Architecture: Art Deco in Havana - Cuba - Music: Lecuona, Jos. Bacher, Plácido Domingo

1)La Comparsa, Ernesto Lecuona, piano
2)La Conga Blicoti- Josephine Baker & The Lecuona Cuban Boys.
3)La Conga se va.- Ernesto Lecuona & The Lecuona Cuban Boys.
4) Siempre en mi Corazon.- ( Estas en mi
corazon...) Placido Domingo
5) Mirala que linda viene( Rumbas cubanas)
The Lecuona Cuban Boys

SIEMPRE EN MI CORAZON
compositor: Ernesto Lecuona
version: Placido Domingo
(Lyrics)

Estas en mi corazon,
aunque estoy lejos de ti,
y es el tormento mayor,
esta fatal separacion...

Estas en mi corazon,
y en mi amarga soledad,
el recuerdo de tu amor,
disminuye mi penar...

Yo bien se que nunca mas,
en mis brazos estaras,
prisionera de un cariño
que fue toda mi ilusion,
pero nada ha de poder,
que te deje de querer,
porque como unica dueña,
estas en mi corazon.

Estas en mi corazon,
y en mi amarga soledad,
el recuedo de tu amor,
disminuye mi penar....

Yo bien se que nunca mas,
en mis brazos estaras,
prisionera de un cariño,
que fue toda mi ilusion,
pero nadie ha de poder,
que te deje de querer,
porque como unica dueña,
estas en mi corazon...

HAVANA, CUBA: 1920s "La Habana Elegante"
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS: " On October 19, 1927, Pan Am flew its first flight by delivering mail from Key West, Florida, to Havana. Regularly scheduled service began nine days later".

José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (November 19, 1888 - March 8, 1942) was a Cuban world-class chess player in the early to mid-twentieth century. One of the first five unofficial grandmasters, he held the title of world chess champion from 1921 to 1927."
José Raúl Capablanca
Time Magazine, December 7, 1925
Full name|José Raúl Capablanca
Country| Cuba
Born|November 19 1888(1888-11-19)
Havana, Cuba
Died | March 8 1942 (aged 53)
New York City, United States
Title | Grandmaster
World Champion | 1921-1927

BACARDI BUILDING- Havana: " the year 1920 began the construction of this magnificent architectural jewel, representative of the Art Decó in fashion at that time. The building was designed by the architects Esteban Rodriguez Castells, Rafael Fernandez Ruenes and Jose Menendez.

Its construction cost about 400,000 pesos and last 5 years. At that moment, the tip of its main tower was the highest point of Cuba. The famous bat, symbol of the family and logo of the drink brand crowns this tower. The granite used in this construction was imported from Bavaria and Norway."

MANHATTAN IN HAVANA: The Lopez-Serrano Bldg.
"Lopez Serrano Building Built: 1932
Architect: Ricardo Mira & Miguel Rosich
Location: Vedado
The Lopez Serrano, built in 1932 by the office of Ricardo Mira and Miguel Rosich on Thirteenth and L, was among the first skyscrapers in El Vedado. Its vertical piers are stressed in the art deco manner of North American examples. According to Narisco G. Menocal, professor in the art department at the University of Wisconsin, its design closely follows that of the apartment block at One Fifth Avenue in New York City. This project was by Harvey Wiley Corbett, main partner at the firm of Helme, Corbett & Harrison. The Lopez Serrano rises ten floors, with another four in the step-back; it has a steel structure and brick walls. The ground plan is H-shaped for the sake of maximum illumination and ventilation in the apartments, of which there are eight on each standard floor."