cost to $50,000.- " .
09:39-09:48 " WATCHFUL CHAPERONES, mothers of the
girls at the Benitez party, sit on the terrace and watch daughters on the dance floor. Although many Cuban girls go
to American Schools, and pick up U.S. social customs, few
defy the strict Spanish custom of chaperoning unmarried
girls at social events.".
SONGS: The great Eydie Gorme sings 3 songs:
1) Acercate mas ( Come closer to me) from her LP
I FEEL SO SPANISH, arranged and conducted by DON COSTA.
2) NOSOTROS and LA ULTIMA NOCHE with the Trio Los
Panchos from her Lp AMOR
El TRIO LOS PANCHOS sings these songs:
AQUELLOS OJOS VERDES, TODA UNA VIDA y QUIZAS,
QUIZAS, QUIZAS.
Sequence of songs
Aquellos ojos verdes
Acercate mas
Toda una vida
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
Nosotros
La Ultima Noche
POR: YOUTUBE Y IMAGENES GOOGLE
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