Nicolás Guillén - La Bodeguita del Medio - La Habana, Cuba
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A memorial plaque to the writer Nicolás Guillén is affixed to the outside wall at the entrance of the Bodeguita for the 55th anniversary of the resto-bar in Old Havana, Cuba.
Waymark Code: WMVF31
Location: Cuba
Date Posted: 04/10/2017
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Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista (10 July 1902 – 16 July 1989) was a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer. He is best remembered as the national poet of Cuba.
La Bodeguita del Medio is a typical restaurant-bar of Havana (Cuba). It is a famous tourist destination because of the personalities which have patronized it: Salvador Allende, the poet Pablo Neruda, the artist Josignacio and many others. La Bodeguita lays claim to being the birthplace of the Mojito cocktail, prepared in the bar since its opening in 1942, although this is disputed. The rooms are full of curious objects, frames, photos, as well as the walls covered by signatures of famous or unknown customers, recounting the island’s past.
The plaque reads:
"A Nicolas Nicolás Guillén nuestro poeta nacional cliente asiduo y promotor incansable de La Bodeguita Del Medio en su 55 aniversario 1942 - 1997"
Translation: "To Nicolas Nicolás Guillén our national poet, assiduous customer and tireless promoter of La Bodeguita Del Medio in its 55th anniversary 1942 - 1997".
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